MIRA joins the SME Finance Forum to Strengthen Financial Access for SMEs
MIRA 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 Finance Forum is pleased to welcome MIRA as its newest partner. We look forward to building a strategic partnership with MIRA to strengthen access to finance for SMEs through innovation and new technologies, enabling more businesses to obtain the financial resources they need to grow, invest, and contribute to economic development,” said Qamar Saleem, Head of SME Finance Forum.
MIRA (Mira Capital & Technology Inc.) is a financial innovation and investment platform working to deepen financial markets and expand access to finance. MIRA acts as a system builder for the future of finance, aligning innovation, capital, and policy to strengthen the foundations of financial systems. MIRA approaches financial deepening as the strengthening of five core layers of financial systems: access, usage, infrastructure, trust and security, and capital formation.
On joining SME Finance Forum as its affiliate, Irene Arias Hofman, Co-Founder and CEO, MIRA, said, "At MIRA, we believe that when small businesses thrive, entire economies grow. We don’t view SME finance as a niche market—it is the backbone of a healthy financial system. By joining the SME Finance Forum, we are excited to collaborate with global leaders to build deeper financial systems that work for every business owner, and to help expand the Forum’s footprint across the Americas.”
SME Finance Forum: Innovation & Partnership for Micro, Small, Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) Growth
The SME Finance Forum, backed by G20 and IFC/World Bank, is the leading global network of 250+ members/affiliates operating in 190 countries. The network comprises of SME focused institutions providing and enabling finance and services- banks, non-banks financial institutions, fintech, payment platforms, development institutions, credit guarantee companies, insurers, investment funds, supply chain linked players, banking and SME associations, policy advocates, regulators, academia, consulting houses, knowledge aggregators.
Our member, affiliates, and associated stakeholders benefit from learning/replicating best practices from across the world, innovating new products for business growth, acquiring risk mitigation tools, establishing partnerships, attracting investors, and being recognized amongst a peer group of global innovators. Our activities consist of “members only” offerings (like innovation hubs, solutions clinics, peer group networks, study tours, specialized tools and trainings, member portal repository, partnered initiatives) as well as public services (200+ publications library, 500+ videos, webinars, newsletters, trainings, annual awards, annual event etc.).
Discover the SME Finance Forum members/affiliates:
https://www.smefinanceforum.org/members/member-list
https://smefinanceforum.org/about/partners
About MIRA
MIRA (Mira Capital & Technology Inc.) is a financial innovation and investment platform working to deepen financial markets and expand access to finance.
MIRA acts as a system builder for the future of finance, aligning innovation, capital, and policy to strengthen the foundations of financial systems. The organization works with public institutions, financial institutions, and fintech innovators to design and scale digital financial infrastructure, enable new financial services, and mobilize capital for high-impact ventures.
MIRA approaches financial deepening as the strengthening of five core layers of financial systems: access, usage, infrastructure, trust and security, and capital formation.
Through advisory, ecosystem development, and investment, MIRA supports solutions that expand opportunity, strengthen economic resilience, and enable businesses and entrepreneurs to participate fully in the economy.
Learn more:
Website: https://wearemira.tech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wearemiratech/