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SME Finance Forum Announces Amazon As Newest Member Supporting SMEs Worldwide

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Apr 20, 2026

April 20, 2026 – SME Finance Forum today announced that Amazon has joined its global network of 250+ SME financing experts across 190 countries working to expand small business access to finance worldwide.

"We are delighted to welcome Amazon as our newest member. Together, we share a vision of empowering SMEs to grow, compete, and expand across borders. We look forward to collaborating on innovative solutions and drawing on Amazon’s extensive experience and global reach to accelerate impact at scale,” said Qamar Saleem, Head of SME Finance Forum.

Amazon is a global retail and technology company serving customers and selling partners across more than 20 countries. Through its Global Store, Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF), and Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon provides small and medium-sized businesses with the infrastructure, tools, and global reach to compete and grow in the digital economy. In the United States, independent sellers — the vast majority of whom are small and medium-sized businesses — account for more than 60% of sales in Amazon's store, and Amazon has invested billions of dollars in logistics, technology, and programs to help these businesses succeed. Globally, Amazon's Selling Partner Services, Amazon Lending, and Buy with Prime extend financial and operational support to entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes. Recent U.S. research from Oxford Economics shows that five years after Amazon opens a large fulfillment center, on average 6,000 more small businesses emerge and 10,000 workers join the local workforce. In the field of digital payments and financial inclusion, Amazon offers a range of products and services — including Amazon Pay, which enables seamless digital transactions for merchants and consumers across locales — and actively engages with regulators, policymakers, and multilateral institutions to advance open, interoperable, and inclusive financial systems.

“Small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of economies around the world, and expanding their access to digital tools, financial services, and global locales is central to how Amazon thinks about its role in commerce,” said an Amazon spokesperson.

“Joining the SME Finance Forum deepens our commitment to that mission — allowing us to collaborate with leading institutions who share our belief that when small businesses thrive, communities and economies grow stronger.”

SME Finance Forum: Innovation & Partnership for MSMEs Growth

The SME Finance Forum, backed by G20 and IFC/World Bank, is the leading global network of 200+ members/affiliates operating in 190 countries. The network is comprised of SME focused institutions providing and enabling finance and services, banks, non-bank 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, and 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.)

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About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth's Best Employer, and Earth's Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire TV, Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow.

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