Event Highlights

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - Digital Lenders for Small Entrepreneurs

Geethanjali Jagannathan

Digital Financial Services

Mar 13, 2025

During our latest Marketplace on March 12 th , the fintech invited highlighted how they serve small businesses in emerging markets to address the needs of underserved segments . Either through direct lending operations or partnering with financial institutions, Prestamype , Validus Q- lana , Vexi and Kaleidofin are strategically targeting small...

Scaling MSME Finance in Creative Industries

Geethanjali Jagannathan

Alternative Financing

Mar 04, 2025

Welcome to our latest blog post where we delve into the fascinating world of SME financing .   During our webinar on February 26th , our guest speakers highlight ed the immense potential of creative industries in driving economic growth, creating employment, and fostering innovation. They underscore d the financing challenges faced by this sector...

Round Table - Leading Innovations in SME Finance: A Leadership Perspective

Geethanjali Jagannathan

Digital Financial Services

Feb 10, 2025

Key Takeaways from the Round Table on Leading Innovations in SME Finance On December 16th, 2024, industry leaders convened for a round table session to discuss the latest trends and innovations in SME finance. This high-level gathering brought together experts who shared their insights on various innovative approaches in SME finance. Below are the...

Increasing SME Access to Working Capital: E-invoicing and Digital Credit Infrastructure

Geethanjali Jagannathan

Digital Financial Services

Jan 29, 2025

Welcome to our latest blog post where we delve into the fascinating world of SME banking. The adoption of e-invoicing is increasing rapidly, driven by the digitization of business processes and, in some markets, by government mandates.  Digital invoice repositories, whether third-party platforms or government-operated systems, are forming part of...

SME Finance Marketplace - Focus on Non-Financial Services Platforms

Geethanjali Jagannathan

Non Financial Services

Jan 22, 2025

How Non-Financial Services are Empowering SMEs NFS platforms and Commercial Bank Partnership Welcome to our latest blog post where we delve into the fascinating world of SME banking. During our latest SME Finance Marketplace on January 22, we invited three NFS platforms: International Trade Center, Strands, and Silver Lining to talk about the...

Impact Stories: Cascade Develops Asset-Based Lending Platform to Increase Accuracy, Efficiency, and Transparency

Geethanjali Jagannathan

Sustainable Finance

Jan 09, 2025

In today’s fast-paced financial landscape, loan originators need asset-based financing from institutional investors to grow their portfolios. However, the traditional fundraising process and ongoing tasks associated with managing debt facilities are operationally intensive, error-prone, and slow. Cascade set out to change that by developing an...

Spotlight on Innovation: SME Finance Leaders 2024

Marie-Sarah Chataing

Digital Financial Services

Dec 06, 2024

Featuring Global SME Finance Awards Platinum Winners G ain I nsights from Three Awardees and G et R eady to A pply fo r the 2025 Awards ***************** The Global SME Finance Awards Since its launch in 2018, t he Awards recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of financial service providers in delivering exceptional products and...

Exploring the Future of SME Banking: Insights from IBM's Latest Research

Marie-Sarah Chataing

Digital Financial Services

Dec 03, 2024

Welcome to our latest blog post where we delve into the fascinating world of SME banking. During our latest webinar on November 25, we invited Paolo Sironi to share some of the key findings from IBM's Institute for Business Value (IBV)’s recent study, which features contributions from the SME Finance Forum. Together with four banking executives...

Balancing the demand of SME lending while managing credit risk & regulatory compliance

Abhishek Bhasin

Credit Risk & Scoring

Jan 18, 2024

This blog is brought to you by UPLINQ, a Member of the SME Finance Forum. The first part of that blog series is available here. -------------- In the first article of this series, we talked about the challenges faced by banks and lenders in providing financing to SMEs and enumerated the potential solution areas. In this second article, we are...

Scaling Finance, Creating Livelihoods, Achieving Impact - Powering SMEs and Economies!

Qamar Saleem

Financial Inclusion

Jan 11, 2024

The SME Finance Forum team and I would like to wish you a happy new year! At the outset, I would like to acknowledge how proud we are to have all of you as members and partners. We thank you for your valuable efforts in scaling SME finance within your own institutions and partnering with the SME Finance Forum. As the headline implies, we are...