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 KSAThe liquidity gap faced by SMEs and how to address itExamples of government initiatives supporting SMEsThe possibility of banks changing their attitude toward SMEsWhether 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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