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Our Strategy
FAST is your partner in broadening the reach of sustainable SME finance. Our holistic strategy engages a dynamic group of stakeholders and supports them in their respective roles to scale the sector.
Our Impact
Our member financial institutions are leaders in sustainable SME finance and are committed to creating a positive social, economic and environmental impact on the businesses and communities they serve.
$1B+
Disbursed per year
1.2M
Rural farmers benefited
News
27 September 2016
FAST is participating in the Regional Agri Value Chain Finance Forum
Kingston, Jamaica, (September 26- 27)
20 July 2016
FAST's new AXiiS Platform is Looking for Partners
AXiiS extends an invitation to partners working with SMEs in need of finance as well as FSPs that wish to join the leading impact investment network.
18 July 2016
FAST in Collaboration with CRS for El Salvador Cacao Alliance
In collaboration with Catholic Relief Services (CRS), FAST is executing a project to facilitate access to finance for SMEs producing cocoa in El Salvador as part of the El Salvador Cacao Alliance.
11 July 2016
FAST Partnership with IICA in the Caribbean and Latin America
FAST has partnered with IICA on an initiative to support APP Beneficiary Organizations. Together they aim to improve access to finance for agricultural SMEs in order to foster rural development in Latin America and the Caribbean.