EP 67: Fintech: Friend, Foe or Frenemy?

Couchonomics with Arjun

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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