Impact Of The Use Of Smart Contracts On The Efficiency Of Islamic Banking

Résumé: The objective of the research is to study the impact of smart contract technology on the operational efficiency of Islamic banks. To achieve the objective of the study, the study reviewed the nature of smart contracts and their compatibility with the rules of Islamic finance and the most important applications of smart contracts in Islamic banks ,The operational efficiency was measured through some financial performance indicators for a sample of five leading Islamic banks in the field of smart contracts application during 2015 and 2017. Research methodology was based on secondary data collected from the published annual reports of the Islamic banks . The results of the study indicate that The greater the Islamic Bank's reliance on smart contracts in providing its services, the greater the financial performance indicators and the higher the efficiency of the Islamic Bank , The study also pointed to the need for Islamic banks to have mechanisms to deal with the challenges of smart contracts to increase its ability to achieve the positive benefits of contracts smart.

Publié dans la revue: مجلة الدراسات المالية والمحاسبية والإدارية