Our events

About the Virtual SME Marketplace  

Each month we are running 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 impactful fintech solutions. Through those sessions - run by the SME Finance Forum - we foster collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies, development finance institutions and investors. 

Since its inception in April 2021, we have featured 200+ companies active in many different markets, attracted +3000 participants and generated many business leads, leading to investments, partnerships, and innovation advancement. 

Building National SCF Platforms: Replicating Successful Models

This marketplace session will focus on how countries can accelerate access to finance for SMEs by developing national supply chain finance (SCF) platforms. This session will explore proven models and lessons learned from global leaders, showcasing how these platforms have transformed financial ecosystems.
We will also hear from other countries who are looking into building such national SCF platforms.

What to Expect:

• Success Stories: Learn from India’s TReDS platform (M1exchange and RXIL) and Mexico’s NAFIN, which have set benchmarks for SCF innovation.
• Enabling Platforms: Discover how technology providers like C2FO (in Africa, led by IFC) and eFactor (in Mexico) have helped build robust SCF ecosystems.
• Emerging Efforts: Hear about initiatives from Central Banks of Egypt and Morocco, as they explore building their own national SCF platforms.

Organizer
The SME Finance Forum (SMEFF) is a network of 250+ members and affiliates with a coverage spanning across 190+ countries. The members are primarily financial services providers such as banks, fintechs, non-bank financial institutions, development finance institutions, credit guarantee companies, and microfinance institutions. The affiliates consist of policy advocacy groups, academia, SME and banking associations, training providers, and non-profit organizations. SMEFF was established in 2012 by the G20 and is managed by the International Finance Corporation with a core objective to scale financial services for SMEs. As the leading SME finance network globally, the forum steers industry innovations, supports replication of best practices, recognizes global champions, drives thought leadership, convenes influential stakeholders, and fosters global knowledge transfer.