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SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - Insurtech for Smallholder Farmers
Open to everyone - September 10th, 2025 (8 AM EDT)
Join us for the next edition of the SME Finance Virtual Marketplace, where Insurtech innovators will showcase cutting-edge solutions designed to support smallholder farmers.
Each company will deliver a 7-minute pitch to an audience of financial institutions, investors, and development partners seeking impactful fintech collaborations.
🌾 Featured Insurtechs
ADAPTA (Africa & Latin America) – Develops AI-enabled risk management systems for agricultural lending, integrating climate, water, soil, and ecosystem data. Enables innovation in carbon farming and ecosystem-linked finance.
IBISA (Europe, Asia, Africa) – Offers parametric insurance using satellite-based weather monitoring and automated payouts. Partners with reinsurers and local insurers to close the climate protection gap.
PULA (Africa & Asia) – Nairobi-based insurtech transforming agricultural insurance for unbanked smallholder farmers through technology and parametric models.
One Acre Fund (Africa) – A nonprofit social enterprise providing farm inputs, training, credit, insurance, and market access to smallholder farmers.
Turaco (Kenya) – Embeds life and credit microinsurance into farmers’ daily lives, bundling with partners like One Acre Fund and Apollo Agriculture.
Since its launch in 2021, the Marketplace has featured over 150 companies, attracted 2,500+ participants, and sparked numerous partnerships and investments.
Register Now Open to everyone - September 11th, 2025 (12 PM SAST)
Join us for a an insightful discussion of country initiatives in alignment with the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) Action Plan for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Financing, recently released.
The Action Plan
The G20 GPFI Action Plan for MSME Financing is a call to action for G20 and non-G20 countries to intensify efforts to close the MSME financing gap—estimated at 19% of GDP in emerging markets and developing economies. It encourages improvements in the enabling environment for MSME finance, expansion of debt and equity financing, and the use of financial technology. It also promotes more effective targeted financial interventions through evidence-based design and private capital mobilization. The Action Plan is intended for voluntary use by countries as a framework for policy prioritization and reform, adaptable to local contexts and firm sizes.
Implementing Partners
Prepared under the G20 Brazil Presidency by the World Bank Group (IFC and World Bank), with contributions from the OECD and the SME Finance Forum (managed by IFC), and supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).
Other upcoming events
Don't miss our annual flagship event, convening a diverse network of financial institutions, fintechs, and multilaterals. This three-day event will feature thought-provoking discussions and interactive panels to explore strategies for enhancing SME access to finance, driving innovation, and fostering job creation and inclusive growth.
📅 September 15-17, 2025 Johannesburg, South Africa
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Mumbai Immersion Visit 2025: Supply Chain
Join us in Mumbai, India for a three-day program that will provide members with a complete understanding of SCF operations. The event is hosted by STATE BANK OF INDIA and ICICI BANK.
📅 November 17-19 2025
INTERESTED? Please email SMEFinanceForum@IFC.org Missed our previous sessions?
Find the recording of our Inaugural CEO Roundtable July 30th session, here.
Find the recording of our SME Finance Virtual Marketplace August 6th session, here.
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