World Bank Group Increases COVID-19 Response to $14 Billion To Help Sustain Economies, Protect Jobs
March 17th, 2020 – The World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors approved today an increased $14 billion package of fast-track financing to assist companies and countries in their efforts to prevent, detect and respond to the rapid spread of COVID-...
B2B Payments Rethinking The SME Loan Underwriting Model In Southeast Asia
March 10th, 2020 – The small business credit gap is a global issue, a problem that banks and FinTechs continue to hack away at, yet one that remains stubbornly persistent. In markets like Southeast Asia, high rates of credit-invisible, underbanked s...
Here is the EU Strategy for SMEs and Digital Europe, Digital Assets on the List
March 10th, 2020 – The European Commission posted its “SME Strategy for a sustainable and digital Europe.” The strategy is in recognition that “SMEs play a key role in Europe’s industrial fabric, providing two out of three jobs, and are cent...
World Bank Group Announces Up to $12 Billion Immediate Support for COVID-19 Country Response
March 3th, 2020 – The World Bank Group is making available an initial package of up to $12 billion in immediate support to assist countries coping with the health and economic impacts of the global outbreak. Through this new fast track package, the ...
UN Commission on the Status of Women / Beijing + 25 (2020)
NEW YORK – March 2th, 2020 – Following the UN Secretary-General’s recommendation to Member States to amend the format of the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in light of the current concerns regarding coronavirus dise...
Big Data Security Market Worth $64.4 Billion by 2027
LONDON – March 5th, 2020 – According to a new market research report “Big Data Security Market by Component (Solution, Services), Application (Identity and Access Management, Security Information and Event Management, Intrusion Detection Sys...
The Benefits of Technology for SMEs
There’s a plethora of technology and services available to give small businesses the upper hand. March 3th, 2020 – South Africa’s small to medium-sized enterprises are instrumental in driving the country’s market economy and employment rates. ...
Fourth Industrial Revolution: how latecomers and laggards can catch up
February 5th, 2020 – Just ten countries account for 90% of all global patents, and 70% of all exports, directly associated with the advanced digital production (ADP) technologies that are driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Another 40 are acti...
Top Cities That Flaunt AI Hubs
February 27th, 2020 – The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to the industrial revolution 4.0 and the amount of data that is being generated today has turned them into valuable assets. Due to this reason, every organisation irrespective ...
How unique lending platforms boost small businesses in Southeast Asia
Niche lending firms are shaping SMEs in Southeast Asia to boost fintech, AI and other technological sectors February 24th, 2020 – In a joint report released recently by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and SME Finance Forum, it was found ...
