RIYADH: Launched in November 2014, Beehive is a financial technology (fintech) company that created the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s first peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform to be regulated in the Middle East by the Dubai Financial Services Authority.

It has rapidly grown into a leading disruptor in the fintech industry, providing an alternative finance solution for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Nizar Al-Maree heads Beehive in Saudi Arabia and is leading the expansion of the company in the Kingdom with the 2020 launch of the first regional partnership of its kind between a pioneer Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) fintech and a major Saudi bank to offer digital SME financing.