Offa, the UK’s leading Islamic property finance fintech, has won the Financial Services Business of the Year award at the Islam Channel Business Awards 2025, held at the Hilton London Metropole.
Accepting the award, Sagheer Malik, chief commercial officer and managing director of home finance at Offa, said: “First of all I thank Allah SWT for this honour. Winning this award is a testament to the incredible team I have the privilege of working with every single day.
“At Offa we set out to make Islamic finance faster, fairer and more ethical. As the first Islamic property finance delivering fast decisions and service that rivals even conventional banks, I think this recognition shows that we are on the right path.”
The event, held on Friday 10th October, was attended by major industry players, dignitaries and global business leaders.
The judging panel was led by Sir Iqbal Sacranie OBE, founding secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain.
Commenting further on the win, Malik said: “When Sultan Choudhury OBE, Amir Firdaus and I took on Offa, our intention was simple – to breathe new life into a stale Islamic property finance industry and build something that Muslims could truly be proud of.
“We wanted Offa to be an aspirational company that embodies excellence, ethics and innovation, showing that Islamic finance can stand shoulder to shoulder with, and even inspire, the conventional market.
“This recognition is a reflection of our incredible team who have poured their hearts into making Islamic property finance faster, fairer, and genuinely world-class.”
Mohammed Alhassan and Pankaj Gupta, co-founders and co-chief executives of GII, Offa’s majority stakeholder, said: “We are delighted that Offa’s sterling work in developing Islamic financial and mortgage products for a UK audience has been recognised by this prestigious award.
“Its use of market-leading fintech, ethical products and rapid decision-making makes it highly attractive to a range of clients. Congratulations on this magnificent success.”
The Islam Channel Business Awards 2025 were headline sponsored by Orphans In Need, which supports and cares for more than 50,000 orphaned children in 14 countries worldwide, providing sustainable long-term solutions and homes for orphans and widows.
Offa, the first company to launch Sharia-compliant bridge finance in the UK, recently introduced a bridge-to-let finance service that combines its ultra-fast bridge product with a paperless buy-to-let offering.
The company also acquired Bank of Ireland’s Alburaq Sharia-compliant home finance portfolio and received Financial Conduct Authority authorisation to provide Islamic home purchase plans.
Offa has secured £230m of Sharia-compliant funding for its buy-to-let product, underpinning its expansion in the UK property market.
