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Under the theme “The Convergence of the Real and Financial Sectors in SME Finance”, the Global SME Finance Forum 2019 will examine the different ways in which the real sector has entered the SME finance space, and the various ways in which financiers and regulators are coping with the “new kids on the block.” This year we celebrate the 5th anniversary of our flagship annual event in Amsterdam from October 7-9th. As part of event, on October 9th, more than 10 members only study tours are being organized to more than financial institutions and fintechs.

The SME Finance Forum's study visits are an integral part of the peer learning opportunities offered to our members. Whether members are looking to expand their SME lending, in the nascent stage of you their SME lending, or just thinking about starting SME lending, study visits offer the opportunity to learn best practices from highly respected peers.

During these tours, organized in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities, visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the latest fintech innovations and good practice in SME banking and non-financial services from local institutions.  

Study Visit Hosts

Blanco: A banking platform for financial institutions that automates from client on-boarding to securities administration.

Deloitte: A creative digital consultancy based in Amsterdam at The Edge and the brand-new co-creation makerspace: The Garage, an innovation facility recently opened.

Dynamic Credit: An innovative asset management and direct lending firm. Founded in 2003, with offices in Amsterdam, New York and Jakarta.

Experian: A global information services company providing data and analytical tools.

FCI: A representative factoring network and association for the factoring & receivables finance industry with close to 400 members in 90 countries.

Funding Circle: A global SME loans platform, connecting SMEs who want to borrow with investors who want to lend in the UK, US, Germany and the Netherlands.

ING: A global full-service bank with 54,000 employees serving around 38.4 million customers, corporate clients and financial institutions in over 40 countries.

Medical Credit Fund: Fund dedicated to providing loans to SMEs in the health sector in Africa.

Rabobank: A cooperative bank, with more than a hundred local Rabobanks in the Netherlands focusing on international business and rural activities and on the Food and Agri sector.

Topicus: A cloud-based business lending platform called Fyndoo that makes financing accessible, efficient and transparent for all parties involved.

TREFI: A business clearing and risk management infrastructure service, providing tools and working capital focusing on entrepreneurs.

Priority access will be given to SME Finance Forum members who can attend for free (on a first come first serve basis). Non-members of the SME Finance Forum will have to pay a fee to attend the study tour. 

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Washington D.C, August 1st, 2023 – Leading impact fund manager C4D Partners has joined the SME Finance Forum as its global membership network’s latest member. The members of the Forum are SME financing experts from 80+ countries who share the common goal of expanding access to finance to small businesses worldwide through knowledge exchange and innovation.

“Since 2016, we’ve been implementing our mission to build a global membership to support better SME financing, and since then, we’ve established a network with over 240 active member institutions, which operate in over 190 countries sharing the common purpose of helping under-served enterprises. We are delighted to welcome C4D Partners, a pioneer in private equity impact fund management focusing on early-stage businesses in emerging markets,” said Matthew Gamser, CEO of the SME Finance Forum.

C4D Partners is a gender-smart impact fund manager with an early-stage growth private equity strategy supported by European DFIs. Its investments are focused on creating better livelihoods for underserved communities, driving positive climate action, and promoting gender inclusivity.

“Through our association with the SME Finance Forum, C4D Partners aims to connect with like-minded organizations virtually and through physical networking events to augment our impact through SME investments,” says Arvind Agarwal, CEO and Founder.

 
About SME Finance Forum
The SME Finance Forum was established by the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) in 2012 as a knowledge center for data, research, and best practice in promoting SME finance. As an implementing partner for the GPFI, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) was tasked with managing the initiative. The Forum operates a global membership network of +240 members that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs. 
Discover the SME Finance Forum members: 
https://www.smefinanceforum.org/members/member-list
 

About C4D Partners
C4D Partners is a gender-smart impact investment fund manager incorporated to invest across sectors in growing start-ups. C4D operates in the venture capital space, with a PE strategy focusing on climate, livelihood, and an intersectional approach toward gender. To promote inclusive economic growth and contribute to the SDGs, C4D Partners invests in responsible businesses those work towards the planet, people, and profit combined with market returns. C4D’s investment strategy has been thoughtfully designed to invest with a gender lens and we are committed to investing at least 30% of our corpus in women SMEs. In addition to providing capital, C4D Partners also provides Technical Assistance (TA) through its Portfolio Support Program (PSP), which is considered non-investment support to portfolio companies and acts as a catalyst for better financial sustainability of the portfolio and potentially reduces the mortality rate.
Learn more:
Website: https://c4dpartners.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/c4dpartners/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/C4DPartners

Fyndoo by our member Topicus has partnered with de Volksbank to accelerate financing to the self-employed and entreprenuers. This partnership enables complete digitization of loan applications and loan processing. Entrepreneurs can now obtain financing with 5 working days upon completion of all documentation. 

“With Fyndoo Lending we offer financers a solution to grant a wide spectrum of corporate financing, both online as well as through intermediaries or the traditional bank branch, or even mixed. Our belief in this is that technology leads to efficient processing for applications within the policy framework. This same technology at the same time should provide room for human assessment should the situation so require. We have designed Fyndoo so that the process adjusts itself to the client, his or her financing request and the financing purpose. De Volksbank actually used those possibilities. Due to this solution clients of de Volksbank receive an instant quotation, also for financing real-estate” said Jamie Burink, Head of Business Lending at Fyndoo

“Our mission, Banking with a human dimension, translates itself for our corporate financing towards more simplified and transparent products with personal attention. In Fyndoo we have found a partner to show these principles in the application process. With this digital solution we increase our effectiveness to offer entrepreneurs and self-employed persons faster, also for financing corporate real-estate. In this way we actively act upon the need of entrepreneurs and provide them in the future with fast access to cash resources to make them do what they excel at: entrepreneurship.” said Dennis Karacan, product owner corporate financing at de Volksbank.

Learn more about the partnership here>