This is the third book of the series of Notes on Islamic Economics. It studies the Islamic finance and banking part of Islamic economics in eighteen chapters. chapter 1 foundation of islamic finance chapter 2 principles of islamic finance chapter 3 introduction to islamic finance contracts chapter 4 overview of islamic finance contracts chapter 5 characteristics of islamic finance chapter 6 maqasid al shari'ah in the prohibition of riba chapter 7 islamic financial intermediation chapter 8 comparison of islamic finance with conventional finance chapter 9 islamic banking and development chapter 10 success factors of islamic banks chapter 11 the rise of a power alliance of wealth and shari'ah scholarship chapter 12strategic trends in islamic banking and finance chapter 13 risk management in islamic banking chapter 14innovation in liquidity management instruments chapter 15sukuk: islamic alternative to bonds chapter 16service sukuk for financing public utilities chapter 17cooperative micro finance: an islamic approach chapter 18ethical values in conventional and islamic finance