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 Creative Industries sector generates nearly $2.25 trillion/year (UNESCO) and represent up to 2-7% of GDP where they are most developed and provides employment to 29.5 million people globally, especially for youth and women (largest global industry employing youth). Creator economy is the driver of a new generation of innovators, redefining industries...
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...
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 (...
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 ...
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...
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...
It was a pleasure seeing and meeting some of you end of February in Johannesburg during the First National Bank’s exclusive Immersion Program. The two-day visit gave participants insights into the South Africa SME landscape and the innovative...
Joint Event between SME Finance Forum, Women’s World Banking and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative. In October 2023, the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) launched the WE Finance Code (or simply, the Code), a global framework...
Como instituciones financieras de mercados emergentes pueden usar la Guía de Referencia de Finanzas Sostenibles para MIPYMEs Descripción Las necesidades de financiamiento de las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (MIPYMEs) suelen ser de montos...
Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) have been at the top of the strategic agenda for bank leaders for several years because they are reshaping the way we analyze data, integrate information, and make decisions. According to McKinsey...
How to use the Sustainable MSME Finance Reference Guide for emerging market financial institutions. Description MSMEs financing needs are usually of small amounts and for operational expenditures, different than the large capital expenditure...