In February 2021, we launched our revised pulse survey, to be run quarterly, with more targeted questions to understand how our members, and by proxy...
The United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) was held from Tuesday, 6 July, to Thursday, 15 July 2021, including a...
A webinar summary. Recent developments in technology have significantly changed the SME insurance industry. Insurtechs, insurance companies and other...
In February 2021, we launched our revised pulse survey, to be run quarterly, with more targeted questions to understand how our members, and by proxy...
The United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) was held from Tuesday, 6 July, to Thursday, 15 July 2021, including a...
A webinar summary. Recent developments in technology have significantly changed the SME insurance industry. Insurtechs, insurance companies and other...
In February 2021, we launched our revised pulse survey, to be run quarterly, with more targeted questions to understand how our members, and by proxy how their SME clients, are faring. We had 71 respondents working in 143 countries, out of which 47 are lenders working in a little over 100 countries. Our second round of surveys this year, during...
Este blog es un resumen del evento En Foco con AB Bank Zambia . La digitalización se ha convertido en la principal tendencia de los servicios financieros para las PYMES desde que comenzó la pandemia de COVID-19. La tecnología apoya a las instituciones financieras a brindar servicios de forma más accesible a más personas en la base de la pirámide,...
This is a summary of the third session of the SME Finance Virtual Marketplace – Fintechs . With the purpose of adding value to its membership offering, the SME Finance Forum developed the “ SME Finance Virtual Marketplace ” to provide members with a match-making platform to foster partnership and collaboration among financial institutions,...
This blog is the summary of our Member Spotlight with AB Bank Zambia . Digitalization has become the main trend for SME financial services since the COVID-19 pandemic started. Technology supports financial institutions to provide services that can be accessible to more people at the bottom of the pyramid. Not only in rich countries where...
This is a summary of Virtual Roundtable Series #31-Transitioning from Relief to Recovery . Since COVID-19 pandemic caused economic damage to millions of SMEs, governments of different countries and financial institutions have implemented various adjustments to support SMEs during the crisis. However, many of those support programs have expired or...
This is a member spotlight summary. While entrepreneurs in the informal sector contribute an average of 60% to the GDP of West African countries, less than 15% of those entrepreneurs have access to banks as a source of financing. Significant progress has been achieved by fintech companies who are working with banks and e-money operators in the...
A summary of SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - Second Session - Fintechs A study published by Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Cambridge Judge Business School, highlighted that “60% of all financial technology firms at the global level are launching new products, services, and features during COVID-19.” With the purpose of adding value to...
This is an open webinar summary. Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Centralized Finance (CeFi) have been one of the most trending subjects of discussion in the industry since 2018. Often understood as a blockchain-based form of financial technology that removes intermediaries when offering financial instruments, DeFi no longer relies on a third...
This is a virtual roundtable summary. The pandemic has brought several changes to the SME Finance ecosystem worldwide. Many banks and Big Tech companies chose to partner together to provide solutions to counter the challenges posed by COVID-19. This roundtable aimed to examine the increasingly important role of Tech Giants in the SME financing...
The United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) was held from Tuesday, 6 July, to Thursday, 15 July 2021, including a three-day ministerial meeting and the theme was "Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic”. This High-Level event further builds on the outcomes of the joint side event organized...
