SAMA licenses Tak Mal for consumer microfinance activity
Microfinance partners must verify Tak Mal as SAMA-authorised
Change
SAMA licensed Tak Mal for Financing to provide consumer microfinance activity through financial technology in Saudi Arabia.
Why it matters
The licence adds Tak Mal for Financing to Saudi Arabia’s authorised consumer-microfinance provider perimeter. Platforms, partners and compliance teams must verify consumer-microfinance relationships against SAMA’s authorised-institution list before treating a provider as permitted.
Implications
- — Tak Mal for Financing may provide consumer microfinance activity through financial technology in Saudi Arabia within the scope of its SAMA licence.
- — Platforms and partners using consumer microfinance services in Saudi Arabia must verify Tak Mal against SAMA’s authorised financial institutions list before onboarding or promoting the service.
- — Compliance teams at Saudi finance and fintech firms must update authorised-provider checks to include Tak Mal for consumer-microfinance counterparty review.
Who is affected
- — Tak Mal for Financing
- — Platforms and partners using consumer microfinance services in Saudi Arabia
- — Compliance teams at Saudi finance and fintech firms
What to watch
- — Licence announcement date: April 28, 2026
- — SAMA authorised financial institutions list
- — Total SAMA-licensed consumer microfinance companies: 11
- — Total SAMA-licensed finance companies: 72