Fintech: Friend, Foe or Frenemy?

 

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In the latest episode of Couchonomics, Arjun was joined by Paul Melotto, Executive Board Member at Alraedah Finance. Paul has played a key part in Arjun’s journey to understand the Saudi ecosystem, especially regarding fintech and financial services. 

In the episode, Arjun and Paul discussed: 

  • The state of Non-Banked Financial Institutions in KSA

  • The liquidity gap faced by SMEs and how to address it

  • Examples of government initiatives supporting SMEs

  • The possibility of banks changing their attitude toward SMEs

  • Whether fintechs are considered friends, foes, or frenemies 

  • What regulators can do to unlock potential in the SME and NBFI nexus 

  • Alraedah Finance’s plans to help SMEs over the next 3 years 

Thank you to Fintech Saudi for opening up their space to us for the recording of this episode. 

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