SME Bank group president and chief executive officer Datuk Aria Putera Ismail
KUALA LUMPUR: SME Bank has approved more than RM30.6 billion in financing to 17,380 Bumiputera micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) since its inception, encompassing dedicated bumiputera programmes and various other financing facilities.
Group president and chief executive officer Datuk Dr Aria Putera Ismail said that among the bank’s financing programmes is the SME Bank Upward Migration and Acceleration (i-SMART) programme, an RM 180 million initiative focused on creating bumiputera champions.
