24 Jul, 2025
Virtual

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-minute pitch to an audience of potential financial institution clients and partners looking for impactful fintech solutions. Through those sessions - run by the SME Finance Forum - we foster collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies, development finance institutions and investors. 

Since its inception in April 2021, we have featured 150+ companies active in many different markets, attracted ...

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15 Sep, 2025
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...
04 Aug, 2025
On 4 - 6 August 2025, the SME Finance Forum is organizing an immersion visit in Mumbai, India. The event is hosted by STATE BANK OF INDIA and ICICI BANK. State Bank of India (SBI) a Fortune 500 company, is an Indian Multinational, Public Sector...
30 Jul, 2025
Virtual
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...
24 Jul, 2025
Virtual
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-minute pitch to an audience of potential financial institution...
23 Jul, 2025
Virtual
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...
30 Jun, 2025
Online
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 Partnership...
25 Jun, 2025
Virtual
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
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 (Artificial...
22 Jun, 2025
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22–26 June 2025 | Grand Hyatt Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Join the global receivables finance community at FCI’s 57th Annual Meeting from 22–26 June 2025 in Rio de Janeiro. This flagship event will gather senior professionals from across the world...
18 Jun, 2025
Virtual
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...