99 App Opens Wait List for UK’s First Digital Neobank Built for Ethical and Sharia-Aligned Consumers
21-year-old Egyptian-British founder is positioning 99 App as more than a fintech, but rather as a movement
United Kingdom, 19th May 2026 —99 App today announced that it has opened the waiting list for customers who want to sign up for the United Kingdom’s first digital neobank that’s built simultaneously for ethical and Sharia-aligned consumers. Abdalla Lotfy, 99 App’s 21-year-old Egyptian-British founder, is positioning 99 App as more than a fintech, but rather as a movement. The product is a mobile-first current account with values alignment built into the core, including an integrated giving platform routed through registered UK charities and a screening engine that filters financial products on both ethical and Sharia criteria using the same database. It also provides Cashback, along ...
