FutureLink technologies wins Global SME Finance Platinum Award

Futurelink technologies has become the first African company to win the Global SME Finance Platinum Award for Product Innovation of the Year, organised by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the SME Finance Forum

Organized by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the SME Finance Forum and endorsed by the G20’s Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the Global SME Finance Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of financial institutions and fintech companies in delivering exceptional products and services to their SME clients.

Launched in 2018 and now in its fifth year, the Global SME Finance Awards capture the effective and successful practices of financiers, honouring the innovative products and services for SME clients that have achieved impressive results in expanding finance and services to SMEs and the institutions that undertake those efforts.

Matthew Gamser, CEO of the SME Finance Forum said: “This year has seen the largest field of applicants ever, as we expand to a fifth award category in the important area of greening SME financing.

We have more countries, with more financial products and approaches than ever before. It was a tall order for the almost 100 judges, whom we thank profusely for their expert, informed and unbiased judgment about who merited recognition.

This year’s competition introduced a new category in partnership with the IFC’s Green Bond Technical Assistance Program (GB-TAP), awarding admirable institutions with the distinction of Sustainable Bond of the Year.