Fintech Access Guide Version 3.0

A guide developed by Fintech Saudi to support entrepreneurs navigate the fintech industry in Saudi. In addition to everything from Version 2.0, Version 3.0 includes an update to the regulatory environment, and an updated framework for local entrepreneurs that want to launch a fintech idea

  • Bilingual
  • Jan,2023
  • Guide
  • All Levels

Fintech Saudi Annual Report 2021 / 22

Fintech Saudi Annual Report 2021/22, providing an overview of the progress of the fintech industry in Saudi Arabia over the last year.

  • Bilingual
  • Nov,2022
  • Report
  • All Levels

Saudi Arabia National Fintech Survey

The National Fintech Adoption Survey is the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia and was conducted by Fintech Saudi at the beginning of 2021 to measure the level of fintech adoption in the Kingdom and understand how the fintech industry is supporting individuals and companies.

  • Bilingual
  • Aug,2021
  • Report
  • Intermediate

The Impact of Using FinTech Application’s of Saudi Household Savings

The work entitled, “The impact of Using FinTech Application’s of Saudi Household Savings”, embodies the results of the original research work carried out by me in the College of Administrative and Financial Sciences, Department of Business Administration Saudi Electronic University. This research work has not been submitted in part or full for the award of any other degree at SEU or any other university.

FinTech: Ecosystem, Opportunities and Challenges in Saudi Arabia

FinTech is a disruptive international phenomenon that is expected to shape the future of the financial sector. This study describes the features and characteristics of the current Saudi Arabian FinTech landscape and ecosystem.

Fintech Saudi Arabia Ready for Take-off

This report is powered by Findexable in partnership with Fintech Saudi. It covers an overview of the opportunities and priorities in the Saudi Fintech hub.

  • Bilingual
  • Jul,2022
  • Report
  • All Levels

Ultimate Guide To Fintech In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia…

Entrepreneur Middle East and Fintech Saudi Release A Special Report On The Fintech Industry In Saudi Arabia that uncovers first-mover advantage opportunities in the kingdom’s fintech industry and help entrepreneurs and innovators to define and refine their fintech growth strategies.

Fintech Saudi Annual Report 2020 / 21

Fintech Saudi Annual Report 2020/21, providing an overview of the progress of the fintech industry in Saudi Arabia over the last year.

  • Bilingual
  • Oct,2021
  • Report
  • All Levels

Contactless adoption in Saudi Arabia 2020

The whitepaper, ‘Contactless adoption in Saudi Arabia 2020’ published by Visa and Saudi Payments, a fully-owned subsidiary of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), through the national payment scheme “mada”, itracks the evolution of contactless payments in the Kingdom from 2017 to 2020, analyzing the factors that have propelled the rapid growth in cardholders usage and its acceptance among merchants.

Augmenting Compliance in Financial Services Through Artificial Intelligence

A whitepaper by Mozn and IDC is a comprehensive roadmap for institutions looking to meet the requirements of AML / KYC compliance. Highlights include state of the market, AI innovation, Focal unique advantage, and detailed guide to a financially compliant business operation.

The First Forum of The Fourth Industrial Revolution – The…

The Future of Finance Session was part of The First Saudi Forum for The Fourth Industrial Revolution, and moderated by Director of Fintech Saudi Nejoud AlMulaik with the panelists from SAMA, CMA, Riyad Bank, and WEF to cover different aspects of the financial sector in Saudi Arabia.

  • Bilingual
  • Jul,2021
  • Video
  • Intermediate

Fintech Saudi Deep Dives: Business and Accounting

Business and accounting solutions are tools that support companies with their administrative and operational tasks to free up entrepreneurs time so that they can focus on running their business

  • Bilingual
  • Jun,2021
  • Report
  • Intermediate

Fintech Saudi Deep Dives: Capital Market

Capital market fintech activities are the use of new and disruptive technology and business models to improve capital markets activities. Fintech activity is opening the capital markets to smaller companies to help them to raise capital and retail investors interested in investing directly.

  • Bilingual
  • Jun,2021
  • Report
  • Intermediate

Fintech Saudi Deep Dives: Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity solutions are critical services which protect business IT systems and data from cyber threats (e.g. cyber hacking, data breaches). These solutions are essential in enabling businesses to shield the integrity, confidentiality and availability of their information.

  • Bilingual
  • Jun,2021
  • Report
  • Intermediate

Fintech Saudi Deep Dives: Digital Identity and KYC

Know Your Customer (KYC) is comprised of processes that support financial institutions in screening and verifying the identity of their customers during onboarding and periodic refresh phases. KYC checks are essential in protecting financial institutions from the misuse of their services and reputational risk if linked to the perpetuation of criminal or fraudulent activities.

  • Bilingual
  • Jun,2021
  • Report
  • Intermediate

Fintech Saudi Deep Dives: Insurtech

Fintech solutions operating in the insurance industry (also referred to as Insurtech solutions) use technology and new business models to drive innovation in insurance.

  • Bilingual
  • Jun,2021
  • Report
  • Intermediate

Fintech Saudi Deep Dives: Wealth Management

Wealth management is the process of understanding and meeting the financial needs of clients/customers by developing strategic plans and budgets, working with the right experts and creating a portfolio of risk-aligned products to protect and grow their wealth.

 

  • Bilingual
  • Jun,2021
  • Report
  • Intermediate

PO Financing for SMEs in Saudi Arabia and beyond the…

This report examines the current challenges for SMEs, their funding options available in the market as well as the unique opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The evolution of Fintechs focusing on SMEs is reviewed, highlighting the example of leading Fintech provider Ta3meed and its Purchase Order (PO) financing solution.

  • Bilingual
  • Dec,2020
  • Report
  • Intermediate

Fintech as a Saudi Economy Booster Towards the Kingdom Vision…

The use of the technology in the Financial industry is creating new business opportunities for local talent and contribute to the financial growth of the Saudi’ economy. In order to support this niche business, Saudi authorities are adapting its framework rules and regulations on financial transactions, creating a friendly environment for investments in the Fintech. The Sandbox is another aspect of this national initiative to make sure that the fintech platform preserves the rights of its customers.

Fintech Saudi Annual Report 2019 / 2020

Fintech Saudi Annual Report 2019 / 2020 highlighting the key developments taking place in the fintech industry in Saudi Arabia.

  • Bilingual
  • Aug,2020
  • Report
  • All Levels

World FinTech Report 2019

An overview of the current state of fintech in banking and an assessment of the future state

  • English
  • Jul,2020
  • Report
  • Intermediate

Fintech Saudi Podcast

Arabic podcast discussing everything related to fintech in Saudi Arabia

MENA Financial Inclusion Report 2020

The intention behind the MENA Financial Inclusion Report 2020 is to raise awareness on the state of financial inclusion, the current state of play both globally and regionally, and finally highlight the necessary steps that need to be adopted to promote further inclusivity.

InsTech London

Weekly interviews hosted by Matthew Grant covering various topics and insights on insurance, technology, data and investment.

ME Fintech Study – Deloitte

This report shed light on the potential of the Fintech ecosystem in the Middle East. The study captured the point of view pf digital leaders as well as the voice of Middle East banking customers.

Fintech Cheatsheets

A series of Fintech Cheat Sheets providing an introduction to fintech trends in different areas of financial services.

  • Bilingual
  • Feb,2020
  • Report
  • Getting Started

Wamda

Wamda is a platform of integrated programs that aims to accelerate entrepreneurship ecosystems in the MENA region through media, community development, research, corporate, and government advisory services.

  • Bilingual
  • Feb,2020
  • Link
  • All Levels

Finextra

Finextra is the leading independent newswire and information source for the worldwide financial technology community.

  • English
  • Feb,2020
  • Link
  • All Levels

Fintech Insider by 11:FS

Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services.

Breaking Banks

Breaking Banks is one of the top FinTech Podcasts documenting technological changes to financial services, from banking to payments to money itself.

Magnitt

A great resource for research and data on fintech in the Middle East

  • English
  • Feb,2020
  • Link
  • All Levels

Saudi Arabia Digital Economy Special Report

This report covers digital governance, financial technology, telecoms and cyber-security, logistics, industry, and education in the region. The report features dozens of interviews and features a range of articles and analysis.

Blockchain: Democratizing Access to Innovation

This academic paper explores how distributed ledger technology can revolutionize the Venture Capital industry and democratize access to innovation. Setting up a blockchain-powered tokenized fund creates a win-win solution where Venture Capital funds have access to untapped capital from individual investors, who are eager to invest in an asset class they were traditionally excluded from.

What is a Sandbox

An informative video of one of the most common words used in fintech “Sandbox”, the video explains how Sandbox works and highlights its importance and how does it support the development of the fintech industry

  • Bilingual
  • Sep,2019
  • Video
  • Intermediate

FinTech in the Saudi Context: Implications for the Industry and…

This study unpacks how FinTech is developing in Saudi Arabia, considers the challenges and opportunities that FinTech may be facing in Saudi, and discusses how these changes may affect current bankers and how future bankers can be ready to enter such new market.

Fintech Saudi Report 2018 / 2019

2018 / 19 Fintech Annual Report highlighting the key developments taking place in the fintech industry in Saudi Arabia.

  • Bilingual
  • May,2019
  • Report
  • All Levels

Global FinTech Adoption Index 2019

Annual survey from EY evaluating global fintech adoption

  • English
  • Apr,2019
  • Report
  • Intermediate

About Fintech + Fintech Saudi

An introduction to fintech and Fintech Saudi

  • Arabic
  • Apr,2018
  • Video
  • Getting Started

Bahrain FinTech Arabic Dictionary

A great resource on translating technical fintech terminology between Arabic and English

  • Bilingual
  • Mar,2018
  • Report
  • All Levels

Remaking the bank for an ecosystem world

A review of digital banking, a short-term playbook that banks can use to defend their franchises and and overview of the skills that banks will require for success in the new digital world.

Beyond Fintech: A Pragmatic Assessment Of Disruptive Potential In Financial…

The evolution and impact of fintech firms on financial services to date and suggestions of outlooks for the future of the industry.

  • English
  • Aug,2017
  • Report
  • Intermediate

FINTECH IN MENA Unbundling the financial services industry

An overview of the state of fintech in the MENA region, including and an overview of the the drivers of and barriers to growth, and the potential for fintechs activity in the region.