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Sep 15, 2021
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Member Spotlight #8 with Trefi: The First Business Clearing House, a New Approach to Scaling SME Finance
Member Spotlight #8 with Trefi: The First Business Clearing House, a New Approach to Scaling SME Finance
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Trefi provides companies with tools to improve the financial relationship with buyers and suppliers, ensuring and liquefying trade. The platform allows financiers to provide financing solutions with low costs and risk.
Trefi was created by Capital Tool Company (CTC), an R&D company that combines big data, artificial intelligence, and blockchain concepts to develop full-stack root core solutions for MSME order-to-cash, purchase-to-pay, insurance, finance, risk management, dispute resolution, and administration, with the mission to help MSME to get rewarded for the quality of their products and services. CTC has earned many awards for its products, including the 2010 G20 SME Finance Challenge for Trefi platform.
Now, on its 20th anniversary, CTC is launching Business Clearing, the next-generation solution for MSME productivity and finance. The solution combining all the knowledge accumulated over the years. This innovative solution has been recently awarded the first Business Clearing License in the world in Peru, based on new legislation developed especially for this purpose.
In this Member Spotlight session, you will learn about this development which may affect all aspects of MSME financing.
What you will learn
What is a Business Clearing House?
Why is the Government of Peru so keen to support this initiative?
What is the potential for similar initiative in your market?
Host & Moderator
Matthew Gamser, CEO, SME Finance Forum.
Speakers
Rob Grimberg, M.Sc. is the General Manager and founder of Capital Tool Company. Previously, He has over 28 years’ experience with sme finance, sme risk management techniques, financing structures and IT across five continents. Rob holds a master’s in theoretical physics from University of Leiden, Netherlands.
Filip Deelen, M.A.(Econ.) is the Business Development Director at Capital Tool Company. Filip joined CTC in 2017 and is responsible for the commercial strategy and business development. Over a 30-year career in banking with ABN AMRO Bank and ING Bank, stationed in, inter alia, Europe, Asia, North and Latin American, Filip brings decades of specialized experience in trade-related working capital finance. Filip holds a master’s in macro-economics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Lizardo Vargas Revilla is the CEO of Valinvest Group. Lizardo founded Value Investments in 1998 and has led the group since inception. The group focuses on financial services to support the strategic development of companies, on asset management, as well as on consulting and corporate finance, based in Peru.
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En Foco con Trefi: el primer sistema de "Business Clearing House", un nuevo enfoque para ampliar las finanzas de las PYME
¡Con traducción al Español!
Cuándo: 15 de Septiembre - 8 a.m. Hora del Este de los Estados Unidos
Trefi provee a empresas las herramientas para mejorar la relacion financiera entre compradores y proveedores, asegurando las transacciones. La plataforma permite a los financiadores brindar soluciones de financiamiento con costos y riesgos bajos. Trefi es administrado por una junta que está integrada por Capital Tool Company (CTC), una compañía de I + D que combina los conceptos de big data, inteligencia artificial y blockchain para desarrollar soluciones de full-stack para MSME de pedido a efectivo, compra a pago, seguros, finanzas, gestión de riesgos, resolución de disputas y administración, con la misión de ayudar a las mipymes a ser recompensadas por la calidad de sus productos y servicios.
En su vigésimo aniversario, CTC ha ganado muchos premios por sus productos, incluido el 2010 SME Finance Challenge del G20 para la plataforma Trefi. Ahora, CTC, combinando todo el conocimiento acumulado a lo largo de los años, ha lanzado Business Clearing, la solución de próxima generación para la productividad y las finanzas de las MIPYMES integrando información de facturas y pagos, así como financiación disponible. Esta innovadora solución ha sido recientemente galardonada con la primera Licencia de Business Clearing en el mundo, basada en la nueva legislación desarrollada en Perú especialmente para este propósito.
En esta sesión de En Foco, tendrá la oportunidad de conocer el camino que la empresa ha transitado para facilitar el negocio y la financiación de las PYME.
Lo que vas a aprender
¿Qué es el Business Clearing?
¿Por qué el Gobierno de Perú está interesado en apoyar esta iniciativa?
¿Cuál es el potencial de una iniciativa similar en tu mercado?
Anfitrión y Moderador
Matthew Gamser, Gerente General, SME Finance Forum.
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Para más información, contáctenos en smefinanceforum@ifc.org
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Sep
14
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Sep 14, 2021
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2021-09-13 20:00:00
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MFC Conference – Social Finance Vibe: Pandemic Reboot!
MicroFinance Centre is a social finance network that promotes fairness, inclusion, equality and responsible service. It unites 113 organizations (including 77 MFIs) across 36 countries of Europe, Central Asia and beyond, who together deliver responsible microfinance services to almost 2,000,000 low-income clients. The mission of MFC is to empower individuals and sustain communities through innovative social finance and microfinance.
The 23rd MFC Annual Conference – the first fully virtual networking event – is a perfect opportunity for social finance professionals to network, share ideas, learn from an impressive line-up of guests and lay the groundwork for successful future partnerships. Powered by the latest technology and our team of skilled facilitators, our digital village will keep you engaged for three days of virtual sessions, peer networking, exhibitions and meeting familiar faces from the pre-Covid era.
The 2021 theme is “Social Finance Vibe: Pandemic Reboot”—through which they’ll tackle topics around digitalization, green microfinance and overcoming the pandemic crisis.
Here are some highlights to expect:
The Plenary features headline debates on key trends and burning issues facing social finance.
The Partner’s stage allows you to browse the booths of conference sponsors as well those of other investors, IT providers, consultancy and practitioner firms—drop by demo sessions, Q&A sessions, group huddles or individual meetings with potential new collaborators
The Session offers you regional roundtables, networking meetings and in-depth “meet the expert” sessions on topics around green transitioning, digitalization, crowdfunding, regulation, social enterprise sector development and more!
The Networking Area welcomes you for one-on-one engagement in a relaxed setting. Grab your tea or coffee and connect with social finance allies from across the world.
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Sep
13
SME FINANCE FORUM
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Sep 13, 2021
New York Marriott Marquis, NYC
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2021-09-12 20:00:00
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Finovate Fall 2021
FinovateFall is returning to New York City on September 13th to 15th as they welcome everyone back to their first physical event in more than a year.
This is the chance reconnect face-to-face with the fintech community and plot a course for the future. With live demos of innovative fintech solutions, expert advice from key influencers, and unparalleled networking opportunities with senior decision-makers, there’s no better place to place to find your path forward.
Capacity may be limited due to city and state health guidelines, so lock in your spot early to guarantee yourself a seat. Click here to get the latest information on how Finovate is bringing the industry back together safely in NYC.
For those that cannot attend in-person, a digital pass will also be available. More information on the digital pass can be found here.
Members of the SME Finance Forum receive a discount on their tickets. Please reach out to us to get your discount code.
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New York Marriott Marquis, NYC
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06
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Annual Conference
Sep 06, 2021
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2021-09-05 20:00:00
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5th International MENA Guarantee Conference 2021 - Virtual Event
Credit Guarantees in MENA: Rebuilding SMEs post COVID - Virtual Event
5th International MENA Guarantee Conference 2021 – September 6th to 7th, 2021 - 2PM (Saudi Arabia) GMT+3
The COVID-19 pandemic hit Middle Eastern small business hard: survey data collected by the Rand Corporation during the first wave of the pandemic in June 2020 found that 85% of SMEs in the region believed that they would not survive 12 months without external support.
Given that MSMEs make up 80-90% of all regional businesses, and 70% of regional employment, this presents a challenge for policymakers and finance providers. Credit guarantee schemes are a key part of the solution, a powerful means to extend liquidity to the private sector during crisis periods, without overwhelming the fiscal balance. However, making credit guarantees work for the MSME sector is a new and developing science. Even in normal conditions, MENA SMEs face major challenges when it comes to access to finance. For example, the ILO estimates that 68% of MENA MSMEs are informal. Even those that are formally incorporated often struggle to find the collateral needed for a conventional loan.
In partnership with the SME Finance Forum, Small & Medium Enterprises Loan Guarantee ”Kafalah" is hosting the 5th International MENA Guarantee Conference on how credit guarantee schemes can meet these challenges and contribute to rebuilding SMEs post-COVID-19.
The conference will take place on September 6-7th, 2021 at 2 p.m. (Saudi Arabia) GMT+3. It will bring together the region’s leading credit guarantee experts and practitioners, alongside SME finance specialists and industry professionals.
Individual sessions will tackle the use of alternative data to extend credit to hard-to-reach clients, the role of early-stage financing and equity guarantees, the digitization of credit guarantee institutions and the specific challenges of funding for sectors especially affected by the pandemic: including tourism, supply chains and technology. Visit the website for more details about the agenda and speakers here>
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Sep
02
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Sep 02, 2021
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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2021-09-01 20:00:00
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Invitation to Participate in the Islamic Development Bank, IsDB Group Private Sector Forum (2nd September 2021)
IsDB Group is a multilateral development bank working to improve the lives of those they serve by promoting social and economic development in Member countries and Muslim communities worldwide, delivering impact at scale.
The IsDB Group Private Sector Entities will organize the “IsDBG Private Sector Forum” on the occasion of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group 46th Annual Board of Governors Meeting in Tashkent – Republic of Uzbekistan. The Forum will take place at the convention center (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) from 09:30 to 16:30.
The main objective of the Private Sector Forum is to highlight IsDB Group activities, services, initiatives and joint solutions in member countries including Uzbekistan (investment, trade and insurance). Also, to educate member countries on IsDBG role in promoting PPP projects and promote IsDB Group’s services to the private sector interested to invest in Uzbekistan and CIS countries. The Private Sector Forum shall provide a unique platform to network and establish business relations and partnerships with other leading representatives and counterparts from business community in order to share their related experience, success stories & best practices and to explore together the many investment and trade possibilities that the country offers. Furthermore, it will connect business communities in member countries by arranging parallel B2B and B2G scheduled meetings. The Private Sector development is also one of the main pillars in IsDB Group priorities.
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Communities of Practice
Ago 26, 2021
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2021-08-25 20:00:00
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Women’s Entrepreneurship Finance Community of Practice (CoP) - Embedding Payment Solutions in Financial Services for Women SMEs
Background
The objective of the new Women Entrepreneurs Financing Community of Practice (CoP) is to effectively share knowledge and best practices, tools and innovative products to facilitate increased services to W-SMEs. To discuss and agree on how best to build a sustainable community of practice, we organized the first meeting on December 16th, 2020. Its purpose was to discuss and agree on priority areas of focus and how to best structure the CoP to serve memberson how best to build a sustainable community to effectively share lessons learned on how to increase financial services to W-SMEs. About 40 members and IFC staff from diverse regions and institutions attended the meeting.
Embedding Payment Solutions in Financial Services for Women SMEs
Women MSMEs account for 32% of the MSME Finance Gap and have been disproportionately impacted by the adverse economic impact of COVID-19. Despite the global economic downturn, the digital economy grew at unprecedented levels creating economic opportunities. The digital economy offers many opportunities for W-SMEs however, to participate fully women need to be able to make and receive payments. Banks and other financial service providers (FSPs) are now embedding payment and credit services into their products and solutions for W-SMEs.
On August 26th from 8 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. EDT, Mastercard will share its experience working with partner FSPs to provide payment solutions to empower women and drive an inclusive digital economy. The meeting will also include an open discussion for participants to voluntarily share unique experiences in payments and the digital economy.
Objectives of the discussion
• Share models and showcase approaches in embedding payment solutions to W-SME value propositions
• Deep dive into managing risks of the digital economy, including algorithm bias, over-indebtedness
• Leveraging on-line data trails, sex-disaggregated data to inform strategies, product enhancements, close gaps and accelerate inclusion
• Share insights in addressing regulatory barriers, social norms
• Facilitate participants contribution in sharing unique experience and solutions
Presenters
Ginger Siegel is the North America Small Business Lead for Mastercard. In this role, she has built out a needs-based customer centric strategy and executes through building and partnering to drive solutions for partners. Most recently she was a leader in the Financial Services group at Deloitte where she was a member of the highly ranked Payments Practice with a focus on Small Business, Fintech, Bank Partnerships and Commercial Banking. Ginger brings 30 years of industry leadership experience as an executive at large multinational and regional banks. She is a frequent speaker at National conferences on the topics of small business, business banking and enabling minority entrepreneurship. She has been interviewed by Forbes, US News and World Report and USA Today on these topics and has delivered podcasts and webinars on these important topics for organizations like Create and Cultivate, The Latino Coalition and Paypal. Her focus on female entrepreneurship and mentorship has helped shape the direction of the businesses she has led.
Maria Barreiros de Juste, who is originally from Madrid, Spain, currently manages Product Management and Product Development for Small Business solutions for Mastercard Latin America and Caribbean. Maria joined Mastercard in 2015 and has +25 years of experience in the electronic payments industry, having worked and led regional teams for leading industry players in various markets, regions and roles including product development, marketing, sales and business strategy. Maria holds a B.A. in Economics and a Minor in International Relations from Smith College in Massachusetts.
Maddie Jarombek is a Director on the Global Small Business team at Mastercard where she helps SMEs make payments through driving growth of Mastercard core SME business. Maddie joined Mastercard in 2019 and has 10+ years working globally in financial services across small business credit risk scoring, lending and product development of new B2B payment solutions.
Being a CoP, member participants will also be encouraged to share their own unique experiences in this area, including achievements and questions they are now asking on the topics below:
• Leveraging Technological Innovation to unleash Market Opportunities, Greater Inclusion
• Product Design and Delivery
• Risk Management, New Risks e.g. algorithmic bias, over indebtedness
• Leveraging Partnerships and Collaboration
• Addressing Legal, Regulatory and Social Barriers
Registration is open for members on Member's portal.
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If interested in participating, please contact Minerva Kotei for more information.
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