Apr 14, 2026
April 14, 2026 – Qarar has joined the SME Finance Forum as the global membership network’s newest member. The Forum’s 250+ members and affiliates are SME financing experts operating across 190 countries, united by a shared goal of expanding access to finance for small businesses worldwide through knowledge exchange and innovation. “The SME Finance...
The International Network for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (INSME) joins the SME Finance Forum
Apr 08, 2026
April 8, 2026: INSME - The International Network for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (INSME) has joined the SME Finance Forum as the global membership network’s latest affiliate. The 250+ members/affiliates of the Forum are SME financing experts operating in 190 countries who share the common goal of expanding access to finance to small...
Apr 07, 2026
Receivables finance is an underutilised financing arrangement for SME’s. Using the unpaid customer invoice after goods and services have been delivered, the SME can convert the invoice to immediate cash through what was called debtor finance. For the financier, the customer invoice potentially provides an IOU from a more credit worthy client than...
Mar 28, 2026
Without strong financial systems to support climate adaptation and resilience, there is a growing risk that FSPs will retreat from high-risk areas, worsening financial exclusion and deepening inequality. Supporting climate goals requires a systematic approach to building financial systems that can respond to the breadth of climate risks and the...
Mar 28, 2026
The agentic AI revolution is here. Leading technology giants like Amazon,Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Salesforce are embedding agentic AI into their offerings, possibly signaling a major shift in intelligent automation. AI agents can independently reason, execute complex tasks, and achieve targeted goals, unlocking efficiencies across many...
Mar 28, 2026
This paper discusses the imperative for financial supervisory authorities to enhance their toolkit through the adoption of Artificial Intelligence in response to the growing digitalization of financial services. It aims to assist authorities in safely and effectively overseeing applications of Artificial Intelligence in the financial sector by...
Mar 28, 2026
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) make up the vast majority of businesses in Pakistan, employing 72% of the nonagricultural workforce1 and contributing 40% to the GDP.2 However, SME growth remains stifled owing mainly to their informality and reliance on cashbased transactions, which creates challenges including access to financial solutions...
Mar 28, 2026
From a boutique noodle maker in Asia to a producer of hand sanitizers in Africa, SMEs are crucial to the creation of dynamic, competitive, and inclusive economies. They generate jobs and support economic growth in developing markets, playing an essential role in reducing poverty and promoting shared prosperity. SMEs face significantly more...
Mar 28, 2026
Across the globe, extreme events are hitting faster, harder, and more frequently, while the impacts are often compounding (WEF 2024). Inflation, mounting debt crises, geopolitical conflict, climate change, trade tensions, demographic shifts, increasing cyber risks, and global pandemics are among the many risks now unfolding simultaneously—and with...
Mar 28, 2026
An artificial intelligence that can make autonomous decisions without human intervention. It needs no prompting. And it can solve complex problems independently and proactively. Meet agentic AI. AI, and agentic AI could have a bigger impact on the economy and finance than the internet era. This paradigm shift in AI is powered by a combination of...