# How We're Different

| Traditional Bank       | Typical DeFi           | MinaPool                  |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------- |
| ❌ Interest (Riba)      | ❌ Lending protocols    | ✅ Profit-sharing          |
| ❌ Opaque investments   | ❌ Speculative trading  | ✅ Asset-backed strategies |
| ❌ Custodial            | ✅ Non-custodial        | ✅ Non-custodial           |
| ❌ No Shariah oversight | ❌ No Islamic screening | ✅ Continuous attestation  |
| ❌ Fiat-only            | ✅ Crypto-only          | ✅ Both fiat + crypto      |