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Rural & Agriculture Finance
Sustainable Finance
May 05, 2021
Triodos Investment Management and Hivos have signed a new five-year strategic agreement for Hivos-Triodos Fund , further strengthening the fund’s focus on financing successful renewable energy and sustainable agriculture businesses in developing countries. Founded in 1994 by Triodos Bank and Hivos, Hivos-Triodos Fund has been at the forefront of...
Financial Inclusion
Sustainable Finance
May 04, 2021
Opportunity International joins the SME Finance Forum, which offers a new pathway to help more families who are living in poverty to build sustainable livelihoods and access quality education for their children. Washington D.C., May 4th, 2021 - Opportunity International joins the SME Finance Forum as the newest member of our global membership...
Digital Transformation
Apr 30, 2021
This webinar will be available in English and Spanish. The session will be recorded, and the recording will be made publicly available after the webinar. As the pandemic rapidly moves the economy online, millions of microentrepreneurs around the world must gain the digital tools and skills they need to adapt and rebuild their livelihoods. Going...
Digital Financial Services
Fintech
Apr 30, 2021
Funding Options , the leading marketplace for business finance, has launched Funding Cloud (™) , a technology and data-driven platform that will bring unparalleled scale and speed to the SME finance sector. Lenders including Just Cash Flow, iwoca, YouLend, Optimum Finance, and FIBR have already integrated with Funding Cloud (™) to benefit from its...
Rural & Agriculture Finance
Apr 28, 2021
Cordaid Investment Management (CIM) and Triodos-Hivos Fund , two Netherlands-based impact investment funds, co-financed Capitol Foods ’s expansion of its local fruit processing capacity to meet the growing demand for its Sierra Juice beverage products. The debt facility will also enable the company to provide greater market access for thousands of...
Financial Inclusion
Apr 26, 2021
Member Triodos Investment Management recently interviewed Vladimir Vukotić, the CEO of Opportunity Bank Serbia (OBS) , about how OBS has supported small-scale farmers and entrepreneurs in Serbia. OBS Bank employees in Serbia drive from village to village helping enterprising people start a business. They offer a new outlook for the widespread...
Financial Inclusion
Sustainable Finance
Apr 21, 2021
Triodos Fair Share Fund and Triodos Microfinance Fund have provided a EUR 5 million subordinated debt facility to Citizens Development Business Finance (CDB) in Sri Lanka. This facility supports CDB’s long-term strategy to be a leading player in financing the transition to a green and inclusive economy. CDB offers a wide range of saving, deposit,...
Apr 19, 2021
Washington D.C., April 19th 2021 - Apoidea Group joins the SME Finance Forum as the newest member of our global membership network. Our members are SME Financing experts from 80+ countries who share the common goal of expanding access to finance to small businesses worldwide through knowledge exchange and innovation. “To facilitate access to...
Digital Financial Services
Fintech
Apr 19, 2021
Fern Software , an international Software as a Service (SaaS) Fintech solution provider since 1979, recently announced the launch of their latest digital banking product Baytree. Baytree supports financial institutions such as banks, fund management firms, and SME lenders in lending, portfolio management, and customer success. The launch of...
Apr 16, 2021
Welcome to the Fourth Annual Global SME Finance Awards! We look forward to hearing from financial intermediaries from across the spectrum and globe, as the need to learn from each other is even greater as we look to recover from the impact of Covid-19. We invite all types of financial intermediaries to submit entries, to share what you are doing...