SME Finance Forum

Panel Catalyzing Entrepreneurial Investment - MEA Summit 2020 - Milken Institute

About Policies, Fintechs, Entrepreneurs, and Paris Hilton

Matt Gamser

Feb 18, 2020

Blog on The 2020 Middle East and Africa Summit (MEA), by Matthew Gamser, CEO SME Finance Forum

It was my great pleasure to reconnect with the Milken Institute after more than 10 years away from their very unique and stimulating gatherings. This time, I attended the 2020 Middle East and Africa Summit...

Financial innovations, digitalization stories and lively conversations at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2019

Matt Gamser

Nov 22, 2019

Organized by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) , the Singapore FinTech Festival and the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology ( SFF x SWITCH ) took place from 11-15 November 2019, which attracted more than 60,000 participants from 140 countries. The event also saw a record 569 speakers, close to 1,000 exhibitors and 41 international...

Efficient branch management, an important aspect of SME lending

Khrystyna Kushnir

Nov 15, 2019

SME Finance Forum member Ukrgasbank visits Sekerbank and TEB The SME Finance Forum organized a two-day study tour for a selected group of Ukrgasbank ’s branch managers to Sekerbank and Türk Ekonomi Bankası A.Ş. (TEB) in Istanbul, Turkey starting October 31, 2019. The tour was one of many, the Forum is organizing for its members as part of its...

Study Visit to FCI: pioneering international factoring and knowledge for receivables finance

Peter Mulroy

Nov 08, 2019

During the annual flagship event Global SME Finance Forum 2019 held in October, the SME Finance Forum organized 10 study visits , including one to FCI , which is an umbrella organization for independent factoring companies around the world. Founded in 1968, FCI introduced factoring in countries where it was not yet available, and they also...

BIIA Biennial Conference: AI+Analytics+Data+ The Future of Managing Risk

Matt Gamser

Nov 04, 2019

It was a great honor to attend the Business Information Industry Association ( BIIA) Biennial Conference from October 31 – November 1, in Bangkok, Thailand. The mantra of the meeting was the formula: “AI+Analytics+Data = the Future of Managing Risk” . The main themes included “AI: Reality or Hype”, “The Changing Dynamics of Risk Management...

Study Visit to Experian and the Power of Data in Decision Making for SMEs

Susan Holliday

Nov 04, 2019

During the annual flagship event Global SME Finance Forum 2019 held last October, the SME Finance Forum organized 10 study visits . The Forum's study visits are an integral part of the peer learning opportunities to know more about the latest fintech innovations and good practice in SME banking and non-financial services from local institutions...

Global Digital Finance Development and Governance

Matt Gamser

Oct 29, 2019

About the Workshop on Global Digital Finance Development and Governance & Launch Ceremony of the Global Center for Digital Finance It was a great honor to be invited by the People's Bank of China and the National Internet Finance Association to join them and co-sponsor the World Bank Group at this most interesting one day workshop in Hangzhou...

Tapping into the potential of the dynamic VSE sector

Kat Pardoe

Oct 28, 2019

A recap of “Serving Informal and Very Small Enterprises,” SME Finance Forum Webinar . Policymakers and bankers from around the world exhort their support for SMEs as the backbone of the economy. Less attention, however, is given to informal and very small enterprises (VSEs) as a pipeline for economic growth, jobs, and financial inclusion. The VSE...

Study Visit to Rabobank: Leading the agricultural and agribusiness lending Dutch MSME market

Tarun Sridhar

Oct 24, 2019

During the annual flagship event Global SME Finance Forum 2019 held last October, the SME Finance Forum organized 10 study visits . The Forum's study visits are an integral part of the peer learning opportunities. During these visits, organized in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities, visitors had the opportunity to learn about the latest fintech...

Study Visit to Deloitte Digital: The future of micro and small enterprise banking

Marie-Sarah Chataing

Oct 23, 2019

During our annual flagship event, the Global SME Finance Forum 2019 held last October, the SME Finance Forum organized ten study visits. The Forum's study visits are an integral part of the peer learning opportunities. During these visits, organized in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities, visitors had the opportunity to learn about the latest fintech...

The Path to Impact Investment in the "Last Mile”

Mohammad Abbadi

Oct 22, 2019

Whether you call it the triple bottom line, responsible investment or impact investment, they all express the same core desire—to invest in a project, or pipeline of projects, that can deliver financial returns to the investor and impact returns to a constituency, community or beyond. And while the investment desire to do well and to do good is...

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Mohammad Abbadi