Risk Sharing during COVID-19: the Need for Uncommon Measures
Virtual Roundtable Summary
Credit Scoring and Credit Risk
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COVID-19 and Credit Reporting: Suppression is Not the Solution
There remains tremendous uncertainty surrounding the global COVID-19 pandemic as a health care crisis. There is also uncertainty about the economic collateral damage being caused by the pandemic—primarily around the slope of the economic recovery curve (will the curve be “V-,” “U-,” or “L-shaped?” Whatever recovery trajectory different affected economies ultimately travel along, the following facts are universally true:
Lidya Joins 180 Other Financial Institutions to Promote SME Finance
Washington, D.C., March 5th, 2020 –Lidya became the newest member of the SME Finance Forum, a global membership network that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs.
Disruptive Technologies in the Credit Information Sharing Industry: Developments and Implications - Fintech Note
This note analyzes the evolution of Credit Information Systems, including the emergence of new technologies that use alternative data in credit decisioning and the opportunities and risks associated with these trends. This paper also predicts the potential development effect of these disruptive technologies and proposes a role for the World Bank Group in leveraging these technologies to promote inclusion and stability.
Creditinfo Joins SME Finance Forum, a Global Network of 170 Financial Institutions, to Promote SME Finance
Washington, D.C., January 7th, 2020 – Creditinfo became the newest member of the SME Finance Forum, a global membership network that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs.
ACREMAC Joins 160+ Other Financial Institutions to Promote SME Finance
Washington, D.C., December 12th, 2019 – ACREMAC became the newest member of the SME Finance Forum, a global membership network that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs.
How SME Credit Rating can Unlock Financing for Small Businesses
A recap of “SME Credit Rating Webinar"
During a recent webinar, industry experts from the IFC, Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance, Experian, and Inbonis, discussed some of the challenges in lending to SMEs and how SME credit rating can mitigate the risk of lending to smaller firms.
Euler Hermes Digital Agency Joins 160 Other Financial Institutions to Promote SME Finance
Washington, D.C., October 21st, 2019 – Euler Hermes Digital Agency became the newest member of the SME Finance Forum, a global membership network that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs.
Members Only Webinar - Serving Informal and Very Small Enterprises
This SME Finance Forum webinar will build on the January 2019 alternative data, scoring and risk management webinar which highlighted that the smaller the firm, the less conventional the data that is usually available. This can make access to formal credit and financial services more difficult to obtain, due to both perceived risks from traditional lenders and the potential higher cost of lending.