This blog is the summary of our Member Spotlight with Strands . It is crucial for small businesses to be able to use an instrument simplifying money...
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...
A webinar summary.* India is the fifth largest economy in the world, and has more than 100 million MSME employees, or 40% of India’s workforce. Only...
This blog is the summary of our Member Spotlight with Strands . It is crucial for small businesses to be able to use an instrument simplifying money...
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...
A webinar summary.* India is the fifth largest economy in the world, and has more than 100 million MSME employees, or 40% of India’s workforce. Only...
This blog is the summary of our third Member Spotlight with RootAnt . The concept of sustainability and the recognition of SMEs’ roles in the sustainable supply chain have gradually become more significant these years. Embedding sustainability factors into supply chain finance provides incentives to SME suppliers down the value chain, further...
This blog is the summary of a virtual roundtable : Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on Women Entrepreneurs The impact of COVID-19 within different industries and countries is overwhelming, but one group was affected across the world – women-owned small businesses. Financial institutions need data, methods, and tools to measure the impact of the...
This blog is the summary of our Member Spotlight with Strands . It is crucial for small businesses to be able to use an instrument simplifying money management and aggregating their entire financial picture on one platform. Banks are taking the lead in providing such solutions, empowering SMEs to take control of their financial future and...
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. This quarter, we had 71 respondents working in 143 countries, out of which 47 are lenders working in a little over 100 countries. Most of our respondents (61%)...
A webinar summary.* India is the fifth largest economy in the world, and has more than 100 million MSME employees, or 40% of India’s workforce. Only 600,000 people within the Indian workforce have access to credit products which are designed to serve MSMEs, leaving out 60+ million MSMEs. Small and medium organizations equate to 99.4% of MSMEs but...
A virtual roundtable summary. Managing liquidity has been one of the major challenges that SMEs encountered since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The governments and credit guarantee institutions have implemented numerous relief measures, including subsidized interest rates, moratoriums on loan repayments, and deferments of tax payments,...
This blog is the summary of our first Member Spotlight with GlobalLinker . The COVID-19 pandemic presented a global challenge for businesses, including MSMEs and Banks, to reach and serve their customers. The global wave of closures and lockdowns paved the path for digitalization of business operations becoming necessary to sustain business as...
A virtual roundtable summary The COVID-19 pandemic has caused economic hardship to millions of SMEs. To help SMEs survive through this crisis, governments and financial institutions have been granting loan repayment holidays to their clients. These payment deferral programs can blur the lines between illiquid and insolvent borrowers, making credit...
Dear Members, As 2020 draws to an end, let me take this opportunity to thank you and your colleagues for your continued support during these difficult times. 2020 has been a challenging year for all of us and while we have seen the COVID-19 pandemic throw the world into uncertainty, we are proud that so many of you have found the new services we...
A webinar summary Blockchain is no longer just about Bitcoin. With the rapid development of enterprise-grade solutions, we're witnessing a proliferation of blockchain use cases in the banking industry. Ivy Luu ( nanopay Corporation ) and Dengfeng Zhang ( Linklogis ) joined the panel to discuss the past, present and future impact of technological...
