Events

5th OECD/GFLEC Global Policy Research Symposium to advance financial literacy

18 May

Organised by the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) and the OECD/INFE, the 5th Symposium to Advance Financial Literacy will focus on policy and academic research looking at the relationship between financial education policies and broad economic, financial and social outcomes, including its role in supporting sustainable and inclusive growth.

Confirmed speakers

Pier Carlo Padoan, Minister […]

Presentation – Innovation in microinsurance for smallholder farmers

25 April 2018
Get to know how blockchain can be used to provide decentralized micro-insurance service to smallholder farmers
500 million of smallholder farmers are under-insured and exposed to financial distress. Re-thinking risk protection is essential and blockchain technology could help to reach this goal.

Aware of this challenge, a consortium of 5 organisations, BitBank, ADA, fhi360, Space4environment and […]

Digitalized delivery of financial and non-financial services

Savings and Credit Forum « Digitalized delivery of financial and non-financial services » is an event organised by SCBF partners.

SCBF is the Swiss Capacity Building Facility, a public-private development partnership dedicated to improving the lives and livelihoods of low-income people and microentrepreneurs in developing and emerging economies, through financial inclusion as a strategy for alleviating poverty.

To register, […]

43rd Midi de la microfinance, Sharing financial expertise in risk management

18 April 2018

Luxembourg is now one of the world’s leading financial markets, with known and recognized expertise in asset management. This knowledge is also exported to Southern countries to help the poor. As a consequence, more than 50% of microfinance investment funds are now domiciled in the Grand Duchy.

In this logic, House of Training – ATTF […]

Investor Webinar: Social Protection Management and FinTech

Open to investors only!

Venkat Attaluri of MicroSave will discuss the risks related to agent network management in Fintech. The webinar is the latest in the series from CDC Group and SPTF on how investment analysts can evaluate client protection risks in Fintech investments.

Investors interested in joining the webinar should email Leticia Emme at leticiaemme@sptf.info for […]

InFiNe.lu Seminar – The World of SMEs: Investors’ Perspective

19 April 2018
The InFiNe.lu SMEs finance seminar will focus on the investors’ perspective.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about the world of SME financing and to discuss the following topics:

Why SME financing at all?
What do partner banks usually expect? How to promote SME financing?
What are the new SME financial products?
Identifying […]

Global SME Finance Forum 2018

5 – 7 November 2018

The Global SME Finance Forum 2018 will be held November 5-7 in Madrid, Spain.

The conference will showcase unique perspectives of industry leaders, rich experiences of successful practitioners, and the impactful financial innovations that contribute to improved access to financing for many micro, small and medium sized enterprises from around the world. […]

La microfinance au Luxembourg – Visite de terrain

15 Mars 2018
Qu’est-ce que la microfinance au Luxembourg?
Pour le savoir, rejoignez-nous à la première visite de terrain InFiNe.lu organisée en collaboration avec microlux le jeudi 15 mars 2018: une opportunité concrète et pratique de découvrir 2 micro-entrepreneurs basés au Luxembourg.
La demi-journée de rencontres commencera à 10 heures pour se terminer à 14 heures.
Les informations pratiques vous seront envoyées […]

Global Money Week 2018

12 – 18 March

The Global Money Week (GMW) 2018 theme is « Money Matters Matter ».

Money Matters Matter because childrend and youth need to receive the knowledge and develop skills to make smart financial decisions throughout the life.

GMW, an initiative from Child and Youth Financial International (CYFI), is annual financial awareness campaign built to inspire children and […]

Institution Assessment Training for Independent Assessors

21 – 23 March 2018

Risk Management Initiative in Microfinance (RIM) is collaborative market strengthening initiative aimed at promoting and supporting the implementation of stronger, more appropriate risk management in the microfinance sector.

RIM’s Institution Assessment Training for Independent Assessors is an in-depth, three-day training course designed for risk management experts, consultants, and consulting firms serving the […]