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19 May, 2021

Online

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Virtual Roundtable Series #27 - Government Support for Alternative Financiers in COVID Recovery

Policy & Regulation

Covid-19

By invitation only This roundtable discussion will examine how alternative lenders have fared with government support programs for COVID-19 relief and recovery, specifically what we are learning about alternative lenders’ capabilities and the effectiveness of the programs themselves. On Wednesday, May 19th, 2021, at 8 a.m. EST , we will hear from executives at member U GRO Capital ; member Funding Societies | Modalku ; the Innovative Lending Platform Association ; and Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Cambridge Judge Business School , who will discuss government support for SMEs and...

Member Spotlights

Monthly Webinars

COVID-19 Roundtables

Communities of Practice

Leader Dialogue Series

Annual Conferences

Immersion Programs

Study Visits

31 Dec, 2021

Immersion Programs

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...

31 Dec, 2021

Communities of Practice

With strong interests and requests from members, the SME Finance Forum has launched communities of practices (CoPs) to allow experts and practitioners from member institutions to share knowledge and good practices in their respective areas with one...

31 Dec, 2021

Study Visits

The SME Finance Forum's study visits are an integral part of the peer learning opportunities to know more about the latest fintech innovations and good practice in SME banking and non-financial services from local institutions. During these visits,...

31 Dec, 2021

Online

Member Spotlights

The Member Spotlight is intended for individual member institutions to showcase their good practice examples that are relevant and useful to the global community of SME financiers. With a webinar-style format, sessions are designed and delivered by...

29 Dec, 2021

COVID-19 Roundtables

Covid-19

During this time of unprecedented crisis, the SME Finance Forum, as a global SME finance community, is committed to supporting its members and partners. In this repository, we will share resources, events, and other vital information relevant to the...

29 Dec, 2021

Webinar

Monthly Webinars

Each month the SME Finance Forum organizes webinars for its members. Members can tune in to the webinars via WebEx or Zoom. The webinars are designed to be interactive and we encourage members to ask questions and engage in a discussion with the...

18 Oct, 2021

Annual Conferences

The Global SME Finance Forum is the annual flagship event of the SME Finance Forum, where senior executives from hundreds of banks, NBFI, development finance institutions, and fintech companies participate from around the world. The three-day...

30 Jun, 2021

Online

Member Spotlight #6 Jumo

JUMO , a technology company building next-generation financial services for emerging market entrepreneurs, has been named Platinum winner of the Responsible Digital Innovator of the year award, and Silver winner of the Product Innovation of the Year...

23 Jun, 2021

Webinar

Member Only Webinar - Innovations and Technology Disrupting SME Insurance

SME Insurance

by invitation only In this webinar, you will hear from companies focussed on providing insurance solutions to SMEs in different countries. We will discuss how recent developments in technology are impacting the insurance market for SMEs and how...

09 Jun, 2021

Webinar

Open Webinar - Directed Lending for SMEs: How to Make It Work

Sustainable Finance

One way of targeting investment to the businesses that need it the most is through an approach known as ‘directed lending’. It’s an approach increasingly used by development finance institutions (DFIs) in recent years and involves lending to...

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