Organizations
Fintech
Apr 15, 2016
Bitbond is a global peer-to-peer bitcoin lending platform. Small businesses get access to affordable loans while lenders earn profitable interest rates. Since Bitbond works exclusively with the digital currency bitcoin, neither the borrower nor the lender need a bank account to participate in our global loan market. Bitbond's mission is to make...
Payments
Oct 22, 2015
The Digital Money Course runs for 12 weeks and is completely online. It covers technical and strategic aspects of digital currency and digital payment systems. The course is targeted to professionals in organizations like financial service and payments providers, telecommunication companies, NGOs, and regulators and policymakers working on...
Gender Finance
Sep 22, 2015
The W20 engagement group under the auspices of the G20 focuses on promoting gender inclusiveness and gender equality, essentially making a significant contribution towards a strong, sustainable and balanced growth trend globally. Formed under the Turkish term presidency of the G20 , the W20 is set to organise its first global event in light of the...
Financial Education
Aug 19, 2015
For entrepreneurs, turning a passion into a business is the ultimate dream. But that dream doesn’t come easily. It’s hard work, and there are challenges around every corner. Fortunately, entrepreneurs don’t have to go it alone. Their chance of success increases with access to the business knowledge and guidance of experienced professionals...
Financial Education
Aug 12, 2015
Your institution can profit from FIC’s formal strategic projects, focusing on growth and profitability. We can help you plan and implement your strategic business goals. Our clients receive clear fact-based recommendations for assessing and achieving growth initiatives. Strategic services include: •Strategic Development •Implementation Planning •...
Credit Risk & Scoring
Jun 11, 2015
Mekar facilitates business loans to SME businesses in Indonesia. It connects and matches offline SMEs with online financiers through agents using mobile technology. Mekar provides the infrastructure through which loans are distributed from financiers to SMEs, and are collected.
Governance
May 18, 2015
Advance Global Capital Ltd (AGC) is dedicated to financial inclusion. They help build stronger financial ecosystems and facilitate financing to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets. They provide thought leadership, business development, and advocate for investing that achieves a double bottom line for investors along with...
Trade Finance
May 14, 2015
Moula was founded by an experienced team from the world of finance and technology. They recognised the difficulty being faced by businesses accessing funding and set about building Moula to solve those problems. It’s their goal to be your financial business partner bringing smart and simplified support in an environment of responsible lending...
Alternative Financing
May 14, 2015
Invesdor is a pioneering equity-based crowdfunding platform. They provide an online investment matching service where entrepreneurs looking to raise equity financing can easily connect with investors who are seeking to discover and invest in exciting growth companies. They founded Invesdor to solve many of the difficulties and delays associated...
Credit Risk & Scoring
May 13, 2015
ThinCats Australia is a peer-to-peer lending platform for secured business loans to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It's platform links wholesale investors willing to lend directly with business borrowers through an online auction marketplace for loans.
Payments
May 13, 2015
Founded in 2012 by an experienced team of technology and payments industry experts, payleven is the leading provider of mobile card payments, with over 100 employees in 10 countries. Our customer base ranges from the bakery around the corner, to fine dining restaurants in town and from the locksmith at your own front door, to your trusty local...
Islamic Banking
May 12, 2015
General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI) is a nonprofit institution that is the umbrella for Islamic financial institutions worldwide. It was founded by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and a number of leading Islamic financial institutions, CIBAFI is affiliated with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)...
Trade Finance
May 12, 2015
Founded in 1990, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is the global representative of the hedge fund industry. Our membership is corporate and comprises over 1,500 firms (with over 9,000 individual contacts) in more than 50 countries. Members include hedge fund managers, fund of hedge funds managers, prime brokers, legal and...
Credit Risk & Scoring
May 07, 2015
The British Business Bank brings expertise and Government money to the smaller business finance markets. Understanding markets and smaller businesses’ finance needs allows them to design programmes to make finance markets work better, and investing alongside private sector investors maximises their impact and allows them to reach the full range of...
Financial Education
May 07, 2015
The Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC) is an independent Australian Foundation committed to building prosperity in the Asia Pacific region by pursuing initiatives that reduce poverty and promote equitable growth. Created through the vision and philanthropy of Bill Taylor AO in 1990, FDC’s mission is to harness and leverage the collective...
Financial Education
Apr 07, 2015
The HealRWorld Company empowers sustainable business globally through data-driven solutions. The Company's sustainability solutions include global business database with credible insights into a business's sustainable activities, products and services, and credit information leveraging our proprietary rating system,as well as advanced geo-analytic...
Credit Risk & Scoring
Apr 06, 2015
iwoca offers a new type of credit facility for small businesses, allowing them to take advantage of opportunities previously only available to their larger peers. From placing larger stock orders to bridging cashflow gaps, we believe that access to finance is crucial to driving business growth. How we do it More startup than financial institution...
Sustainable Finance
Apr 02, 2015
Strands is a global provider of personalization and recommendation solutions that empower financial institutions and online retailers to offer superior customer experience within their digital channels.
Alternative Financing
Apr 01, 2015
Thundafund is South Africa’s leading crowdfunding platform for creativity and innovation. Through Thundafund, entrepreneurs with their respective projects | ideas can raise capital and build a supportive crowd of backers through the process of crowdfunding. Having launched in June 2013, January 2015 saw R4,000,000.00 crowdfunded for over 100...
Credit Risk & Scoring
Mar 31, 2015
Tawreeq, an independent Dubai (UAE) / Luxembourg-based group with entities licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and Luxembourg. Tawreeq offers a comprehensive supply chain platform targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their corporate clients across the MENA region. The novel Sharia-compliant trade...
Trade Finance
Mar 26, 2015
Solvesting is an investment bridge. It offers investors like you and I the opportunity to earn solid financial returns , while supporting economic development. Businesses benefit from improved access to loans, financial institutions benefit from risk sharing and added liquidity, and you have the opportunity to build a high-yield financial...
Financial Education
Mar 26, 2015
SAIF Partners is a leading private equity firm that provides growth capital to companies in Asia. Primary areas of focus include Information Technology, Internet, Mobile, Consumer Products and Services, Healthcare, Cleantech, Education, Modern Agriculture, Financial Services & Manufacturing. SAIF Partners was founded in 2001 and currently...
Credit Risk & Scoring
Jan 26, 2015
Finpoint is a unique online financial matchmaking service that efficiently connects SMEs with banks and financial institutions that are registered and ready to lend. The Finpoint platform was developed to address the growing need to connect SMEs seeking to borrow with institutional lenders in a challenging market. Launched in Germany in 2010, to...
Financial Education
Non Financial Services
Jan 12, 2015
Ye ! is a global, online platform which aims to provide young entrepreneurs aged 16 to 30 across the world with (free!) relevant information, tools, coaching and funding opportunities, as well as a global networking community. We aim to support over 10 million young entrepreneurs by 2020 through Ye!, as a way of tackling youth unemployment – and...
Jan 07, 2015
Are you an IT entrepreneur with industry-changing IP? Will your product help a large business save money, or grow their customers? Or perhaps you are an established company with a fresh take for financial services? The FinTech Innovation Lab has been developed to help you refine and test your proposition with the support of the world’s leading...
Financial Education
Non Financial Services
Dec 16, 2014
Operating at the grass-root level in developing countries, Enablis empowers local entrepreneurs and supports them in the growth of their businesses in conjunction with government, private sector and civil society. Every year, Enablis helps thousands of members create jobs from the ground up. To reach our ultimate goal of reducing poverty through...
Credit Risk & Scoring
Dec 15, 2014
The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) is a government-owned bank that was established to provide credit and deposit services to poor people in Vietnam. The bank is also mandated to increase financial inclusion, promote microfinance and implement other programs for “poverty reduction and social stability.”
Credit Risk & Scoring
Dec 03, 2014
As savings and retail banks of all sizes and legal forms, we play an essential role in providing the diversity crucial to maintaining the stability of the financial system. We believe that preventing the concentration of economic and financial resources in the hands of the few is paramount to a financial system that serves the greatest possible...
Islamic Banking
Oct 17, 2014
AlHuda Center of Islamic Banking & Economics is a pioneer organization started its efforts to promote Islamic Banking & Finance eight years ago. In these working years, AlHuda CIBE is acknowledged all around the world due to its excellent services and its team of dedicated professionals who are equipped to continue thriving. AlHuda CIBE...
Non Financial Services
Guarantees
Policy & Regulation
Oct 15, 2014
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) face ongoing challenges. In response, governments have developed schemes to help remedy market deficiencies where private sector sources are unable or unwilling to operate, by creating public development banks. The Montreal Group is a forum created to foster peer group exchanges, identify best...
Non Financial Services
Oct 03, 2014
Global Biz Circle in an online content site powered by Alibaba.com. The mission of Global Biz Circle is to provide content that not only empowers businesses but also provides them with the know-how to grow and succeed in a global e-commerce environment. Alibaba.com is the leading platform for global wholesale trade, serving millions of buyers and...
Equity
Sep 24, 2014
Investisseurs & Partenaires is a family of investment funds created in 2002. Its goal is to support a new generation of responsible African entrepreneurs and thereby contribute to the emergence of a sustainable and dynamic private sector in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sep 23, 2014
Innovate Finance is an industry organisation that will accelerate the UK's leading position in the global financial services sector, by directly supporting the next era of technology-led financial services innovators, whether they be a young start-up or an established industry player. The body aims to be a single access point to the full financial...
Sustainable Finance
Sep 12, 2014
The Responsible Finance Forum (RFF) brings together multiple organizations in a Community of Practice for knowledge exchange and consensus building on responsible finance. Founded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), and the International Finance...
Non Financial Services
Policy & Regulation
Sep 11, 2014
The Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (Cenfri) is a non-profit think tank based in Cape Town and operates in collaboration with universities in the region. Cenfri's mission is to support financial sector development and financial inclusion through facilitating better regulation and market provision of financial services. We do this by...
Non Financial Services
Sep 10, 2014
The Bank Innovators Council is a membership organization that helps support, promote and facilitate innovation within and amongst its member banks.
Credit Risk & Scoring
Sep 10, 2014
Capital Float is an online platform that provides working capital finance to SMEs in India. We offer flexible, short-term loans that can be used to purchase inventory, service new orders or optimize cash cycles. Borrowers can apply online in minutes, select desired repayment terms and receive funds in their bank accounts in 7 days with minimal...
Financial Education
Rural & Agriculture Finance
Credit Risk & Scoring
Jul 29, 2014
The Banking with the Poor Network (BWTP) is an Asian association of a diverse range of microfinance stakeholders committed to improving the quality of life of the poor through promoting and facilitating their access to sustainable financial services. The BWTP Network has emerged to become the largest regional microfinance network in Asia.
Equity
Jul 28, 2014
Sarona is a private equity firm, investing growth capital in companies and private equity funds in frontier and emerging markets around the world. Our particular focus is the small to mid-market companies that meet the growing needs of the rising middle class in those markets. Our goal is to achieve superior returns by creating world class...
Financial Education
Non Financial Services
Jul 25, 2014
The Asia Council for Small Business (ACSB) is a regional council of affiliates and chapters of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) in the Asia-Pacific region with a mission to streamline programming for SMEs. Members of ACSB include ICSB Korea, ICSB China-Mainland, ICSB R.O.C. Taiwan, SEAANZ, ICSB Singapore, ICSB Malaysia and more.
Financial Education
Credit Risk & Scoring
Jul 24, 2014
The Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership is an initiative to support the development of African Financial Sectors. We are a unique platform for African governments, the private sector, and development partners to coordinate financial sector development interventions across the continent, avoiding duplication and maximizing developmental...
Financial Education
Non Financial Services
Jul 23, 2014
ConnectAmericas is the first social network for businesses in the Americas, dedicated to promoting foreign trade and international investment. It seeks to help SMEs strengthen their businesses, by providing them access to communities of clients, suppliers and investors in the region and all over the world, segmented by industry. It also provides...
Non Financial Services
Jul 23, 2014
InvestAmericas is a dynamic space for investors in which they can connect and collaborate around due diligence in support of Enterprises in Latin America and the Caribbean. InvestAmericas was created as part of a strategic initiative by the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC), in order to facilitate the interaction and exchange between...
Supply & Value Chain Finance
Jul 23, 2014
GO Finance is a microfinance company that provides working capital to distributors involved in the value chains of multinational corporations that manufacture fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs). In addition GO provides access to information technology – what we call Business Intelligence – and targeted Training that assists entrepreneurs to...
Equity
Rural & Agriculture Finance
Jul 18, 2014
AgDevCo is a social impact investor and agribusiness project developer, incorporated as a non-for-profit distribution, limited company in the UK. We invest patient capital in the form of debt and equity into early stage agribusinesses and act as promoter or co-promoter of greenfield agriculture opportunities. AgDevCo currently operates with...
Policy & Regulation
Jul 18, 2014
BIAC - the Voice of OECD Business - is an independent international business association devoted to advising government policymakers at OECD and related fora on the many diversified issues of globalisation and the world economy. Officially recognised since its founding in 1962 as being representative of the OECD business community, BIAC promotes...
Payments
Jun 25, 2014
Ripple is an Internet protocol for making financial transactions. Ripple is an open payment system/ currency exchange/ remittance network that lets anyone, anywhere send money in any currency. They were recently recognized by MIT as one of the 50 Smartest Companies. Ripple Labs was also named as a finalist for a 2014 PYMNTS Innovator Award in two...
Gender Finance
Jun 20, 2014
For more than half a century, The Asia Foundation has been a leader in helping women to realize their potential. We believe that investing in women fundamentally strengthens families and societies. Our Women's Empowerment Program develops women's leadership, strengthens women's organizations, increases women's rights and ensures their personal...