SME Finance Forum // Berne Union – Joint webinar series (Introductory session) Background Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often face unique challenges when it comes to financing and insurance. SMEs have a variety of financing and insurance options available to them, each with its own advantages and considerations. The right mix of financing and insurance can help SMEs manage risks, support growth, and ensure long-term sustainability. Topics The webinar will focus on the financing & insurance options for SMEs, from startup to overseas expansion. It will showcase the challenges of...
SME Finance Forum // Berne Union – Joint webinar series (Introductory session) Background Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often face unique challenges when it comes to financing and insurance. SMEs have a variety of financing and insurance...
On 12 - 13 March 2025 , the SME Finance Forum is organizing an immersion program in Istanbul, Türkiye. The event is hosted by Akbank . Join our two-day Immersion program to discover how Akbank , a private commercial bank in Istanbul, is...
The Sustainable SME Finance hub focuses on the challenges and opportunities of extending green finance to the SME sector. Session cover all aspects of environmentally sustainable SME finance, including green finance, blue finance, and finance for...
Creative Industries (CI) use culture and creativity as the main inputs to produce functional outputs with commercial value. They have a multidimensional development impact and directly contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. The global...
Agrifinance plays a very significant role in providing crucial access to capital for farmers and SME agribusinesses, allowing them to invest in necessary equipment, land, and seeds, enabling them to enhance their productivity, yields, and grow their...
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...
This Innovation Hub is a supportive and innovative community of SME finance professionals dedicated to expanding access to finance for SMEs through digital transformation. The Hub focuses on: Managing the risk of disruptive technologies (Artificial...
The digital and embedded finance innovation hub gathers a group of 255 SME Finance experts, from 103 different institutions - among our members and affiliates with the contribution of IFC experts - to discuss how FIs and MSMEs are transforming...
The latest IBM Institute for Business Value’s report, “ Banking on SMEs ” shows that SMEs want a seamless experience on integrated ecosystem platforms offering banking and non-banking services. The 1000 SME owners surveyed seek banks with expertise...
Agrifinance plays a very significant role in providing crucial access to capital for farmers and SME agribusinesses, allowing them to invest in necessary equipment, land, and seeds, enabling them to enhance their productivity, yields, and grow their...
Join us in a discussion with leading SME Finance Forum members sharing innovations and future perspectives on SME Finance. All of the speakers are leading SME Businesses and hence would share learnings from their business management dimensions. The...
Accelerating SME Access to Finance through E-Invoicing and Credit Infrastructure Join us for an insightful webinar on how e-invoicing and credit infrastructure reforms are revolutionizing access to finance for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)...
While there are many challenges for SMEs, there are important steps SMEs can take to build resilience, including improvements in financial literacy to navigate uncertainty. Business decisions can be challenging for SMEs if they fail to identify key...
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...