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Article 5: License Requests

Date(g): 1/12/2021 | Date(h): 26/4/1443

Effective from Dec 01 2021 - Nov 30 2021
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The Debt-Based Crowdfunding Company wishing to be licensed shall submit the license request to SAMA. Such request shall be accompanied by the following: 
 
 
 1-A completed license application form as provided by SAMA.
 
 2-Articles of association.
 
 3-A list of the founding members or shareholders, including the number and percentage of shares of each member or shareholder in the Company.
 
 4-The Fit and Proper Form for founding members or shareholders, signed by every founding member or shareholder.
 5-The Fit and Proper Form for board members, signed by every candidate for board membership.
 6-An irrevocable bank guarantee for an amount equivalent to the minimum capital, issued in favor of SAMA by a bank licensed to operate in Saudi Arabia and renewed automatically until the capital is paid in full, if the license application is submitted for a company under establishment. Such guarantee shall be released upon the request of the license applicant in any of the following cases:
 
  i.If the capital is paid in cash.
 
 
  ii.If the license request is withdrawn.
 
 
  iii.If the license request is rejected by SAMA.
 
 
 7-Draft agreements and proposed contracts with third parties.
 
 8-The proposed business model of the Debt-Based Crowdfunding.
 
 9-Any other documents, data, records or information required by SAMA.