Aman Shah SirajMohd Faisol IbrahimNuradli Ridzwan Shah Mohd Dali2024-05-312024-05-312020-10-15eISBN : 9789674408367https://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/184573 rd INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON ISLAM AND SCIENCE 2020 (SAIS 2020) COVID-19: IMPLICATION, IMPACT AND SOLUTION Date: 15 October 2020 Organized by: Persatuan Kakitangan Akademik USIM (PKAUSIM) In Collaboration with: International Halal and Fatwa Centre (iFFAH) & Fakulti Syariah dan Undang-Undang (FSU)Pandemic of Covid-19 has changed a lot of Malaysian’s lifestyle including introduction of paying the zakat fitrah via finance technology. There was some debate on the perception of public on adapting this method of payment. Through this discussion, Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) will be used as the conceptual framework to evaluate the acceptance level of sample. Hence, the researchers will discuss the social influence and facilitating condition factors that might have influenced towards the behaviour of paying zakat using fintech. The main aim of this paper is to propose a conceptual framework to measure the acceptance level on using fintech as the means of zakat fitrah’s collection. In addition, it will identify the relationships between social influence and facilitating conditions with behavioural intention. As a result, it will help related parties to understand the Malaysian’s perception on adapting fintech in Islamic finance and identify the right strategic to promote and educate. Finding of this study may assist and encourage the related authorities to apply the usage of technology in Islamic finance as a leapfrog to modernize the world of Islam.en-USZakat fitrah, UTAUT, Islamic financeArticle847852