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April 8, 2026: INSME - The International Network for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (INSME) has joined the SME Finance Forum as the global membership network’s latest affiliate. The 250+ members/affiliates of the Forum are SME financing experts operating in 190 countries who share the common goal of expanding access to finance to small...

March 23, 2026: INBONIS RATING has joined the SME Finance Forum as the global membership network’s latest affiliate. The 250+ members/affiliates of the Forum are SME financing experts operating in 190 countries who share the common goal of expanding access to finance to small businesses worldwide through knowledge exchange and innovation. "The SME...

March 17, 2026: The Global Council for Business Resilience (GCBR) has joined the SME Finance Forum as the global membership network’s latest affiliate. The 250+ members/affiliates of the Forum are SME financing experts operating in 190 countries who share the common goal of expanding access to finance to small businesses worldwide through knowledge...

March 11, 2026: The Swiss Capacity Building Facility (SCBF) has joined the SME Finance Forum as the global membership network’s latest affiliate. The 250+ members/affiliates of the Forum are SME financing experts operating in 190 countries who share the common goal of expanding access to finance to small businesses worldwide through knowledge...

February 26 , 2026: The Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR) has joined the SME Finance Forum as the global membership network’s latest affiliate. The 250+ members/affiliates of the Forum are SME financing experts operating in 190 countries who share the common goal of expanding access to finance to small businesses worldwide through knowledge...

Washington D.C, Feb 24, 2025 – The Associação Nacional dos Participantes em Fundos de Investimentos em Direitos Creditórios (ANFIDC), representative body of the Credit Market in Brazil has joined the SME Finance Forum as the global membership network’s latest affiliate. The 250+ members/affiliates of the Forum are SME financing experts operating in...

Washington D.C, February 12, 2026 – Vision Bank has joined the SME Finance Forum as the global membership network’s latest member. The 250+ members/affiliates of the Forum are SME financing experts operating in 190 countries who share the common goal of expanding access to finance to small businesses worldwide through knowledge exchange and...

Washington D.C, February 11 th, 2026 – Hamazpen - Effective Group, a subsidiary of Harel Investments and Insurance Group - one of Israel's leading insurance and financial services groups, has joined the SME Finance Forum, the world’s leading network dedicated to expanding access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The Forum, backed...

In 2025, FaturamPara—one of our member companies that joined the SME Finance Forum—introduced a structural transformation model within the SME finance ecosystem as Türkiye’s first integrated RegTech and FinTech solution. Moving beyond a conventional financial technology product, the company has established a scalable Digital Business Infrastructure...

Washington D.C, December 2 nd, 2025 – IPDC Finance PLC , Bangladesh’s pioneering non-bank financial institution, has joined the SME Finance Forum, the world’s leading network dedicated to expanding access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The Forum, backed by the G20 and IFC/World Bank, brings together over 250 members and...