News

Home > Library > News > Bank Muscat launches non-collateral SME financing programme in Oman

News

Share

Bank Muscat launches non-collateral SME financing programme in Oman

Bank Muscat launches non-collateral SME financing programme in Oman
Nov 20, 2013

Bank Muscat has launched an SME financing programme aimed at addressing a long-felt requirement of entrepreneurs in Oman. The bank claims the new facility broadens financial access and helps entrepreneurs overcome challenges arising from non-availability of collaterals for SME finance.

LINK
28 Mar, 2025 Viet Nam: Creating Pre-Conditions for a Nonperforming Loan Market
Credit Risk & Scoring
21 May, 2024 Leader Dialogue Series - Interview with Prashant Muddu - Founder and CEO - Jocata
Financial InclusionCredit Risk & ScoringFintech
13 Dec, 2023 Creditinfo appoints Satrajit Saha as new Global CEO
Credit Risk & Scoring
16 May, 2023 Introducing the SME Finance Virtual Marketplace
Alternative FinancingEquityGender FinanceGuaranteesIslamic BankingRural & Agriculture FinanceSupply & Value Chain FinanceSustainable FinanceTrade FinanceYouth EntrepreneurshipCredit Risk & ScoringDigital Financial ServicesFintech
28 Feb, 2023 Fintech Startup Uplinq Partners with the SME Finance Forum, Managed by the IFC
Alternative FinancingCredit Risk & ScoringFintech
08 Feb, 2023 Asante Financial Services Group announces strategic partnerships to expand provision of affordable credit to MSMEs in Africa.
Credit Risk & Scoring
26 Oct, 2022 Member Creditinfo helping Ukrainians and migrants from Ukraine have access to their credit histories
Credit Risk & Scoring
06 Jul, 2022 Apply before July 15th to the 2022 Global SME Finance Awards
Gender FinanceSustainable FinanceCredit Risk & ScoringDigital Transformation
24 Mar, 2022 Big Bank De-Risking Threatening To Undermine Financial Inclusion
Credit Risk & Scoring
26 Jan, 2021 New unified national financing registration system to improve SME lending in China
Credit Risk & Scoring
12 Jan, 2021 Credit Bureau Licensing and Supervision : A Primer
Policy & RegulationCredit Risk & Scoring
08 Jan, 2021 Coordinating Prudential Regulation and Secured Transactions Frameworks : A Primer
Policy & RegulationCredit Risk & Scoring
Social media card welcoming new member SMERA to 200 membership network 30 Nov, 2020 Member News: SMERA joins SME Finance Forum to provide SME ratings and grading services to MSMEs
Policy & RegulationCredit Risk & Scoring
Article Cover of a Hand Holding a Mobile Phone in Color 11 Nov, 2020 Triodos Investment Management Invest EUR 3 Million for SMEs in Indonesia
Credit Risk & Scoring
Publication cover of infographic with icons and text in color 15 Oct, 2020 Cybersecurity in Credit Reporting Guidelines
Credit Risk & Scoring
Publication cover of a 2 people walking in a warehouse with text in color 15 Oct, 2020 Secured Transactions, Collateral Registries and Movable Asset-Based Financing
Credit Risk & Scoring
Article cover of an colored infographic with text 29 Sep, 2020 From “raw” to “finished”: secured revolving line of credit can axe the SME’s finance challenge
Credit Risk & Scoring
African man with a mask working a workshop 24 Sep, 2020 Why credit reporting matters in formulating policy during COVID-19 response and recovery
Credit Risk & Scoring
Cover of publication with title and colorful images 24 Sep, 2020 Credit Reporting Knowledge Guide 2019
Credit Risk & Scoring
03 Sep, 2020 Member News: Prime Bank Limited joins SME Finance Forum to support MSME banking in Bangladesh
Credit Risk & Scoring
Guy Hoskins picture 17 Aug, 2020 Retail Capital maintains credit rating despite tough environment
Credit Risk & Scoring
Social media card welcoming new member AB Bank Zambia to 180 membership network 31 Mar, 2020 AB Bank Zambia Joins the SME Finance Forum to Promote the Growth of SMEs
Credit Risk & Scoring
Social media card welcoming new member SimpleCredit to 180 membership network 27 Mar, 2020 SimpleCredit Joins the SME Finance Forum-a global network of more than 180 Financial Institutions-to help SME Finance grow
Credit Risk & Scoring
04 Mar, 2020 Lidya Joins 180 Other Financial Institutions to Promote SME Finance
Credit Risk & Scoring
14 Jan, 2020 Disruptive Technologies in the Credit Information Sharing Industry: Developments and Implications - Fintech Note
Credit Risk & ScoringFintech
13 Jan, 2020 Ipoteka Bank Joins 170 Other Financial Institutions to Promote SME Finance
Credit Risk & Scoring
CreditInfo image 07 Jan, 2020 Creditinfo Joins SME Finance Forum, a Global Network of 170 Financial Institutions, to Promote SME Finance 
Credit Risk & Scoring
06 Jan, 2020 Phongsavanh Bank Joins 170 Financial Institutions to Promote SME Finance
Credit Risk & Scoring
05 Nov, 2019 Banking on SMEs: Trends and Challenges. Perspectives from SME Banking Leaders
Credit Risk & Scoring
Data Sharing in Credit Markets Publication Cover 22 Oct, 2019 Data sharing in credit markets: Does comprehensiveness matter?
Credit Risk & Scoring
09 Sep, 2019 Member News: CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund Doubles Down in UK and Europe, and Invests in Railsbank for Singapore expansion
Credit Risk & ScoringDigital Financial Services
09 Sep, 2019 Meet Our Study Visit Hosts for our Global SME Finance Forum 2019
Credit Risk & ScoringDigital Financial ServicesDigital Transformation
29 Aug, 2019 Kabbage Joins 160 Other Financial Institutions to Promote SME Finance 
Credit Risk & Scoring
30 Jul, 2019 INBONIS RATING Joins 150 Other Financial Institutions to Promote SME Finance 
Credit Risk & Scoring
29 Jul, 2019 The Use of Cash-Flow Data in Underwriting Credit: Empirical Research Findings by FinRegLab
Credit Risk & Scoring
24 Jul, 2019 Report on Fintech Regulatory Perimeter, Regulatory Status and Authorisation approaches in relation to fintech activities
Credit Risk & Scoring
23 Jul, 2019 Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2019. An OECD Scoreboard
Credit Risk & Scoring
04 Apr, 2019 Bitbond CEO Talks Innovation in the Lending Industry
Supply & Value Chain FinanceCredit Risk & ScoringDigital Transformation
18 Mar, 2019 World FinTech Report 2018
Non Financial ServicesSupply & Value Chain FinanceCredit Risk & ScoringDigital Financial ServicesDigital Transformation
13 Mar, 2019 Join More than 11,000 SME Finance Experts on the SME Finance Forum LinkedIn Group
Non Financial ServicesPolicy & RegulationCredit Risk & ScoringDigital Financial ServicesDigital Transformation
11 Sep, 2018 Financing and Women-Owned Small Businesses: The Role of Size, Age and Industry
Non Financial ServicesGender FinanceSupply & Value Chain FinancePolicy & RegulationCredit Risk & Scoring
05 Sep, 2018 Use of Alternative Data to Enhance Credit Reporting to Enable Access to Digital Financial Services by
Credit Risk & Scoring
17 Jul, 2018 Member News: Industry Partner GBA for Women Features Diamond Bank's Digital Innovation
Gender FinancePolicy & RegulationCredit Risk & ScoringDigital Financial ServicesPayments
02 May, 2018 ABA Study: The State of Digital Lending
Supply & Value Chain FinanceCredit Risk & ScoringPayments
06 Apr, 2018 Report: Demystifying Digital Lending
Supply & Value Chain FinanceCredit Risk & ScoringDigital Transformation
01 Apr, 2018 First look at the Africa SME Finance Forum 2018 Marketplace
Credit Risk & ScoringDigital Financial ServicesDigital Transformation
14 Feb, 2018 MSME Finance Gap Report
Financial EducationPolicy & RegulationCredit Risk & Scoring
02 Feb, 2018 Interview with Rishi Khosla of OakNorth
Supply & Value Chain FinanceCredit Risk & Scoring
20 Dec, 2017 Survey: UK SMEs Say Banks Haven’t Changed Since Financial Crisis
Credit Risk & Scoring
20 Dec, 2017 How Unbanked Filipinos Get Access to Credit
Credit Risk & Scoring
30 Nov, 2017 CESEE Bank Lending Survey – H1 2017
Supply & Value Chain FinanceCredit Risk & Scoring
13 Oct, 2017 Beyond Microcredit: Why Tackling Poverty Requires More Than a Loan
Gender FinanceCredit Risk & Scoring
22 Sep, 2017 G20 Action Plan on SME Financing: Credit Infrastructure Country Self-Assessment Consolidated Report
Financial EducationNon Financial ServicesCredit Risk & Scoring
15 Sep, 2017 How to Get Collateral Free SME Loans in India
Supply & Value Chain FinanceCredit Risk & Scoring
21 Jul, 2017 Emirates Islamic Bank Leverages Blockchain To Reduce Cheque Fraud
Islamic BankingCredit Risk & Scoring
Zaw Lin Aung 06 Jul, 2017 Myanmar Bank Focuses Strategy to Grow SMEs
Financial EducationGuaranteesCredit Risk & Scoring
16 Jun, 2017 First look at the Global SME Finance Forum 2017 Marketplace
Credit Risk & Scoring
26 May, 2017 Open Sesame! Give Me Some Credit
Credit Risk & Scoring
07 Apr, 2017 G20 Workshop on 'Helping SMEs Go Global' : Chair's Summary
Financial EducationCredit Risk & Scoring
15 Feb, 2017 KfW Group and GRENKE sign global loan agreement for EUR 100 million to promote SMEs
Credit Risk & Scoring
21 Dec, 2016 Non-financial services for SMEs from Bank Zachodni, Santander Group
Credit Risk & Scoring
30 Nov, 2016 Bridging the Small Business Credit Gap Through Innovative Lending
Credit Risk & ScoringFintech
03 Aug, 2016 G20 Action Plan on SME Financing: Joint Action Plan of G20 GPFI SME Finance Sub-Group and IIWG
Policy & RegulationCredit Risk & Scoring
WFE Report on SME Exchanges 23 Mar, 2016 WFE Report on SME Exchanges
Credit Risk & Scoring
19 Feb, 2016 Microfinance: A Critical Literature Survey
Credit Risk & Scoring
08 Feb, 2016 Small Business Banking and the Crisis: Managing development and risk
GuaranteesCredit Risk & Scoring
08 Feb, 2016 SME Clients: Do It Smart, Win Their Hearts
Credit Risk & Scoring
03 Feb, 2016 Diamond Bank Named Best SME Bank in West Africa
Credit Risk & Scoring
05 Jan, 2016 Anatolian Banking: Keys to Success in Serving Craftsmen, Micro, and Small Enterprises
Financial EducationCredit Risk & Scoring
Highlights from CEE SME Banking Conference 22 Oct, 2015 Highlights from CEE SME Banking Conference
Credit Risk & Scoring
13 Oct, 2015 New IFC and EcoBank Facility to Finance SMEs financing in Africa
Credit Risk & Scoring
11 Aug, 2015 The Finanser Interviews: Kosta Peric, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Credit Risk & Scoring
Enhancing SME Access to Finance Case Studies 12 May, 2015 Enhancing SME Access to Finance Case Studies
Credit Risk & Scoring
26 Feb, 2015 Saudi banks pull welcome mat for SMEs seeking loans
Credit Risk & Scoring
Finovate Europe 2015 - bigger and even more interesting than last year! 17 Feb, 2015 Finovate Europe 2015 - bigger and even more interesting than last year!
Credit Risk & ScoringPayments
Chinese SMEs get funding aid 20 Jan, 2015 Chinese SMEs get funding aid
Credit Risk & Scoring
Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) 15 Dec, 2014 Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP)
Credit Risk & Scoring
Turkey posts its G20 priorities, and SMEs are high on the list 04 Dec, 2014 Turkey posts its G20 priorities, and SMEs are high on the list
Alternative FinancingEquityGender FinanceGuaranteesRural & Agriculture FinanceSupply & Value Chain FinanceSustainable FinanceTrade FinanceIslamic BankingGovernancePolicy & RegulationCredit Risk & ScoringPayments
The fastest online credit: Spotcap reinvents financing 17 Oct, 2014 The fastest online credit: Spotcap reinvents financing
Credit Risk & Scoring
APEC Framework for Innovative SMME Financing Mechanisms 14 Oct, 2014 APEC Framework for Innovative SMME Financing Mechanisms
Financial EducationNon Financial ServicesCredit Risk & Scoring
Finovate New York 2014 - SME finance and other cool stuff! 24 Sep, 2014 Finovate New York 2014 - SME finance and other cool stuff!
Credit Risk & Scoring
Funding Women Entrepreneurs: If Not Now, When? 20 Aug, 2014 Funding Women Entrepreneurs: If Not Now, When?
Gender FinanceCredit Risk & Scoring
Burma must boost SMEs 20 Aug, 2014 Burma must boost SMEs
Financial EducationCredit Risk & Scoring
EU Invests €7.75 Million in SME Innovation Studies 05 Aug, 2014 EU Invests €7.75 Million in SME Innovation Studies
Credit Risk & Scoring
AFB launches an innovative Business Cash Advance product for SMEs in Kenya. 04 Aug, 2014 AFB launches an innovative Business Cash Advance product for SMEs in Kenya.
Credit Risk & Scoring
SME Finance Innovation Award: Promising number of applications 31 Jul, 2014 SME Finance Innovation Award: Promising number of applications
Credit Risk & Scoring
24 Jul, 2014 Bank lending models not helping SMEs in South Africa
Financial EducationCredit Risk & Scoring
Can better finance help Latin America's microenterprises take the next step? 27 Jun, 2014 Can better finance help Latin America's microenterprises take the next step?
Credit Risk & Scoring
Nostrum Group 20 Jun, 2014 Nostrum Group
Credit Risk & Scoring
IFC Invests in Fund to Support SMEs in West Bank and Gaza 14 May, 2014 IFC Invests in Fund to Support SMEs in West Bank and Gaza
Credit Risk & Scoring
Oman: SME Development Fund with Capital of RO 100 Million Launched 12 May, 2014 Oman: SME Development Fund with Capital of RO 100 Million Launched
Credit Risk & Scoring
CRDB gets $75m to boost Tanzania SMEs 01 May, 2014 CRDB gets $75m to boost Tanzania SMEs
Credit Risk & Scoring
SMEs need more nonbank financing options to expand, create jobs 07 Apr, 2014 SMEs need more nonbank financing options to expand, create jobs
Policy & RegulationCredit Risk & Scoring
Sri Lanka: SMEs contribute to 30% of GDP, 20% of exports 07 Apr, 2014 Sri Lanka: SMEs contribute to 30% of GDP, 20% of exports
Credit Risk & Scoring
Medical Credit Fund Receives OPIC Impact Award for Access to Finance 14 Mar, 2014 Medical Credit Fund Receives OPIC Impact Award for Access to Finance
Credit Risk & Scoring
SME financing boosts and varies in China 27 Feb, 2014 SME financing boosts and varies in China
Credit Risk & Scoring
Finovate London 2014 was a blast! By Matt Gamser, Head of the SME Finance Forum 13 Feb, 2014 Finovate London 2014 was a blast! By Matt Gamser, Head of the SME Finance Forum
Credit Risk & Scoring
SME development in Oman: Case of the Missing Middle 03 Feb, 2014 SME development in Oman: Case of the Missing Middle
Credit Risk & Scoring
KFW - DEG 23 Dec, 2013 KFW - DEG
Credit Risk & Scoring
Bank Muscat launches unique non-collateral SME financing programme 21 Nov, 2013 Bank Muscat launches unique non-collateral SME financing programme
Credit Risk & Scoring
SME Banking in LAC - FOMIN and FELABAN's annual survey main results 18 Nov, 2013 SME Banking in LAC - FOMIN and FELABAN's annual survey main results
Credit Risk & Scoring
Survey: 96% of banks in Latin America and Caribbean view small and medium enterprises as important clients 18 Nov, 2013 Survey: 96% of banks in Latin America and Caribbean view small and medium enterprises as important clients
Credit Risk & Scoring
More Small Business Loans, and Why They Matter - By Anup Singh from Microsave 15 Nov, 2013 More Small Business Loans, and Why They Matter - By Anup Singh from Microsave
Credit Risk & Scoring
International Finance Institutions and development through the private sector 11 Nov, 2013 International Finance Institutions and development through the private sector
Credit Risk & Scoring
24 Oct, 2013 SME Finance: New Findings, Trends and G20/GPFI Progress
Credit Risk & Scoring
Accelerating Entrepreneurship in Africa 23 Oct, 2013 Accelerating Entrepreneurship in Africa
Credit Risk & Scoring
NEXSO - Solutions for development in LAC 02 Oct, 2013 NEXSO - Solutions for development in LAC
Credit Risk & Scoring
Capital Access Network 19 Sep, 2013 Capital Access Network
Credit Risk & Scoring
MicroSave - MSME Financing 26 Aug, 2013 MicroSave - MSME Financing
Non Financial ServicesCredit Risk & Scoring
School for Start-Ups - Launcher 20 Aug, 2013 School for Start-Ups - Launcher
Credit Risk & Scoring
Agricultural Finance Yearbook 2010 - Marrying Finance and Farming in Uganda 15 Aug, 2013 Agricultural Finance Yearbook 2010 - Marrying Finance and Farming in Uganda
Rural & Agriculture FinanceCredit Risk & Scoring
Survey of Women-Owned Businesses in Scotland 2012 30 May, 2013 Survey of Women-Owned Businesses in Scotland 2012
Financial EducationGender FinanceCredit Risk & Scoring
Mind the finance Gap: evidencing demand for community finance 30 May, 2013 Mind the finance Gap: evidencing demand for community finance
Financial EducationCredit Risk & Scoring
The start-up generation 30 May, 2013 The start-up generation
Financial EducationCredit Risk & Scoring
Closing the Generational Start Up Gap 30 May, 2013 Closing the Generational Start Up Gap
Financial EducationCredit Risk & Scoring
Inspiring Women in Enterprise - RBS 30 May, 2013 Inspiring Women in Enterprise - RBS
Financial EducationGender FinanceCredit Risk & Scoring
Bilbus 23 May, 2013 Bilbus
Credit Risk & ScoringPayments
IFC to Manage G-20 Online Platform to Expand Access to Finance for Women Entrepreneurs 22 Apr, 2013 IFC to Manage G-20 Online Platform to Expand Access to Finance for Women Entrepreneurs
Gender FinanceCredit Risk & Scoring
Women in Business - Policies to Support Women’s Entrepreneurship Development in the MENA Region 11 Apr, 2013 Women in Business - Policies to Support Women’s Entrepreneurship Development in the MENA Region
Financial EducationNon Financial ServicesGender FinanceCredit Risk & Scoring
Access Bank Nigeria - Gender Empowerment 09 Apr, 2013 Access Bank Nigeria - Gender Empowerment
Gender FinanceCredit Risk & Scoring
IADB - Women entrepreneurshipBanking 25 Mar, 2013 IADB - Women entrepreneurshipBanking
Gender FinanceCredit Risk & Scoring
Turkish Economy Bank 29 Jan, 2013 Turkish Economy Bank
Credit Risk & Scoring
SME Toolkit 29 Jan, 2013 SME Toolkit
Credit Risk & Scoring
Access to finance: the place of risk sharing mechanisms 28 Jan, 2013 Access to finance: the place of risk sharing mechanisms
GuaranteesCredit Risk & Scoring
27 Jan, 2013 Drivers and Obstacles to Banking SMEs: The Role of Competition and the Institutional Framework
Policy & RegulationCredit Risk & Scoring
Enabling SME enterprise access finance: Primer, diagnostic checklist and model scope of work 27 Jan, 2013 Enabling SME enterprise access finance: Primer, diagnostic checklist and model scope of work
GuaranteesCredit Risk & Scoring
ACDI/VOCA 26 Jan, 2013 ACDI/VOCA
Credit Risk & Scoring
  •