Southeast Asia's SME Lending Playbook Is More Relevant to Saudi Arabia Than Most People Realise - FINTECH.TV
Anshul Johri, Group CTO at Validus Investment Holdings, said Southeast Asia’s SME lending playbook—connecting to commerce and government APIs to identify creditworthy SMEs—is directly applicable to Saudi Arabia as the country builds digital commerce ecosystems. The panel argued the primary obstacle is discovery and distribution to SMEs rather than availability of capital.