Sherin Binti Kunhibava

Sherin Kunhibava is a Senior Lecturer at the University Malaya Law faculty. Her area of expertise is in commercial law and Islamic finance law. Apart from her fifteen years of teaching experience in academia, Dr. Sherin has also worked at Pacific Bank Bhd., International Shariah Research Academy (ISRA) and Wisdom Management Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. Her working experience has been in the area of commercial law which includes contract law, company law and Islamic finance and banking. Dr. Sherin has also provided training under the LEEP program at University Malaya and for a number of years was the examiner for two external bodies, namely the Malaysian Association of Company Secretaries and the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. She also sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law as a Subject Editor and is the Academic Advisor to the Student Journal of UMLR of the faculty of Law. Since 2018 Dr Sherin has worked on research projects funded by external grants researching on regulatory issues for digital solutions for the financial industry. In particular, blockchain. She was part of a team of researchers who were one of the first to report on regulatory issues in the blockchain space in Malaysia – the report can be viewed here: . Dr. Sherin was Principal Researcher in the team that produced a report on Blockchain sukuk 2021, the report can be viewed here . Currently Dr. Sherin is researching on the use of blockchain in Islamic social finance and its use.

Publications

Reconsidering E-Commerce Platforms Competition Law in Enhancing Sustainable Consumption and Production
Reconsidering E-Commerce Platforms Competition Law in Enhancing Sustainable Consumption and Production
Tze Chin Ong, Sherin Binti Kunhibava, Norhoneydayatie binti Abdul Manap, Zalina binti Abdul Halim, Sridevi Thambapillay, Mei Fei Lee. © 2024. 27 pages.
The significance of consumer protection in achieving sustainable development goals is a critical element in stimulating a more dynamic and competitive digital economy. Consumers...
Regulating FinTech Through Sandboxes: Entering the UK and Malaysian Regulatory Sandbox
Regulating FinTech Through Sandboxes: Entering the UK and Malaysian Regulatory Sandbox
Maryam Khalid, Sherin Kunhibava. © 2021. 17 pages.
Fintech emergence post-Global Financial Crisis puts a threat to the banking industry. One of the strategies for the banks to stay afloat and relevant in the current digital era...
Regulating FinTech Businesses: The Malaysian Experience
Regulating FinTech Businesses: The Malaysian Experience
Sherin Binti Kunhibava, Aishath Muneeza. © 2021. 24 pages.
The Malaysian finance industry is governed by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Securities Commission Malaysia (SC). BNM governs the banking and insurance industries and the SC...
Regulating FinTech Businesses: The Malaysian Experience
Regulating FinTech Businesses: The Malaysian Experience
Sherin Binti Kunhibava, Aishath Muneeza. © 2020. 25 pages.
The Malaysian finance industry is governed by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Securities Commission Malaysia (SC). BNM governs the banking and insurance industries and the SC...