Our Events

15 Sep, 2025

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Global SME Finance Forum 2025

Financial Education

Financial Inclusion

Non Financial Services

Alternative Financing

Gender Finance

Guarantees

Rural & Agriculture Finance

Supply & Value Chain Finance

Sustainable Finance

Trade Finance

Youth Entrepreneurship

The Global SME Finance Forum will take place on 15-17 September in Johannesburg, South Africa as an official side event of the G20 South Africa Presidency. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are crucial for global economies, accounting for over two...

02 Jul, 2025

Virtual

CEO Virtual Roundtable - Financing Positive Change: A Leadership Outlook

Non Financial Services

Background: SMEs are the backbone of economies worldwide and contribute significantly to job creation. Access to financial services is cited as the key barrier to most SMEs inhibiting their growth. Financial Institutions have a significant role to...

30 Jun, 2025

Online

G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion - Action Plan for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Financing

G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion - Action Plan for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Financing Join us on June 30th, 2025, at 8:00 AM EST for an insightful discussion of country initiatives in alignment with the G20 Global...

26 Jun, 2025

Virtual

Supply Chain Finance Innovation Hub - [Solutions Clinic]

Supply & Value Chain Finance

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...

25 Jun, 2025

Virtual

Non Financial Services Innovation Hub - Solution Clinic

Non Financial Services

While there are many challenges for SMEs, there are important steps SMEs can take to build resilience, including improvements in financial literacy to navigate uncertainty. Business decisions can be challenging for SMEs if they fail to identify key...

24 Jun, 2025

Digital Finance Innovation Hub [Solutions Clinic]

Supply & Value Chain Finance

This Innovation Hub is a supportive and innovative community of SME finance professionals dedicated to expanding access to finance for SMEs through digital transformation. The Hub focuses on: • Managing the risk of disruptive technologies (...

18 Jun, 2025

Virtual

Sustainable Innovation Hub [Solution Clinic]

Supply & Value Chain Finance

Sustainable Finance

The Sustainable SME Finance hub focuses on the challenges and opportunities of extending green finance to the SME sector. Session cover all aspects of environmentally sustainable SME finance, including green finance, blue finance, and finance for...

21 May, 2025

Virtual

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace

Fintech

Empowering SMEs with Simplified ESG reporting Fintech Solutions 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-...

14 May, 2025

Webinar

Information Session on Sustainable SME Financier of the Year, Global SME Finance Awards 2025

Sustainable Finance

Global SME Finance Awards 2025 Information Session on Sustainable SME Financier of the Year Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as a core part of its mission to create...

30 Apr, 2025

Webinar

Information Session on Product Innovation, Global SME Finance Awards 2025

Digital Transformation

Global SME Finance Awards 2025 Information Session on Product Innovation Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as a core part of its mission to create a unique platform...

23 Apr, 2025

Virtual

Agrifinance Innovation Hub - [Solutions Clinic]

Rural & Agriculture Finance

Agrifinance plays a very significant role in providing crucial access to capital for farmers and SME agribusinesses, allowing them to invest in necessary equipment, land, and seeds, enabling them to enhance their productivity, yields, and grow their...

16 Apr, 2025

Webinar

Information Session on SME Financier of the Year, Global SME Finance Awards 2025

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

Global SME Finance Awards 2025 Information Session on SME Financier of the Year Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as a core part of its mission to create a unique...

09 Apr, 2025

Webinar

Inaugural Information Session on Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs, Global SME Finance Awards 2025

Sustainable Finance

BE RECOGNIZED, SHARE IMPACT IN SME FINANCE The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as a core part of its mission to create a unique platform for peer connections, knowledge dissemination, and innovations in SME...

19 Mar, 2025

Webinar

Insurance Opportunities to Support Small Business Growth

SME Insurance

S ME Finance Forum // Berne Union – Joint webinar series (Introductory session) Background Insurance can bolster MSMEs’ resilience in the face of the risks and challenges they face, but, at present, in most developing countries, it does not...

18 Mar, 2025

Virtual

Women's Entrepreneurship Finance Innovation Hub [Solutions Clinic]

Gender Finance

The WEF hub is a member driven community that aims to translate shared lessons and experiences into practical knowledge that our diverse members can apply to better serve Women-SME’s. Focused on unique challenges and solutions for W-SMEs, our hub...

12 Mar, 2025

ISTANBUL

Immersion Program - Akbank

Sustainable Finance

On 12 - 13 March 2025 , the SME Finance Forum is organizing an immersion program in Istanbul, Türkiye. The event is hosted by Akbank . Join our two-day Immersion program to discover how Akbank , a private commercial bank in Istanbul, is...

12 Mar, 2025

Virtual

SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - Digital Lenders for Small Entrepreneurs

About our 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...

27 Feb, 2025

Virtual

Sustainable SME Finance Innovation Hub

Sustainable Finance

26 Feb, 2025

Webinar

Scaling MSME Finance in Creative Industries

Creative Industries (CI) use culture and creativity as the main inputs to produce functional outputs with commercial value. They have a multidimensional development impact and directly contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. The global...

25 Feb, 2025

Virtual

Agrifinance Innovation Hub - [Solutions Clinic]

Rural & Agriculture Finance