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31 Dec, 2019

Webinar

Members Only Webinars for 2019

Each month the SME Finance Forum organizes webinars for its members. We invite industry experts from leading banks or innovative fintechs to talk about their approach to small business finance. Members can tune in to the webinars via WebEx or the phone. The webinars are designed to be interactive and we encourage members to ask questions and engage in a discussion with the speakers. If you are interested in learning more about the webinars please contact Farah Siddique at fsiddique@ifc.org Jan. 31 - Credit Scorecards and Big Data Feb. 27 - New Technology Changing Trade and Supply Chain...

31 Dec, 2019

Webinar

Members Only Webinars for 2019

07 Oct, 2019

The Netherlands

Global SME Finance Forum 2019

The Global SME Finance Forum 2019 will be held October 7-9 in the Netherlands. The annual flagship event of the SME Finance Forum will bring 500+ senior executives from commercial banks, development finance institutions, fintech companies, as well...

19 Jun, 2019

Webinar

Members Only Webinar - How to Build Successful Real and Financial Sector Partnerships for SME Financing

Tech companies, logistics firms, commodities traders or even Fast-Moving Consumer Goods distributors are increasingly moving into the SME finance space. Armed with substantial data resources and analytical skills, real sector firms are becoming a...

07 Jun, 2019

Beijing, China and Tokyo, Japan

SME Finance Forum Immersion Program 2019 - JD Finance and ICBC, Beijing, China

SME Finance Forum Immersion Program 2019: JD Finance and ICBC, Beijing, China 10-11 June and/or G20 Forum on Aging and Financial Inclusion - Tokyo, Japan 7 June (by invitation only) The Immersion Programs of the SME Finance Forum are aimed at...

22 May, 2019

Webinar

BBL - Interface Financial Group: Digital Supply Chain Finance Beyond Blockchain

New significant challenges faced by Early Payment solutions, including low suppliers' adoption, interoperability, accounting treatment issues, post-confirmation dilution and others could be only partially resolved by diversified ledger technology (...

07 May, 2019

Webinar

Members Only Webinar - Digital Non-Financial Services for SMEs and Women Entrepreneurs

Financial institutions are increasingly recognizing the importance of providing digital non-financial services (NFS) in helping SMEs and particularly women entrepreneurs to succeed. As the largest bank in Brazil - a country with over 7 million women...

10 Apr, 2019

Webinar

Members Only Webinar - Banking as a Platform (BaaP) in Emerging Markets

Digital banks/neobanks have mostly been operating in developed markets (like SME Finance Forum member Fidor in Germany, for example). In emerging markets we are seeing some of the original digital competitors pivot to a "banking as a platform" (BaaP...

27 Mar, 2019

Webinar

Members Only Webinar - IFC's Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi): Harnessing the Public and Private Sectors to Open New Doors

Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) is a collaborative partnership that seeks to address financial and non-financial constraints faced by women-owned/led small and medium enterprises in developing countries. This webinar will provide...

14 Mar, 2019

Singapore

SME Finance Forum Immersion Program 2019: DBS Singapore

The SME Finance Forum's Immersion Programs are aimed at providing our members with 1-2 day exposure visits to high performing regional or global financial institutions or fintechs to gather in depth knowledge about an innovative aspect of their...

27 Feb, 2019

Webinar

Members Only Webinar - New Blockchain Innovations in Trade and Supply Chain Financing

New technology surrounding payments and distributed ledgers is opening up tremendous new opportunities in trade and supply chain financing, moving away from the paper intensive, slow and costly procedures that have posed particular challenges for...

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