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Nov 13, 2019
Washington, D.C., November 13, 2019 – Fractal Labs has joined the SME Finance Forum, a global membership network that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs. “40 percent of small and medium businesses worldwide struggle...
Nov 12, 2019
The ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) announced today that Experian has joined its Strategic Advisory Council. AFIN is established by the ASEAN Bankers Association, the International Finance Corporation and the Monetary Authority of Singapore. AMTD Foundation and Mastercard are its Corporate Founding Members. About AFIN AFIN is a non-...
Nov 12, 2019
Washington, D.C., November 12th, 2019 – Fundo de Garantia de Crédito (FGC) became the newest member of the SME Finance Forum, a global membership network that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs. “40 percent of small...
Nov 11, 2019
Member Standard Chartered has partnered with Sage to launch a cashflow solution with loan prequalification for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore, aimed to help them better anticipate and address funding needs. The solution, Sage CashView , combines cashflow reporting tools with a prequalification to apply for Standard...
Nov 07, 2019
Washington, D.C., November 7th, 2019 – UBX became the newest member of the SME Finance Forum, a global membership network that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs. “200 million businesses worldwide need financing to...
Nov 06, 2019
Washington, D.C., November 6th, 2019 – IFD became the newest member of the SME Finance Forum, a global membership network that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs. “200 million businesses worldwide need financing to...
Nov 01, 2019
Washington, D.C., November 1st, 2019 – FSD Kenya became the newest member of the SME Finance Forum, a global membership network that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs. “200 million businesses worldwide need financing...
Oct 31, 2019
Member Bitbond, a Berlin-based Fintech company that leverages blockchain technology, announced that they successfully paid out Germany's first bond coupon on-chain by sending funds to their token holders' stellar accounts . Earlier this year they pioneered European debt capital markets by issuing Germany’s first compliant security token. Read more...
Oct 31, 2019
Backed by Fintech Entrepreneurs and VCs, Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR) Launches at Money20/20 Washington DC – Tuesday, October 29, 2019 – To help regulators embrace technology and integrate innovation into their organizational DNA, Jo Ann Barefoot, former Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, and David Ehrich, co-founder of fintech credit...
Oct 28, 2019
Eneo , a Cameroonian utility company, launched a prepaid service, a solution that “allows clients to tailor their consumption to their budget. The clients control their consumption thanks to an extended reloading offer available 24 hours a day". Eneo partnered with member Ecobank Cameroon , Orange Money, and AfrikPay, who are already operational...