** Shares of financial tech company IOUpay Ltd IOU.AX rise
as much as 23.61% to A$0.089, their best session since July 6
** IOU says it signed agreement with a Malaysian Islamic
payment gateway PayHalal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX24V8n5
** PayHalal's portfolio of about 7,000 merchant
relationships being reviewed and short-listed for potential
onboarding to 'myIOU Islamic' BNPL service offering, says co
** Co further awarded Shariah Compliance Certification by
Tawafuq Consultancy Sdn Bhd
** More than 9 million shares change hands, compared with
the 30-day average volume of about 7 million shares
** Stock has fallen about 54% this year as of last close
(Reporting by Anan Ashraf in Bengaluru)
((Anan.Ashraf@thomsonreuters.com;))