Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF has announced the launch of its innovative digital platform - Tawrid Company for Financing Solutions - to provide supply-chain financing products to Saudi companies.
Tawrid has already secured the Central Bank's permit to operate under the regulatory Sandbox environment.
The financial services industry is a strategic enabler of the six ecosystems that PIF announced recently as part of its 2026-2030 strategy.
Supply-chain financing products help companies to fund their broader activities. Tawrid’s digital offering will further strengthen the Saudi private sector, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises.
Tawrid will play a significant role in connecting buyers, suppliers, and funders through its digital platform. It will offer products such as early settlement options against approved invoices, enabling businesses to expand their operations, enhance their working capital efficiency, and improve their liquidity management.
Announcing the launch, PIF said this is in line with its strategy to increase the Saudi private sector’s contribution to PIF’s projects and portfolio companies and to grow the private sector’s share of the local economy.
Its platform will enable local banks registered on its network to engage with registered suppliers, strengthening supply chains and further supporting the diversification of financial services and the digitalization of trade in Saudi Arabia.
PIF’s investment in supply-chain financing is a natural evolution that builds on its efforts to advance the growth, resilience and robustness of supply chains in the Saudi market.
The Saudi wealth fund has expanded opportunities for local suppliers and stimulated them to develop their capabilities in line with its strategic objectives to engage the private sector and enable it to contribute to a more diversified economy with deep, local, tech-enabled supply chains.
Head of Financial Institutions in Mena Investments at PIF Sultan Alsheikh said: "Tawrid will make Saudi supply chains stronger and more resilient by further enabling companies to access financing and improve their liquidity management. Its supply-chain financing products will enable businesses to operate with greater agility and efficiency, creating opportunities for the Saudi private sector in particular."
Tawrid has started operations and has already signed binding agreements with local banks and companies, including Gulf International Bank (GIB), Saudi National Bank (SNB), Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF), Roshn Group and Nesma & Partners.
PIF is one of the world’s most impactful investors, with a long-term investment strategy to further drive the economic transformation of Saudi Arabia and deliver sustainable financial returns.-TradeArabia News Service
