• Sponsor
    Digital Office
  • Starting Date
    Apr, 2023
  • Stage
    In Progress

Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS)

Offer Embedded Finance and banking products & services access through APIs as part of the Bank’s digital strategy. SAB to be the leading bank of choice for Fintechs and non-financial institutions by creating new value propositions that reshape financial services by adopting different business models in response to the changing trends by leveraging SAB’s banking infrastructure to enhance user experience and address market opportunities resulting in new revenue streams.

BaaS and API Architecture

Envisaged an API architecture and interface for BaaS

  • Sponsor
    WPB
  • Starting Date
    Feb, 2022
  • Stage
    Pilot Launched

Fintech Enablement Program (BIN Sponsorship)

BIN Sponsorship under the Fintech enablement program helps expedite Fintechs get their payment propositions to market by leveraging SAB’s payment and regulatory infrastructure. The objective of BIN Sponsorship is to enable international fintechs to operate in the KSA and support local fintechs expand internationally. Furthermore, it serves as a retention strategy for our corporate clients and open up additional revenue streams.

Business Model

SAB offering its existing licenses and infrastructure strengths to enable a scalable Fintech transaction enablement proposition

  • Sponsor
    GLCM
  • Starting Date
    Jul, 2023
  • Stage
    In Progress

Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS)

A comprehensive white labeled wallet solution designed to empower Fintechs and Merchants to issue a wallet proposition for their customers. WaaS serves as a new channel to enhance SAB offerings, improve merchant stickiness, introduce new revenue streams and bring low cost liabilities by way of wallet deposits (pool accounts)

Key Proposition Pillars

  • Sponsor
    WPB
  • Starting Date
    Jul, 2023
  • Stage
    In Progress

PropTech (Mortgage) Initiative

Embedding online mortgage finance application into property technology provider platforms (PropTechs) to accelerate mortgage business growth and enhance digital customer experience. Capitalising on the PropTech’s customer base to expand SAB’s mortgage business by acquiring new customers, resulting in increased profitability and serving as a key pillar of SAB’s retail strategy to grow market share in the mortgage business/p>

Value Proposition

PropTech solutions ease the hassle of listing search, property management, documenting, construction planning, and much more.

  • Sponsor
    GTRF
  • Starting Date
    Feb, 2023
  • Stage
    In Progress

B2B Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL)

A short-term working capital financing proposition that empowers MSMEs to break down large supplier payments into smaller installments. B2B BNPL is variation of the Retail BNPL for Corporate accounts to help expand SAB’s market share by improving cash flow of MSMEs resulting in stronger relationships and acquiring new customers thereby opening up new revenue opportunities.

Value Proposition

A new payment method offered to SAB’s SME customers to sell their Products & Services to their business buyers on flexible Installments

  • Sponsor
    CIB & WPB
  • Starting Date
    Jul, 2023
  • Stage
    In Progress

Open Banking Program

SAMA announced that Open Banking Program Phase II i.e. Payment Initiation Services (PIS), a follow-up to Account Information Services (AIS), is expected to be mandated by mid 2024. Data Implementation of PIS by partnering with fintechs and optimizing market data-driven campaigns will result in increased business volumes and augmented revenues. This also opens the opportunity to monetize data, APIs and micro services.

Build-out SAB’s own value adding use cases

Prepare for ‘Compete’ PIS use cases based on existing products & leveraging SAMA initial use case

  • Sponsor
    Digital Office
  • Starting Date
    Jan, 2023
  • Stage
    In Progress

Pay-by-Bank (PBB)

An efficient payment solution that enables merchants to receive online payments directly eliminating the need of intermediaries (card schemes i.e. mada, Visa, Mastercard). A comprehensive, secure and cost effective payment channel for merchants. New revenue opportunity with minimal implementation efforts and faster time to market as this solution will utilise the existing Request to Pay (RTP) platform provided by Saudi Payments

PBB Proposition and Impact

  • Sponsor
    Digital Office
  • Starting Date
    Jul, 2023
  • Stage
    In Progress

Marketplace & Ecosystem Banking

Provide corporate clients, SMEs and merchants a user-friendly platform to showcase their products and services to a wider audience. The marketplace solution is an ecosystem banking proposition that enhances intuitive navigation and streamlines processes for SAB’s corporate clients, SMEs and merchants serving as a revenue-generating channel for the bank.

Proposition Overview

Vibrant ecosystem where businesses can streamline their procurement processes, reduce costs & increase efficiency.

  • Sponsor
    GTRF
  • Starting Date
    Aug, 2022
  • Stage
    In Progress

Merchant Cash Advance

An AI driven, fully digital and flexible short-term financing proposition against POS sales for the fast growing Micro, Small and Medium (MSME) merchant segment. A pre-approved financing product that utilizes predictive analysis tools to evaluate eligibility for expeditious financing decision making resulting in expanding SAB’s market share in the MSME segment, improving stickiness and accelerating revenue recognition.

Product Proposition

  • Sponsor
    WPB
  • Starting Date
    Apr, 2023
  • Stage
    In Progress

SAB Video Gaming Proposition

SAB to offer a unique proposition exclusively designed for video gamers with associated benefits, rewards and offers. To penetrate the video gaming industry with innovative financial products that provide an exceptional experience and influence gamers to adopt SAB as their primary bank through life-cycle marketing and cross selling other SAB products.

Product Proposition

Product Proposition was designed keeping in mind the specific needs of the Gaming community

  • Sponsor
    GTRE
  • Starting Date
    Jul, 2023
  • Stage
    In Progress

Facility Cashback Platform

Converting unutilized credit facilities of large corporate clients by enabling payment of invoices to suppliers through discounted invoices. This platform will potentially convert the passive facilities provided by the bank into revenue generating streams leading to improved profitability for SAB, cost optimization for large corporates and better cash flow for suppliers.

FinTech Engagement

Ready off-the-shelf supply chain solution provider with proven records under discussion

  • Sponsor
    DO - Treasury - IT
  • Starting Date
    Mar, 2023
  • Stage
    In Progress

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

Liaison with SAMA and introduce CBDC use cases in the KSA market for key business domains. SAB to be a key contributor in the CBDC & Virtual Asset initiative under Vision 2030 that aims to achieve financial innovation, improve the speed & dependability of domestic/cross border payments, improve efficiency of Interbank / Central Bank settlements, and greater transparency in transactions.

SAMA Working group

SAMA initiated a working group with representatives from each bank

  • Sponsor
    WPB
  • Starting Date
    Sep, 2023
  • Stage
    In Progress

SAB Subscription Model

Consolidated subscription management solution that provides customers an enhanced experience with a holistic view and full control of all their subscriptions using SABMobile. The improved customer engagement resulting from the above service will open up opportunities to up-sell, cross-sell, and create customised product and advertising offers.

Product Proposition and Impact

Product Proposition was designed keeping in mind the specific market needs

  • Sponsor
    Digital Office
  • Starting Date
    Oct, 2022
  • Stage
    Ideation

Wholesalers Payments & Collection Solution

End-to-end digitization solution to simplify the complex manual cash collection process between wholesale suppliers and retailers. A cash management solution that reduces collections burden on the wholesalers and the bank, potentially expanding the merchant base and generate additional revenue.

Solution Overview

End-to-end digitization of the cash collection process in the supply chain between wholesalers & retailers

  • Sponsor
    Digital Office
  • Starting Date
    Apr, 2023
  • Stage
    In Progress

Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS)

Offer Embedded Finance and banking products & services access through APIs as part of the Bank’s digital strategy. SAB to be the leading bank of choice for Fintechs and non-financial institutions by creating new value propositions that reshape financial services by adopting different business models in response to the changing trends by leveraging SAB’s banking infrastructure to enhance user experience and address market opportunities resulting in new revenue streams.

BaaS and API Architecture

Envisaged an API architecture and interface for BaaS