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16 Sep, 2024
Sao Paulo
Global SME Finance Forum 2024

Global SME Finance Forum 2024

Sustainable Finance
Digital Transformation
About Global SME Finance Forum (GSMEFF) The Global SME Finance Forum is the flagship annual event of the SME Finance Forum, a network of over 300 of the leading banks, NBFIs, Fintech companies, credit guarantee agencies, development banks, and industry associations created by the G20 countries and managed by the International Finance Corporation. The Global SME Finance Forum is the world’s leading, technically oriented, geographically diverse platform focused solely on scaling SME financing. GSMEFF takes place in a different country each year (usually G20 presidency country), attracting C-...
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16 Sep, 2024
Sao Paulo
Global SME Finance Forum 2024

Global SME Finance Forum 2024

Sustainable Finance
Digital Transformation
About Global SME Finance Forum (GSMEFF) The Global SME Finance Forum is the flagship annual event of the SME Finance Forum, a network of over 300 of the leading banks, NBFIs, Fintech companies, credit guarantee agencies, development banks, and...
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14 Aug, 2024
WEBINAR
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - Women's Entrepreneurship Finance

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - Women's Entrepreneurship Finance

Gender Finance
Fintech
Each month we are running pitch sessions featuring leading small business lenders and SME growth facilitators who present their MSMEs offerings in a 7-minute pitch to an audience of potential financial institution clients and partners looking for...
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24 Jul, 2024
WEBINAR
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - Focus on Supply Chain Finance

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - Focus on Supply Chain Finance

Supply & Value Chain Finance
Each month we are running pitch sessions featuring leading small business lenders and SME growth facilitators who present their MSMEs offerings in a 7-minute pitch to an audience of potential financial institution clients and partners looking for...
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17 Jul, 2024
WEBINAR
Digital and Embedded Finance Innovation Hub - [Solutions Clinic]

Digital and Embedded Finance Innovation Hub - [Solutions Clinic]

Digital Transformation
The transition from Communities of Practice to Innovation Hubs marks a shift from sharing best practices to actively fostering their adoption. Key highlights include: Evolution to Innovation Hubs: Moving beyond best practice sharing towards...
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26 Jun, 2024
WEBINAR
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - Digital Finance: Special focus on NEOBANKS

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - Digital Finance: Special focus on NEOBANKS

Digital Transformation
Each month we are running pitch sessions featuring leading small business lenders and SME growth facilitators who present their MSMEs offerings in a 7-minute pitch to an audience of potential financial institution clients and partners looking for...
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13 Jun, 2024
Webinar
Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs Award Info Session

Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs Award Info Session

Global SME Finance Awards 2024 Information Session - Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs Award Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as a core part of its mission to...
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12 Jun, 2024
ONLINE
Agrifinance Innovation Hub - [Solutions Clinic]

Agrifinance Innovation Hub - [Solutions Clinic]

Rural & Agriculture Finance
The transition from Communities of Practice to Innovation Hubs marks a shift from sharing best practices to actively fostering their adoption. Key highlights include: Evolution to Innovation Hubs: Moving beyond best practice sharing towards...
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05 Jun, 2024
Webinar
SME Financier of the Year Award Information session

SME Financier of the Year Award Information session

Financial Education
Financial Inclusion
Alternative Financing
Global SME Finance Awards 2024 Information Session - SME Financier of the Year Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE Wednesday June 5th, 2024 @ 8:00am – 9:00am EDT The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as a...
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29 May, 2024
ONLINE
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - AgTechs and Agroclimatic Assessment Tools

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - AgTechs and Agroclimatic Assessment Tools

Rural & Agriculture Finance
Fintech
Each month we are running pitch sessions featuring leading small business lenders and SME growth facilitators who present their MSMEs offerings in a 7-minute pitch to an audience of potential financial institution clients and partners looking for...
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22 May, 2024
Webinar
Sustainable Bond of the Year Award Info Session

Sustainable Bond of the Year Award Info Session

Sustainable Finance
Global SME Finance Awards 2024 Information Session - Sustainable Bond of the Year Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE Wednesday May 22nd, 2024 @ 8:00am – 9:00am EDT The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as...
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08 May, 2024
Webinar
Info Session Product Innovation of the Year Global SME Finance Awards 2024

Info Session Product Innovation of the Year Global SME Finance Awards 2024

Supply & Value Chain Finance
Data Analytics
Digital Financial Services
Digital Transformation
Fintech
Payments
Global SME Finance Awards 2024 Information Session - Product Innovation of the Year Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE Wednesday May 8, 2024 @ 8:00am – 9:00am EDT The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as...
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24 Apr, 2024
Webinar
Inaugural Information Session Global SME Finance Awards 2024

Inaugural Information Session Global SME Finance Awards 2024

Financial Education
Financial Inclusion
Equity
Gender Finance
Guarantees
Islamic Banking
Rural & Agriculture Finance
Supply & Value Chain Finance
Sustainable Finance
Trade Finance
Youth Entrepreneurship
Governance
Policy & Regulation
Data & Cybersecurity
SME Insurance
Data Analytics
Digital Financial Services
Digital Transformation
Fintech
Payments
BE RECOGNIZED, SHARE IMPACT IN SME FINANCE The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards ( The Awards ) as a core part of its mission to create a unique platform for peer connections, knowledge dissemination, and innovations in SME...
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17 Apr, 2024
VIRTUAL
Sustainable SME Innovation Hub - [Solutions Clinic]

Sustainable SME Innovation Hub - [Solutions Clinic]

Sustainable Finance
The transition from Communities of Practice to Innovation Hubs marks a shift from sharing best practices to actively fostering their adoption. Key highlights include: Evolution to Innovation Hubs: Moving beyond best practice sharing towards...
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27 Mar, 2024
WEBINAR
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - March Pitch Session

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - March Pitch Session

Fintech
The SME Finance Virtual Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, powered by IFC, is an online match-making platform that fosters collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies, development finance institutions and investors...
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28 Feb, 2024
WEBINAR
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - February Session

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - February Session

Digital Transformation
Fintech
The Virtual SME Finance Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, and a product of IFC, is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance...
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21 Feb, 2024
Johannesburg
Immersion Program - First National Bank, FNB

Immersion Program - First National Bank, FNB

Financial Education
Alternative Financing
Supply & Value Chain Finance
Data Analytics
It was a pleasure seeing and meeting some of you end of February in Johannesburg during the First National Bank’s exclusive Immersion Program. The two-day visit gave participants insights into the South Africa SME landscape and the innovative...
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14 Feb, 2024
Webinar
Unlocking Growth: The WE Finance Code Empowers Women-led SMEs

Unlocking Growth: The WE Finance Code Empowers Women-led SMEs

Financial Inclusion
Gender Finance
Joint Event between SME Finance Forum, Women’s World Banking and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative. In October 2023, the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) launched the WE Finance Code (or simply, the Code), a global framework...
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08 Feb, 2024
Capacitación: Finanzas Sostenibles para las MIPYMEs: De la Teoría a la Práctica y la Rentabilidad

Capacitación: Finanzas Sostenibles para las MIPYMEs: De la Teoría a la Práctica y la Rentabilidad

Financial Education
Sustainable Finance
Como instituciones financieras de mercados emergentes pueden usar la Guía de Referencia de Finanzas Sostenibles para MIPYMEs Descripción Las necesidades de financiamiento de las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (MIPYMEs) suelen ser de montos...
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07 Feb, 2024
WEBINAR
AI in SME Finance: Opportunities and Threats

AI in SME Finance: Opportunities and Threats

Data Analytics
Digital Financial Services
Digital Transformation
Fintech
Payments
Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) have been at the top of the strategic agenda for bank leaders for several years because they are reshaping the way we analyze data, integrate information, and make decisions. According to McKinsey...
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06 Feb, 2024
Webinar
Training: Sustainable MSME finance into practice and profit

Training: Sustainable MSME finance into practice and profit

Financial Education
Sustainable Finance
How to use the Sustainable MSME Finance Reference Guide for emerging market financial institutions. Description MSMEs financing needs are usually of small amounts and for operational expenditures, different than the large capital expenditure...
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31 Jan, 2024
ONLINE
Training - SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

Training - SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

2024 Sustainable MSME finance into practice and profit Finanzas Sostenibles para las MIPYMEs: De la Teoría a la Práctica y la Rentabilidad 2023 Climate Disclosure Training: TCFD for the Financial Sector Trade Finance and Financial Integrity:...
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29 Nov, 2023
WEBINAR
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - November Session

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - November Session

Fintech
The Virtual SME Finance Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, and a product of IFC, is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance...
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01 Nov, 2023
WEBINAR
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - November Session

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - November Session

Fintech
The Virtual SME Finance Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, and a product of IFC, is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance...
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25 Oct, 2023
Leader Dialogue Series, Interview with PVSLN, Murty, Chairman and Managing Director, North Eastern Development Finance Corporation (NEDFi)

Leader Dialogue Series, Interview with PVSLN, Murty, Chairman and Managing Director, North Eastern Development Finance Corporation (NEDFi)

Financial Inclusion
Non Financial Services
Learn from  PVSLN, Murty, Chairman and Managing Director, North Eastern Development Finance Corporation (NEDFi) , about their mission to champion the entrepreneurial spirit of the North Eastern Region of India, financing commercially viable...
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25 Oct, 2023
Leader Dialogue Series - Interview with Sandy Kemper, Founder and Chairman, C2FO

Leader Dialogue Series - Interview with Sandy Kemper, Founder and Chairman, C2FO

Digital Financial Services
Fintech
Learn from Sandy Kemper, Founder and Chairman of C2FO , about their on-demand working capital platform as he is answering questions from Hans Koning , Global Chief Industry Specialist, Digital Finance at IFC. 'The IFC has the goal of getting to a...
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25 Oct, 2023
Webinar
WEBINAR Sustainability in Supply Chain Finance: Need, Challenges and Opportunities

WEBINAR Sustainability in Supply Chain Finance: Need, Challenges and Opportunities

Supply & Value Chain Finance
Sustainable Finance
Supply chain finance (SCF) is important for SMEs for several reasons, such as improving cash flow, expanding access to capital, and strengthening supplier relationships. Key stakeholders, including large companies, financial institutions, and...
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04 Oct, 2023
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - October Session

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - October Session

Digital Transformation
Fintech
The Virtual SME Finance Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, and a product of IFC, is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance...
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12 Sep, 2023
Webinar
2023 SME Finance Forum in-person Members’ Meeting

2023 SME Finance Forum in-person Members’ Meeting

MEETING MINUTES and VIDEO RECORDING are available below. Please sign in the Member Portal to get access. -------------------------- The second 2023 Members Meeting of the SME Finance Forum will take place in person in Mumbai, during the Global SME...
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20 Jul, 2023
Webinar
Fireside Chat with Gina Taylor Cotter, EVP & GM - Global Commercial Services at American Express

Fireside Chat with Gina Taylor Cotter, EVP & GM - Global Commercial Services at American Express

Supply & Value Chain Finance
Digital Financial Services
Digital Transformation
Matthew Gamser, CEO of the SME Finance Forum, will host Gina Taylor Cotter, EVP & GM - Global Commercial Services from our member American Express, for a fireside chat to discuss how AmEx is using the latest technology to serve its SME clients...
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19 Jul, 2023
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - July Session

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - July Session

Digital Transformation
Fintech
The Virtual SME Finance Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, and a product of IFC, is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance...
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28 Jun, 2023
Webinar
Partnering SMEs in responding to Climate Change

Partnering SMEs in responding to Climate Change

Sustainable Finance
Climate change is leading to profound changes in the way businesses operate. For small and medium enterprises (SMEs), these changes will accelerate as stakeholders, regulators and competitors respond to the global challenges of climate change...
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21 Jun, 2023
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - June Session

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - June Session

Digital Transformation
Fintech
The Virtual SME Finance Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, and a product of IFC, is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance...
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05 Jun, 2023
Webinar
Climate Disclosure Training: TCFD for the Financial Sector

Climate Disclosure Training: TCFD for the Financial Sector

In order to provide financial institutions, issuers and preparers of financial filings with high-quality training on climate disclosure and provide an overview of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, the...
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31 May, 2023
Webinar
WEBINAR Digitalizing SME Lending: Increasing Financial Inclusion Using Alternative Data and Innovative Lending Models

WEBINAR Digitalizing SME Lending: Increasing Financial Inclusion Using Alternative Data and Innovative Lending Models

Financial Education
Supply & Value Chain Finance
Digital Financial Services
Digital Transformation
According to The Voice of the SME , 66% of SMEs want to receive faster access to credit when needed—often within a week or less. In recent years, lenders have responded to this demand, with many now offering instant credit decisions and same-day...
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17 May, 2023
Webinar
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Webinar: Leveraging Data to Create Value Propositions for SME Clients

Policy & Regulation
Data Analytics
Understanding the needs of target customers and developing products and services to meet these needs is a key capability for leading financial institutions. This webinar will examine the value of leveraging data on both existing and potential SME...
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10 May, 2023
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AgriFinance Community of Practice - AgTech platforms

Rural & Agriculture Finance
The SME Finance Forum has created a Community of Practice on Agrifinance , a group of AgriFinance experts and practitioners from member and non-member institutions, to discuss experiences and document good practices and innovations in the field. One...
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05 May, 2023
Webinar
SME Finance Awards Information Session - CHINESE Applicants

SME Finance Awards Information Session - CHINESE Applicants

Financial Inclusion
For the SME Financier of the Year category, we are hosting an information session for our Chinese applicants. Contestants can ask questions about the application process and judging criteria. THiS SESSION will be conducted in MANDARIN by Lechi Zhang...
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03 May, 2023
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - May Session

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - May Session

Digital Transformation
Fintech
The “SME Finance Virtual Marketplace” is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between members of the SME Finance Forum, especially financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance institutions...
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28 Apr, 2023
Webinar
SME Finance Awards Information Session - MENA / Asia Regions

SME Finance Awards Information Session - MENA / Asia Regions

Financial Inclusion
For the SME Financier of the Year category, we hosted two information sessions where applicants and potential applicants could ask questions about the application process and judging criteria. Re-live the session now to listen to the advice on how...
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28 Apr, 2023
Webinar
SME Finance Awards Information Session - LAC / Africa / Europe Regions

SME Finance Awards Information Session - LAC / Africa / Europe Regions

Financial Inclusion
For the SME Financier of the Year category, one of the jurors for this year's awards, hosted two information sessions where applicants and potential applicants asked questions about the application process and judging criteria. Listen to the...
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