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title: tomato pay showcasing at the Global SME Finance Forum
description: tomato pay (formerly Fractal) CEO and co-founder Nicholas Heller will be giving his thoughts on how SMEs have been impacted by the pandemic.
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tomato pay showcasing at the Global SME Finance Forum

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## tomato pay showcasing at the Global SME Finance Forum

![Fractal showcasing at the Global SME Finance Forum](https://blog.tomatopay.co.uk/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Global%20SME%20Finance%20Forum.png)

tomato pay (formerly Fractal) CEO and co-founder Nicholas Heller will be giving his thoughts on how SMEs have been impacted by the pandemic, how women-owned businesses in particular have been impacted by the crisis, tomato pay's concerns around SME financing, what gives us hope about SME financing over the next decade, and our experiences with the SME Finance Forum.

Join us, global financial institutions, policy makers and fintechs on the 26th - 28th October for the three day event.

SME Finance Forum works to expand access to finance for small and medium businesses. The Forum operates a global membership network that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs.

# To attend the Global SME Finance Forum conference you can simply register on their website [here](https://www.smefinanceforum.org/post/global-sme-finance-forum-2020).

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