Beyond the Buzz: Beehive’s Real Playbook for SME Lending
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There’s a $260B SME financing gap in MENA, and most players are still offering copy-paste solutions.
In this episode of Couchonomics with Arjun, Craig Moore, Founder and CEO of Beehive, shares how one of the region’s original fintechs is tackling real problems with real results.
Since 2014, Beehive has built a lending model that combines technology, regulatory know-how, and operational depth to serve the segment banks continue to overlook.
In this conversation, we explore:
• What SME lending looks like on the ground in the GCC
• Why Beehive shifted from peer-to-peer to institutional capital
• How investor appetite is changing, from family offices to global VCs
• The practical role of AI in credit decisioning
• Beehive’s plans for expansion into Saudi Arabia, Oman, and more
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