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 members in problem solving and achieving scale in SCF solutions through sharing of industry best practices, (ii) Synergizing expertise within the SCF Innovation Hub community while integrating industry level expertise, (iii) Supporting forward looking innovation, pilots, and content development. The SME Supply Chain Finance Innovation Hub will be...
The webinar aims to explore groundbreaking strategies and innovations in SME finance, featuring leaders from prominent financial institutions. We will delve into topics such as cutting-edge technologies in digital banking, innovative approaches to...
E-invoicing is growing rapidly, driven by government mandates in an increasing number of markets and by the global organic evolution of business processes towards digitization. E-invoicing repositories - whether implemented through third-party...
A recent research paper by the IBM Institute for Business Value, the SME Finance Forum, and the Banking Industry Architecture Network sheds light on the challenges facing SMEs in accessing adequate financial support. The Banking for Small and Medium...
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...
Join us for an exclusive webinar, "Spotlight on Innovation: SME Finance Leaders 2024," where we recognize and celebrate the trailblazers in SME finance. This event will showcase the remarkable achievements of some of our platinum winners who have...
REGISTER The Global SME Finance Forum 2024 The central theme of the 2024 conference is how the disruptive emergence of AI tools and technologies will shape and accelerate the twin digital-sustainable transitions toward scaling SME Finance. Since the...
Members Meeting This session is to update members and partners on the strategic direction and the progress being made in SMEFF transformation, share the member's survey results in terms of feedback and areas of focus, recognize members who have...
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...
Joint Event: SME Finance Forum and IDB Lab Tokenization is revolutionizing finance by transforming asset transactions through digital tokens on a blockchain, enhancing security, transparency, and efficiency. This session will introduce financial...
Each month we are running pitch 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...
Global SME Finance Awards 2024 Information Session - Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs Award Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as a core part of its mission to...
The SME Agrifinance Innovation Hub will be holding its first Solutions Clinic at 8.00am EST on Wednesday June 12. Our solutions clinics are member-only interactive, roundtable-style events, in which we crowd-in expertise from across the SMEFF...
Global SME Finance Awards 2024 Information Session - SME Financier of the Year Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as a core part of its mission to create a unique...
Each month we are running pitch 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...
Global SME Finance Awards 2024 Information Session - Sustainable Bond of the Year Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE Wednesday May 22nd, 2024 @ 8:00am – 9:00am EDT The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as...
Global SME Finance Awards 2024 Information Session - Product Innovation of the Year Be recognized, Share impact in SME FINANCE Wednesday May 8, 2024 @ 8:00am – 9:00am EDT The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards (The Awards) as...
BE RECOGNIZED, SHARE IMPACT IN SME FINANCE The SME Finance Forum organizes the Global SME Finance Awards ( The Awards ) as a core part of its mission to create a unique platform for peer connections, knowledge dissemination, and innovations in SME...
The transition from Communities of Practice to Innovation Hubs marks a shift from sharing best practices to actively fostering their adoption. Key highlights include: Evolution to Innovation Hubs: Moving beyond best practice sharing towards...
The SME Finance Virtual Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, powered by IFC, is an online match-making platform that fosters collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies, development finance institutions and investors...
The Virtual SME Finance Marketplace , an initiative of SME Finance Forum, and a product of IFC, is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance...