RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA / DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - 5th May: Kingsbury & Partners has entered into a strategic partnership with RiFD, the first Saudi-born platform enabling the institutional securitisation of financial assets, to expand structured financing solutions across multiple asset classes in the Kingdom.

The collaboration brings together RiFD's technology-driven platform — designed to standardise data, enhance risk visibility, and streamline asset monitoring — with Kingsbury & Partners' international experience in structuring and executing complex financing transactions. RiFD will serve as the core infrastructure layer, enabling the aggregation, analysis, and management of securitised assets, while Kingsbury & Partners supports transaction structuring, investor alignment, and execution within established global frameworks.

RiFD operates a securitisation-as-a-service model, providing digital tools that allow banks, corporates, and investors to structure and manage securitised assets across housing, infrastructure, renewable energy, and SMEs. The company holds a strategic investment from Antler, is building Saudi Arabia's first Shariah-compliant securitisation infrastructure, and was selected by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology as part of its Tech Champions 5 programme.

The partnership reflects growing momentum in Saudi Arabia's capital markets, where regulatory reform and Vision 2030 capital deployment are driving demand for scalable, technology-enabled financing models capable of unlocking new asset classes and broadening access to institutional capital.

"Saudi Arabia's capital markets are opening fast, and global investors want exposure to private credit through clear, trusted international structures. Recent geopolitical events have only highlighted the Kingdom's resilience and strengthened investor confidence," said Nassir AlQassabi, Co-Founder of RiFD.

"RiFD has built something the market has needed for a long time — a standardised infrastructure layer that makes Saudi assets legible to international capital. Our role is to connect that infrastructure to the right investors and frameworks. The opportunity in the Kingdom is real, and this partnership gives us a credible, technology-grounded way to access it," said John Hubball, Chief Investment Officer, Kingsbury & Partners.

About RiFD

RiFD is a Riyadh-based fintech and the first Saudi-born platform enabling institutional securitisation of SME trade receivables. The company provides a technology-driven infrastructure layer to aggregate, standardise, and manage securitised assets, with a mission to reduce SME financing costs while delivering risk-adjusted returns to institutional investors. RiFD has secured investment from Antler and was selected by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology as part of its Tech Champions 5 programme.

About Kingsbury & Partners

Kingsbury & Partners is an independent, British-owned private credit and structured finance specialist. The firm originates, structures, and distributes institutional-grade investment opportunities across the US, UK, Europe, and the GCC, with a focus on non-bank financial institutions and alternative lending platforms. Kingsbury & Partners operates its own Luxembourg-domiciled securitisation vehicle, Kingsbury Securitization Platform SARL, and provides qualified investors with access to risk-adjusted private credit strategies across a range of asset classes and geographies.