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