The Global SME Finance Forum 2018 will explore how innovation in technology, regulation and partnerships can help overcome various informality problems, and open up a far larger market for profitable, sustainable, responsible financial services.
The Marketplace, an exclusive opportunity for B2B introductory meetings, had over 100 participants at the Global SME Finance Forum 2017 and is shaping up to be one of the most popular events!
Keynote is hosting the North American Bitcoin Conference a part of World Blockchain Forum: Investments & ICOs on Jan.16-18 in Miami.
Key themes that will be discussed at the conference include: blockchain technology, bitcoin and ethereum, ICOs, token sale mechanics, investing, regulation, startups and disruption. Companies making an impact in the crypto industry will be available for questions along with network opportunities.
Blockchain has an impact on financial systems around the world, this conference will explore how one can profit from this technology.
Networks such as the SME Finance Forum exist so that direct practitioners can learn from one other and offer effective models to strengthen the industry. Study tours are one of the most effective ways to provide hands-on learning experiences for professionals. This November, the SME Finance Forum will kick off its Global SME Finance Forum 2018 with a day full of study visits to 12 financial institutions and fintechs.
The Malaysian Entrepreneurs Festival (TMEF) will host the SME Tech Summit on Oct. 10 in Komtar, Penang. The conference is aimed to help SMEs embrace digital platforms and experience innovative changes.
TMEF is aimed to empower start-ups, cultivate entrepreneurship and SMEs. They are committed to connecting SMEs, transforming entrepreneurship and nurturing economic development for the country. TMEF has hosted a series of SME Transformation Initiatives nationwide and has helped more than 50,000 SMEs.
Key topics on the agenda to be discussed at the summit include:
Finnovation Africa: Ethiopia 2018 is a very different kind of event, a complete re-boot, for a very different kind of industry. Deconstructed and shorn of all the usual, tired formats of the traditional convention – and built from the ground up as a genuinely new event that is as ground-breaking in its focus as it is in its format - and aspiring to be as innovative and transformative as the dynamic FinTech market it serves.
The Singapore FinTech Festival returns Nov. 12-16 with over 30,000 attendees, 109 countries and over 5,000 companies. The festival, organized by Monetary Authority of Singapore, will feature the following events:
The 4th Annual African Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, under the theme, “Unleashing Ideas: Innovation, Sustainability, and Enterprise Growth,” on Nov. 8-9.
As Africa’s number one women entrepreneurship conference, the event seeks to enhance the profile of women-owned and women-led businesses along with celebrating them for economic achievements.
The event will include, keynotes, interactive panel sessions, exhibition, workshops, high-profile and quality networking, B2B matchmaking and pitch competitions.
SME Finance Forum member, FINCA International will help social enterprises by providing patient capital, and pre and post investment support through its program, FINCA Ventures.
The impact investing platform is focused on financial inclusion for the unbanked and underbanked.
A space where influential industry leaders gather to talk the future of money is back and launching in the world’s largest fintech market, China. Money 20/20 will be held in Hangzhou on Nov. 14-16 and give access for international companies to learn more about the China FinTech market. The three-day event will provide information surrounding ten themes. Among them are, bank revolution, inclusive finance and alternative lending.
Kelvin Teo, Top 200 FinTech Influencers in Asia recipient, and Reynold Wijaya, Forbes 30 under 30 recipient are both Harvard Business School graduates and co-founders for the company Funding Societies | Modalku.
Funding Societies | Modalku is Southeast Asia’s largest peer-to-peer financing platform geared towards supporting SMEs grow their business and providing access to financing. The founders’ have a passion for serving SMEs and have experienced first-hand the issues SME’s face, as one co-founder grew up in an environment with a family-owned business.
