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The Supply Chain Finance Innovation Hub develops a supportive and innovative community of SME finance professionals dedicated to expanding access to financing for SMEs through Supply Chain Financing solutions. The Community focuses on

(i) supporting members in problem solving and achieving scale in SCF solutions through sharing of industry best practices,

(ii) Synergizing expertise within the SCF Innovation Hub community while integrating industry level expertise,

(iii) Supporting forward looking innovation, pilots, and content development.

Just to recap, the topics we have covered so far are in earlier solutions clinics are:

Date/Venue: Sept 16, 2024, Sao Paulo, Brazil (In person workshop Solutions Clinic)

Problem Statements:

1. How can fintech partnerships with banks be made simpler and easier to integrate  
2. If there was one regulatory barrier to resolve, which one to focus on
3. How can data be leveraged better to go beyond traditional SCF products? 

Date/Venue: Nov 20, 2024 (Virtual)

Problem Statements:

1. Regulation with particular focus on data
2. Technology and role of Fintechs    
3. SCF products and Role of Data/AI

Date/Venue: Feb 19, 2025 (Virtual)

Topic: A model enabling environment in scaling SCF for SMEs and challenges to overcome

Segment 1: Expert Insights and Use Cases

1. Solutions Clinic: Key pillars, learnings from a global perspective
2. Why It Matters: Financial Inclusion in Trade Road Map
   • Use Case 1: Morocco Experience
3. Use Case 2: Mexico Experience in Scaling SCF for SMEs
4. Use Case 3: Europe Experience in Building a Robust SCF Business
5. Use Case 4: Connecting SMEs Globally and Available Solutions
   • Affiliate Resources - SCF hub affiliates highlight potential tools, resources, and venues to assist members

Segment 2: Open Discussion

1. Participant Discussion
   • Defining potential steps and activities to promote a sustainable and favorable enabling framework
2. Agreement on Next Steps
   • Determining actions as part of the SCF innovation hub

Date/Venue: July 23rd, 2025 (Virtual)

1. Review of Recent Activities: Recap of key takeaways from the previous hub clinic Sessions and upcoming conference/solutions clinic agenda – moderated by Ketan Gaikwad (Co-chair)
2. Expert Insights and Use Cases – Moderated by Gavin Tarr (Co-chair)
   • Presentation of the program by IFC, focusing on key learnings from dealing with large corporations and recent developments. Farzin Mirmotahari and Femi Akinrebiyo (IFC) 
   • Learning from Asia experience in growing intra-Asia trade, impact of MNC actions on MSMEs, sustainability headwinds for MSMEs in value chains. Akhil Khurana (Temasek Trust)
   • Key takeaways from Egypt -organized by IFC and SMEEFF; and driving country level strategies. Fahd Diouri (IFC) 
   • Key takeaways from leading platforms regarding the implementation of the SCF programs in India:
     1. Vayana (Rahul Khanna)
     2. M1xchange (Akshay Babbar)

3. Upcoming Immersion visit and announcements  – moderated by Qamar Saleem
   • Information on the SCF Immersion visit in India during August 2025. (Hourn Thy)
   • Details about the Global SME Finance Forum conference in South Africa on September 17, 2025. Qamar Saleem (SMEFF)

4. Open Discussion – moderated by Basant Kaur
   • Open floor for participants to ask questions and share their insights.
   • Discussion on any additional topics or issues raised by the participants.

5. Closing remarks and note of thanks – Qamar Saleem

Our solutions clinics are member-only interactive, roundtable-style events, in which we crowd-in expertise from across the SMEFF membership to answer questions from members of the innovation hub.

This is a member and affiliate only event. If you have not received an invitation to join, register through the member portal.