Washington, D.C., November 1st, 2019 – FSD Kenya 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.
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:
Given recent developments related to the COVID-19 outbreak, the program has been postponed.
SME Finance Forum Immersion Program 2020:
DBS, Singapore
(by invitation only)
Member Bitbond, a Berlin-based Fintech company that leverages blockchain technology, announced that they successfully paid out Germany's first bond coupon on-chain by sending funds to their token holders' stellar accounts. Earlier this year they pioneered European debt capital markets by issuing Germany’s first compliant security token.
Backed by Fintech Entrepreneurs and VCs, Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR) Launches at Money20/20
Each month the SME Finance Forum organizes webinars for its members. We invite industry experts from leading banks or innovative fintechs to talk about their approach to small business finance. Members can tune in to the webinars via WebEx or the phone. The webinars are designed to be interactive and we encourage members to ask questions and engage in a discussion with the speakers.
If you are interested in learning more about the webinars please contact Jessica Alfaro at jalfaro2@ifc.org
About the Workshop on Global Digital Finance Development and Governance & Launch Ceremony of the Global Center for Digital Finance
A recap of “Serving Informal and Very Small Enterprises,” SME Finance Forum Webinar.
During the annual flagship event Glo
During our annual flagship event, the Global SME Finance Forum 2019 held last October, the SME Finance Forum organized ten study visits. The Forum's study visits are an integral part of the peer learning opportunities. During these visits, organized in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities, visitors had the opportunity to learn about the latest fintech innovations and good practice in SME banking and non-financial services from local institutions.
Gender lens investing is on the rise, with bold initiatives such as the G7’s 2X Challenge led by development finance institutions (DFIs) which has committed to investing $3 billion in businesses that advance gender equality by December 2020.
