The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has licensed SEULAH ALAWLA to provide consumer microfinance solutions in Saudi Arabia. The authorisation brings the number of licensed companies offering consumer microfinance solutions to seven and increases the total number of finance companies licensed by SAMA to 63. SAMA linked the decision to its efforts to support the financial sector, improve the efficiency of financial transactions and promote innovative financial solutions for financial inclusion, and reiterated that customers should deal only with authorised financial institutions, which are listed on SAMA’s official website.