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23
SME FINANCE FORUM
Webinar: Bringing More MSMEs into Credit - Embedded Finance in Emerging Markets
WEBINAR
Add to Calendar 2023-03-14 20:00:00 2023-03-14 20:00:00 Webinar: Bringing More MSMEs into Credit - Embedded Finance in Emerging Markets Embedded finance reached $20 billion in revenues in the United States alone in 2021, according to McKinsey. This market could double in size within the next three to five years.  Embedded finance is the placing of a financial product in a nonfinancial customer experience, journey, or platform. That is nothing new. For decades, nonbanks have offered financial services via private-label credit cards at retail chains, supermarkets, and airlines. Other common forms of embedded finance include sales financing at appliance retailers and auto loans at dealerships. Arrangements like these operate as a channel for the banks behind them to reach end customers. What makes the next generation of embedded finance so powerful is the integration of financial products into digital interfaces that users interact with daily. Possibilities are varied: customer loyalty apps, digital wallets, accounting software, and e-commerce platforms, among others. For consumers and businesses using these interfaces, acquiring financial services becomes a natural extension of a nonfinancial experience such as shopping online, ordering food, ride-hailing, scheduling employees to work shifts, or managing inventory. This more deeply embedded form of embedded finance is what has grown so significantly in recent years. In the webinar on March 15th, we will hear from e-commerce giant Mercado Libre from Latin America, and from ride-hailing and delivery services powerhouse Grab from Southeast Asia how they digitally provide embedded credit to businesses and consumers on their platforms. In addition, both will talk about the positive impact these credit facilities have on MSMEs and consumers in their markets. PRESENTERS Moderator Hans Koning, Global Chief Industry Specialist Digital Finance at IFC  Hans Koning is global Chief Industry Specialist Digital Finance at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. IFC is the largest global development institution and aims to grow the private sector in developing countries by providing lending facilities, equity investments and advisory services. IFC’s investment commitments were $32.8 billion last year. Hans and his team engage with digital banks, digitizing financial institutions, and digital ecosystem platforms in developing countries, with the purpose of supporting these digital financial services providers in their financial inclusion ambitions. Hans is a Dutch executive with 25 years of experience in banking, private equity, wealth management, international project finance and global strategy. He has a degree in Business Economics from the University of Groningen and attended Executive Programs at business schools INSEAD and IMD. He is based out of Washington, DC.    Speakers María Paula Arregui, Senior Vice President and COO of MercadoPago and member of the Executive Committee of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) María Paula is the woman behind Mercado Pago, the “secret weapon” fintech branch of Latin America’s e-commerce market leader, Mercado Libre. The fast-growing online payment platform can now be used across Latin America’s largely cash-based societies. Since joining Argentina’s biggest unicorn — where she has worked for more than 20 years — Arregui has occupied various different roles, including being the first Mercado Pago employee in 2003. She went on to become its operations director and  senior vice president of product and is now Chief Operating Officer.   Ritwik Ghosh, Regional Head of Lending at Grab Ritwik heads Lending Vertical at Grab that spans across 6 countries in SE Asia. He is responsible for management of lending P&L, business operations, new business build and partnership development. Since joining Grab 5 years ago, he has helped build an unique ecosystem lending business that spans across driver partner, merchant and consumer segments. Prior to Grab, he spent 12+ years in the management consulting (Oliver Wyman) and banking industry (Capital One) working across Asia, US and Africa.   By registering for this event, you agree to the SME Finance Forum/IFC Event Privacy Notice. Click the link to find out more benefits of being a member.   WEBINAR SME FINANCE FORUM ronyg@panapps.co America/New_York public
янв
23
SME FINANCE FORUM
2023 SME Finance Forum Members’ Meeting
Online
Add to Calendar 2023-01-16 19:00:00 2023-01-16 19:00:00 2023 SME Finance Forum Members’ Meeting Registration for the 2023 Members' Meeting of SME Finance Forum is now open. The 2023 Members Meeting of the SME Finance Forum will take place virtually via WebEx on January 17, 2023. The 90-minute meeting will start at 08:00 EST (GMT-5). Prior registration is required at https://bit.ly/SMEFFMemberMeeting.  Join this interactive meeting to get an overview of the 2023 calendar of physical and virtual activities, meet new members, and provide input on the work program of our newly established six Thought Leaderships (TLs): 1. Sustainable Finance; 2. Inclusive Finance; 3. Supply Chain; 4. Agrifinance; 5. Digital Transformation and Ecosystems; 6. Data, Risk, and Regulation.   In response to the feedback from our 2022 member survey, SME Finance Forum created six TLs to deepen members’ knowledge in their priority areas of interest. Each TL will be chaired by two Thought Leaders (from the IFC and a member institution). At the meeting, IFC Thought Leaders will present: the scope of each theme; main challenges facing institutions in this area; planned activities for 2023. You will have a chance to: express an interest to be a Thought Leader and co-chair one of the themes with an IFC expert; express an interest to be a speaker and share your experience at one or more of our 2023 events; identify specific topics you want to see covered by the 2023 program.  If Interested and not a Member send an email to Karla Espinoza   Online SME FINANCE FORUM ronyg@panapps.co America/New_York public
дек
22
SME FINANCE FORUM
Governing Council Meeting
Online
Add to Calendar 2022-11-30 19:00:00 2022-11-30 19:00:00 Governing Council Meeting The Governing Council of the Forum is the Forum’s highest governing body and comprises of 16 members. More information about each of the Council members can be found HERE. The Forum would like to congratulate all the members on their appointment to the Governing Council and invite them to their first meeting on December 1st 2022.     THIS IS A CLOSED EVENT - BY INVITATION ONLY       Online SME FINANCE FORUM ronyg@panapps.co America/New_York public
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22
SME FINANCE FORUM
Webinar: Bank-Fintech Partnerships to Bridge the SME Finance Gap
Add to Calendar 2022-11-22 19:00:00 2022-11-22 19:00:00 Webinar: Bank-Fintech Partnerships to Bridge the SME Finance Gap   Bank-Fintech Partnerships to Bridge the SME Finance Gap The latest technological developments, such as AI, DLT, cloud, quantum computing, and IOT hold great potential to close the SME finance gap. These technologies could reduce information asymmetry between lenders and their SME borrowers, reduce the transaction cost of each loan, and free up bankers’ time for advising their SME clients on strategic business decisions. Many banks rely on their Fintech partners to tap into solutions enabled by these new technologies. On Wednesday, November 23, we will hear from executives from F-Road, a leading technology service provider in China for regional banks, and APOIDEA Group, an AI fintech company that leverages novel techniques in deep learning and natural language processing to extract insights within and among financial texts. We will learn about · What are the main drivers of partnerships? · What are the keys to successful partnerships? · What are the major reasons for disappointments?   Speakers Robert Scheunpflug is the Deputy Manager of Smart Credit Department / Senior MSE expert. He has 12 years of experience in small and micro lending project consulting, small and micro enterprise lending and individual lending in China and Eastern European countries. Since 2005, he worked for German International Project Consulting (IPC GmbH) as one of the first generation of IPC credit experts to enter China. He was mainly responsible for small and micro lending consulting projects in several rural commercial banks, including Suzhou Bank, Ningbo Yinzhou Rural Commercial Bank, etc. and participated in 25 downscaling projects, that in total disbursed a portfolio of 100 billion RMB of micro loans. In 2013, he co-founded Silkroad Business Consulting Ltd. Co (SBC), which was founded based on IPC Technology and established to serve the regional banks,where he was holding positions of CEO and senior bank advisor. Since May 2017, when F-Road acquired SBC, he acts as deputy manager of the Smart credit department. He holds a master’s degree in political science from Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.   Mickey YIP is the head of project management and AI automation intelligence product lead at Apoidea. Mickey oversees 3 scrum teams with data scientists and engineers, and manages the project management office at Apoidea. He established the teams, designed and developed SuperAcc Automation Intelligence Solution with the vision to accelerate business processes through modern deep learning and natural language processing technologies. Mickey is a certified PMI-ACP and also the agile coach of the group. He is passionate about driving agile transformation. Before joining Apoidea, Mickey was a digital project manager at Tekcent in driving Azure cloud formation projects and a digital producer at Wunderman Thompson.   Discussant Ayodele Olojede is the Group Head, Emerging Businesses at Access Bank. She is responsible for the strategy formulation to deliver the bottom-line factor of the division. Ayo has over 20 years of operational banking experience in Africa and North America at HSBC and Skye Bank (now Polaris) prior to joining Access Bank. She is very passionate about the sustainable growth of MSMEs. She possesses strong knowledge and hands-on experience of best practices in SME banking, value propositions and risk management approaches to expand financial access to SMEs and women-led businesses. Her work has achieved recognition for “best in class” SME specific credit assessment methodology both locally and internationally to expand lending to “new to Borrowing” SMEs. She is a member of the bank’s Digital Council which has overall responsibility for the bank’s digital strategy, approved partnerships with fintech companies and monitoring the implementation of digital initiatives. She is a university scholar, a Fellow Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA degree from Kellogg School of Management, Evanston. She speaks globally on SME Finance and Business services.   Moderator Khystyna Kushnir Knowledge Management Lead SME Finance Forum and Host Matt Gamser CEO SME Finance Forum   For more information, please contact us at smefinanceforum@ifc.org Watch the session>   By registering to this event, you agree to the SME Finance Forum/IFC Event Privacy Notice.   SME FINANCE FORUM ronyg@panapps.co America/New_York public
июл
22
SME FINANCE FORUM
APEC Webinar on Strategies and Initiatives on Digital Financial Inclusion 25-27 July 2022 hosted by BSP
WEBINAR
Add to Calendar 2022-07-24 20:00:00 2022-07-24 20:00:00 APEC Webinar on Strategies and Initiatives on Digital Financial Inclusion 25-27 July 2022 hosted by BSP We invite members of the SME Finance Forum to attend Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Webinar on Strategies and Initiatives on Digital Financial Inclusion: Lessons from Experiences of APEC Economies, hosted by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP/ Philippine Central Bank). The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.     About the Host The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is the central bank of the Republic of the Philippines. It was established on 3 July 1993 pursuant to the provisions of the 1987 Philippine Constitution and the New Central Bank Act of 1993. The BSP took over from Central Bank of Philippines, which was established on 3 January 1949, as the country’s central monetary authority. The BSP enjoys fiscal and administrative autonomy from the National Government in the pursuit of its mandated responsibilities. The following topics will be covered in the webinar:  -        State of Digital Financial Inclusion – Consumer Issues  -        The Prevalence of Fintech – Benefits and Risks  -        The Prevalence of Fintech – Innovations  -        Digital Financial Inclusion Policies that Work – In focus  -        Digital Financial Inclusion Policies that Work – Synergy Moderator: Matthew Gamser for the session on The Prevalence of Fintech – Benefits and Risks  This member-only event will be held online from 25-27 July.  If you are interested, please reach out to smefinanceforum@ifc.org     WEBINAR SME FINANCE FORUM ronyg@panapps.co America/New_York public
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22
SME FINANCE FORUM
Open Workshop: Addressing Gender Data Gaps for SME Finance
Add to Calendar 2022-07-20 20:00:00 2022-07-20 20:00:00 Open Workshop: Addressing Gender Data Gaps for SME Finance Background This Workshop will highlight models to take GPFI recommendations on sex-disaggregated data into action.  It will review the example of the UK’s Investing in Women Code, the experience of governments and financial intermediaries to collect such data and introduce a potential model for action. The workshop will introduce the concept of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code (“the WE Finance Code” or “the Code”), which aims to create a systemic shift to get a critical mass of financial institutions around the world that serve MSMEs to report on a sex-disaggregated basis and increase financing to women. Objective: Provide GPFI members and others a strategic perspective on the importance and challenges of collecting sex-disaggregated SME Finance data. Review examples where governments and financial intermediaries have worked to collect sex-disaggregated data, including spotlighting the UK Investing in Women Code which has led over 130 UK financial intuitions to start tracking and reporting MSME data on a sex-disaggregated basis, as well as the Women’s Financial Inclusion Data (WFID) Partnership (WFID) gender data pilots in six countries (Bangladesh, Honduras, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey). Introduce the concept of the WE Finance Code and discuss design and potential success factors. Engage with participants to consider opportunities for rolling out a Code through global and national efforts and stakeholder engagement with GPFI, the G20 and others.   Relive the event> Link Summary> Link SME FINANCE FORUM ronyg@panapps.co America/New_York public