About the Author

Parama W. A. Danoesubroto is an Indonesian technology entrepreneur with a deep-seated passion for ethical finance and community empowerment. Raised in Indonesia, he took his first bold steps into the world of business at the age of 15, captivated by the idea of earning his own income through honest trade. Even at that young age, he discovered a drive not only to create value in the marketplace but also to uphold fairness and transparency—values that would shape his life’s work.

Seeking new horizons, Parama spent three decades in in North America, experiencing firsthand the complexities of a heavily capitalistic, riba-based system. While living abroad, he cultivated a wide range of skills—accounting, sales and marketing, human resources, and software development—all with an eye toward building ventures that avoided the pitfalls of interest-bearing loans and predatory financial structures. This path wasn’t easy. Achieving financial freedom at 35 took him a full 20 years of steady effort, self-education, and a commitment to staying true to his Islamic principles. Along the way, he discovered how difficult it can be to thrive in an economic climate where riba seems embedded in almost every transaction.

Despite his success in North America, Parama never forgot his roots. After decades away, he returned to Indonesia to reacquaint himself with the realities facing everyday people. He traveled extensively, talking to small business owners, service workers, and families in rural and urban settings. What he found was both sobering and galvanizing: widespread poverty cycles, corruption, and predatory debt practices that made it nearly impossible for most to break free. He recognized that while personal resilience and know-how are essential, escaping these systemic traps also requires a community-driven solution.

That realization led Parama to create BangNano, a grassroots movement built on trust, collaboration, and the use of real assets—like gold, silver, property, and staple goods—as the backbone of financial transactions. With BangNano, he aspires to help people avoid riba (interest), inflationary losses, and exploitative agreements, empowering ordinary families to take control of their finances and, ultimately, their futures.

In Breaking the Chains: The Riba-Free Path to Financial Independence & Lasting Legacy, Parama distills decades of experience—both in a capitalistic global center and back home in Indonesia—into a step-by-step guide for anyone seeking genuine financial freedom in line with Islamic values. His blueprint revolves around protecting wealth from inflation and hidden fees, growing wealth ethically through transparent, collaborative investing, and sharing that wealth to uplift communities and inspire future generations.

Today, Parama continues to refine and expand BangNano’s reach, working with like-minded individuals to usher in a new era of ethical, accountable, and community-focused finance. He believes firmly that wealth, when managed wisely and aligned with spiritual principles, can be a potent force for personal growth, social harmony, and lasting impact.