Saudi wealth fund PIF backs new $440m digital bank – ArabianBusiness.com

Saudi wealth fund PIF backs new $440m digital bank – ArabianBusiness.com

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is a key investor in a new digital bank being established in the kingdom with a capital of SR1.65 billion ($440 million).

The Saudi cabinet approved a licence for D360 bank on Tuesday, the central bank said in a statement.

The digital bank is backed by a “consortium of individual and corporate investors” led by Derayah Financial Company, while the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund is “one of its key investors,” according to the statement.