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SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - 2023 March Session - LEADING DFIs
The “SME Finance Virtual Marketplace” is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between members of the SME Finance Forum, especially financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance institutions/ investors. The virtual Marketplace is powered by GlobalLinker, an AI powered ‘Digital Ecosystem’ offering SMEs a range of services to build digital presence including e-commerce.
March Marketplace Session
This monthly marketplace session, scheduled on Wednesday, March 1st from 8 am to 9 am EDT, will feature Leading DFIs who will present their MSMEs New Funding Opportunities.
Following the presentations, participants can reach out directly to the presenters to make inquiries or explore partnership opportunities!
Companies Pitching
Afrexim Bank
Pan-African multilateral finance institution established in 1993 promotes intra-and extra-African trade using credit (project financing), risk bearing (guarantees & credit insurance) and trade advisory services.
DFC
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is America’s development finance institution. DFC has a mandate to partner with the private sector to finance solutions for the world’s most critical development challenges.
FMO
FMO is the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank. They invest in over 85 countries, supporting jobs and income generation and improving people’s lives in those parts of the world where this makes the biggest difference.
IDB Invest
IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, is a multilateral development bank committed to promoting the economic development of its member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector.
IFC
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, advances economic development and improves the lives of people by encouraging the growth of the private sector in developing countries.
Presenters
Ms. Rashanda Johnson leads client development in the Office of Development Credit at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Her responsibilities include counseling U.S. companies seeking financing from the DFC, evaluating new project proposals and loan applications, and developing new business opportunities. Additionally, Ms. Johnson supports business development coordination between DFC departments, as well as interagency business development coordination.
Before joining DFC, Ms. Johnson served at U.S. Commercial Service and USAID. Her primary responsibilities were assisting in outreach to the U.S. business and trade communities and facilitating new business opportunities.
Ms. Johnson holds an MPA with an emphasis on Policy and Management from Bowie State University and a Bachelor's degree in International Business from Wright State University. She also is an alumna of Semester At Sea, a multi-country study abroad program which emphasizes global comparative study.
Gabriela is an Investment Officer at IDB Invest in the Financial Institutions Division. She leads the origination and structuring of financing operations for the financial sector and capital markets in Ecuador and other countries of the Andean region. Gabriela has more than 15 years of experience in multilateral banking and has led several projects in the financial, capital markets and corporate sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Before working for IDB Invest, Gabriela was the Private Sector Investment Officer of IDB in Washington, DC, where she led projects with financial institutions and corporate companies that sought to meet the needs of the base of the socio-economic pyramid in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to this, she was a financial consultant in the IDB's Fiduciary and Procurement Department in Ecuador, where she oversaw financial monitoring of public sector credit operations. Before joining the IDB, he worked in the Internal Control Department of ABN-Amro Bank, branch in Ecuador. Gabriela has an MBA in Finance from Johns Hopkins University and a postgraduate degree of Leadership Development Program for Minority Managers from Johns Hopkins University's. She is also a Business Administration Engineer and a Public Certified Accountant (CPA), both degrees obtained from the Catholic University of Ecuador.
Esther is part of the Public Investment Management and Blended Finance team at FMO and is responsible for FMO’s financial inclusion fund -MASSIF. FMO manages the MASSIF fund on behalf of the Dutch government. MASSIF reaches out to end-beneficiaries through financing local financial intermediaries and institutions that can contribute to their development. With the fund, we can invest early on, taking high risks and by doing so, catalyze new investors into the financial inclusion space, which includes FMO. Esther has over 7 years of experience in the financial sector having worked in various roles in leading financial institutions in Kenya.
Galina Klimenko holds the position of a global Financial Inclusion lead and is based in Washington, DC. Before joining the Financial Inclusion team, she had served as the regional business lead for IFC’s Financial Institutions Group in various regions in Europe and Asia. She has led numerous project teams in Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Eastern Europe. Ms. Klimenko has been with IFC since 2009. Before that, her record includes working at Credit Agricole Indosuez and PricewaterhouseCoopers in Chicago, as well as the IMF (International Monetary Fund) Moscow office. Galina holds an MBA from DePaul University and a BA in Economics from MGIMO.
Ody Akhanoba is the Head of Afreximbank’s SME Development Unit. In his current role, he is responsible for the delivery of the Bank’s SME Development Programme, which seeks to proliferate both financial and non-financial interventions to SMEs across the continent. Before joining the SME team, he led the development of various strategic initiatives (including the SME, Creatives, Sports and Diaspora programmes) as an officer in the Strategy and Innovation Department.
Prior to joining Afreximbank in January 2017, Ody held various Corporate Finance / Corporate Strategy roles in Investment Banking over a 12 year period. He was most recently a Vice President within Deutsche Bank’s Strategy Group in London. Ody holds an MBA from London Business School and a BA in Finance from Durham University, U.K.
How does the Marketplace operate?
To participate in the marketplace, each institution must have:
An institutional profile (company profile and products/services offering)
A personal profile (individuals representing the companies)
Individuals on the Marketplace can explore products and services available (investment products, advisory services, technology solutions...etc. ) and reach out to one another to discuss potential collaboration and partnership.
To learn how to set up a company profile, a listing and an individual profile, please read the User Manual in this link.
Feel free to let us know should you have any questions or need any assistance to smefinanceforum@ifc.org.
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Feb 24, 2023
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WEBINAR: Fintech and the Future of Finance Flagship Report Launch
The financial services industry is undergoing a technological transformation, ushering in a new era of financial products, business models, markets, and even money. How can the industry and policymakers foster responsible innovation to improve financial inclusion and efficiency, while mitigating new risks?
Join this discussion and hear from private and public sector leaders as they discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Panelists:
Madhabi Puri Buch, Chairperson Securities and Exchange Board of India
Koba Gvenetadze, Governor Central Bank of Georgia
Sheila M’Mbijjewe, Deputy Governor Central Bank of Kenya
Jerry Ng, President Commissioner Jago, Indonesia
Monica Brand Engel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Quona
About the Fintech and Future of Finance flagship report
The ongoing digitization of financial services and money creates opportunities to build more inclusive and efficient financial services and promote economic development. Countries should embrace these opportunities and implement policies that enable and encourage safe financial innovation and adoption. Technological advances are blurring the boundaries of both financial firms and the financial sector. New infrastructures, providers, products, business models, and market structures are shaping market outcomes in profound ways. As such, it is necessary to ensure that market outcomes remain aligned with core policy objectives as the financial sector continues to transform and policy tradeoffs evolve.
The report is available here
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Feb
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Feb 21, 2023
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2023-02-20 19:00:00
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WEBINAR: Digital Banking and Beyond: the value of personalization
On February 21st at 10 AM CET, our member Strands will be holding a webinar “Digital Banking and Beyond: the value of personalization” with the support of PwC Italy.
With the Digital Banking scenario evolving, bolstered by technological evolution, the ability to offer a disruptive customer experience and create trust are key factors in enabling banks to build effective value propositions.
Join the webinar to see Marco Folcia, PwC Partner & EMEA Payments Centre of Excellence Leader, Edoardo Borsari, Managing Director at Strands and Claudio Cungi, Product & Marketing
officer at Strands discuss the value of personalization in digital banking, and more specifically:
- The main factors changing the digital banking context
- The steps to create customer centric engagement leveraging multiple data sources (alert, advice,
connect and convert)
- The solutions #FinancialInstitutions are adopting to deliver insight-driven customer engagement,
based on the results of our related survey
- The practical examples of insight-driven customer engagement of our respondents, such as
market use cases and success stories
All attendees will receive a copy of the report.
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Feb 16, 2023
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2023-02-15 19:00:00
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IFRS Sustainability Symposium
The inaugural IFRS Sustainability Symposium convenes global businesses, investors and policymakers to discuss progress towards a global baseline of sustainability disclosures to inform investment decisions.
In addition to sharing updates on the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, expert panelists discuss the use and uptake of IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards and SASB Standards by investors, businesses and regulators, as well as how the Integrated Reporting Framework can be used to enable effective corporate reporting and communication on these topics. Founded on intellectual rigour, the Symposium convenes stakeholders from around the world with unique and varied perspectives on sustainability disclosure for the capital markets.
The inaugural IFRS Sustainability Symposium is a premier convening for companies, investors and advisors to discuss a global baselines of sustainability disclosure for investors. Discussion topics include:
themes of feedback received on the exposure draft standards and progress towards publishing the final standards;
the prospect for regulatory adoption of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards;
the need for capacity building for both emerging economies and small and medium-sized companies;
preparedness of investors and corporates to use and disclose with the standards; and
integrated reporting best practices and use cases.
Our CEO Matt Gamser will be joining the inaugural IFRS Sustainability Symposium as a speaker.
Register now to join him and other investors and policymakers to discuss sustainability disclosures and investment decisions.
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Communities of Practice
Feb 15, 2023
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2023-02-14 19:00:00
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The SME Green Finance Community of Practice
In response to strong interests from members, the SME Finance Forum has launched the SME Green Finance Community of Practice (SMEGreenCoP) to allow experts and practitioners from member institutions to share knowledge and good practices in their respective areas with one another.
This will be the first meeting of our new SME Green Finance Community of Practice. The Green Finance CoP will act as a solutions clinic as our members explore and develop this next frontier of SME finance. At this first meeting, IFC colleagues will present the results of our green finance survey of the SMEFF membership which reveals the state, potential, and current principal obstacles to green finance for SMEs. In addition, two Members will present their green finance strategies, one with a highly developed green finance program and the other in its earliest stages.
Speakers
Manfred Borer CEO Koltiva
Chinma George Head of Renewable Energy, FCMB Group Plc
CoP Chair Francisco Avendano - IFC Senior Operations Officer - CBDPT
Host - Matt Gamser CEO SME Finance Forum
Registration was open for members on Member's portal.
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Read about the work of our CoPs.
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If you are not a member and interested in participating, please send an email to Karla Espinoza
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13
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Feb 13, 2023
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2023-02-12 19:00:00
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Digital Banking and Beyond: the value of personalization
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