Members of the SME Finance Forum are invited to join an exclusive and interactive session to meet other members, hear their success stories, and guide the Forum’s offerings. The objective of this session is to update members on the progress being made in SMEFF transformation, showcase members who have volunteered to steer the SMEFF agendas and reward the members who are actively engaged and have stayed with SMEFF longest. AGENDA OUTLINE Strategic update (5 mins – Qamar Saleem) Survey results (5 mins – Qamar Saleem) Governing Council intro (5 mins – Qamar Saleem) Co-chairs and partners of...
The webinar aims to explore groundbreaking strategies and innovations in SME finance, featuring leaders from prominent financial institutions. We will delve into topics such as cutting-edge technologies in digital banking, innovative approaches to...
Members of the SME Finance Forum are invited to join an exclusive and interactive session to meet other members, hear their success stories, and guide the Forum’s offerings. The objective of this session is to update members on the progress being...
REGISTER The Global SME Finance Forum 2024 The central theme of the 2024 conference is how the disruptive emergence of AI tools and technologies will shape and accelerate the twin digital-sustainable transitions toward scaling SME Finance. Since the...
Each month we are running pitch 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...
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...
Joint Event: SME Finance Forum and IDB Lab Tokenization is revolutionizing finance by transforming asset transactions through digital tokens on a blockchain, enhancing security, transparency, and efficiency. This session will introduce financial...
Each month we are running pitch 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...
Global SME Finance Awards 2024 Information Session - Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs Award 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...
The SME Agrifinance Innovation Hub will be holding its first Solutions Clinic at 8.00am EST on Wednesday June 12. Our solutions clinics are member-only interactive, roundtable-style events, in which we crowd-in expertise from across the SMEFF...
Global SME Finance Awards 2024 Information Session - 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...
Each month we are running pitch 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...
Global SME Finance Awards 2024 Information Session - Sustainable Bond of the Year Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE Wednesday May 22nd, 2024 @ 8:00am – 9:00am EDT The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as...
Global SME Finance Awards 2024 Information Session - Product Innovation of the Year Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE Wednesday May 8, 2024 @ 8:00am – 9:00am EDT The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as...
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...
The transition from Communities of Practice to Innovation Hubs marks a shift from sharing best practices to actively fostering their adoption. Key highlights include: Evolution to Innovation Hubs: Moving beyond best practice sharing towards...
The SME Finance Virtual Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, powered by IFC, is an online match-making platform that fosters collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies, development finance institutions and investors...
The Virtual SME Finance Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, and a product of IFC, is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance...
It was a pleasure seeing and meeting some of you end of February in Johannesburg during the First National Bank’s exclusive Immersion Program. The two-day visit gave participants insights into the South Africa SME landscape and the innovative...
Joint Event between SME Finance Forum, Women’s World Banking and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative. In October 2023, the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) launched the WE Finance Code (or simply, the Code), a global framework...
Como instituciones financieras de mercados emergentes pueden usar la Guía de Referencia de Finanzas Sostenibles para MIPYMEs Descripción Las necesidades de financiamiento de las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (MIPYMEs) suelen ser de montos...
Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) have been at the top of the strategic agenda for bank leaders for several years because they are reshaping the way we analyze data, integrate information, and make decisions. According to McKinsey...
How to use the Sustainable MSME Finance Reference Guide for emerging market financial institutions. Description MSMEs financing needs are usually of small amounts and for operational expenditures, different than the large capital expenditure...
2024 Sustainable Finance Sustainable MSME finance into practice and profit Finanzas Sostenibles para las MIPYMEs: De la Teoría a la Práctica y la Rentabilidad 2023 Sustainable Finance - Trade Finance Climate Disclosure Training: TCFD for the...
The Virtual SME Finance Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, and a product of IFC, is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance...
The Virtual SME Finance Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, and a product of IFC, is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance...
Learn from PVSLN, Murty, Chairman and Managing Director, North Eastern Development Finance Corporation (NEDFi) , about their mission to champion the entrepreneurial spirit of the North Eastern Region of India, financing commercially viable...
Learn from Sandy Kemper, Founder and Chairman of C2FO , about their on-demand working capital platform as he is answering questions from Hans Koning , Global Chief Industry Specialist, Digital Finance at IFC. 'The IFC has the goal of getting to a...
Supply chain finance (SCF) is important for SMEs for several reasons, such as improving cash flow, expanding access to capital, and strengthening supplier relationships. Key stakeholders, including large companies, financial institutions, and...
The Virtual SME Finance Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, and a product of IFC, is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance...
MEETING MINUTES and VIDEO RECORDING are available below. Please sign in the Member Portal to get access. -------------------------- The second 2023 Members Meeting of the SME Finance Forum will take place in person in Mumbai, during the Global SME...