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About MSME Catalyst

Industry-led, professionally run, accountable for outcomes.

MSME Catalyst is operated by Digital Growth Infrastructure Foundation, a Section 8 not-for-profit entity. We are built as a neutral convergence layer.

Who we are

A neutral convergence layer, held in trust

MSME Catalyst is operated by Digital Growth Infrastructure Foundation, a Section 8, not-for-profit entity. We are built as a neutral convergence layer: industry-led, professionally run and accountable for whether collaboration produces measurable MSME outcomes.

Our purpose. To make existing MSME infrastructure usable on the ground — by converging market demand, cash-flow support, capability, capital pathways and intelligence around live clusters.
Why neutrality matters

We do not own the decisions. We hold the framework.

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What we do not own

MSME Catalyst does not own the lender decision, the legal outcome, the customer relationship or the participant's data.

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What we hold in trust

MSME Catalyst holds the shared operating framework and the aggregated evidence — on behalf of the whole ecosystem, not any one participant.

What We Do Not Do

MSME Catalyst does not lend, underwrite, provide legal advice, adjudicate disputes, operate an ODR platform, guarantee recovery, or replace existing schemes, courts, arbitrators, universities or implementation partners.

We facilitate structured access to relevant ecosystem pathways. Independent lenders, ODR providers and other institutions retain their own eligibility, commercial, legal and operational decisions.

Governance

Governing Council

Ten seats representing the ecosystem. Each profile is CMS-managed with photo, name, designation, organisation, biography, LinkedIn and display status.

01

Member to be announced

Chair / Independent Member
Organisation · Designation

Short biography managed in the CMS. Each card supports photo upload, name, designation, organisation, bio, LinkedIn and a display toggle.

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02

Member to be announced

Banking or Financial Institution Member
Organisation · Designation

Short biography managed in the CMS. Each card supports photo upload, name, designation, organisation, bio, LinkedIn and a display toggle.

in · LinkedIn
03

Member to be announced

NBFC / Alternative Lender Member
Organisation · Designation

Short biography managed in the CMS. Each card supports photo upload, name, designation, organisation, bio, LinkedIn and a display toggle.

in · LinkedIn
04

Member to be announced

Fintech / Digital Infrastructure Member
Organisation · Designation

Short biography managed in the CMS. Each card supports photo upload, name, designation, organisation, bio, LinkedIn and a display toggle.

in · LinkedIn
05

Member to be announced

Anchor Corporate / Market Access Member
Organisation · Designation

Short biography managed in the CMS. Each card supports photo upload, name, designation, organisation, bio, LinkedIn and a display toggle.

in · LinkedIn
06

Member to be announced

MSME / Cluster Representative
Organisation · Designation

Short biography managed in the CMS. Each card supports photo upload, name, designation, organisation, bio, LinkedIn and a display toggle.

in · LinkedIn
07

Member to be announced

Capability / Academic Institution Member
Organisation · Designation

Short biography managed in the CMS. Each card supports photo upload, name, designation, organisation, bio, LinkedIn and a display toggle.

in · LinkedIn
08

Member to be announced

Legal / Receivables / ODR Ecosystem Member
Organisation · Designation

Short biography managed in the CMS. Each card supports photo upload, name, designation, organisation, bio, LinkedIn and a display toggle.

in · LinkedIn
09

Member to be announced

Independent Governance or Risk Expert
Organisation · Designation

Short biography managed in the CMS. Each card supports photo upload, name, designation, organisation, bio, LinkedIn and a display toggle.

in · LinkedIn
10

Member to be announced

Independent Sector / Development Expert
Organisation · Designation

Short biography managed in the CMS. Each card supports photo upload, name, designation, organisation, bio, LinkedIn and a display toggle.

in · LinkedIn
Advisory Body · Non-executive

Strategic guidance, clearly bounded

The Advisory Body is non-executive. It provides strategic guidance and does not approve lending, select cases or control operations.

A1

Advisor to be announced

Advisory Body · Non-executive
Area of expertise · Organisation

Strategic guidance only. Advisors do not approve lending, select cases or control operations.

in · LinkedIn
A2

Advisor to be announced

Advisory Body · Non-executive
Area of expertise · Organisation

Strategic guidance only. Advisors do not approve lending, select cases or control operations.

in · LinkedIn
A3

Advisor to be announced

Advisory Body · Non-executive
Area of expertise · Organisation

Strategic guidance only. Advisors do not approve lending, select cases or control operations.

in · LinkedIn
A4

Advisor to be announced

Advisory Body · Non-executive
Area of expertise · Organisation

Strategic guidance only. Advisors do not approve lending, select cases or control operations.

in · LinkedIn
A5

Advisor to be announced

Advisory Body · Non-executive
Area of expertise · Organisation

Strategic guidance only. Advisors do not approve lending, select cases or control operations.

in · LinkedIn
A6

Advisor to be announced

Advisory Body · Non-executive
Area of expertise · Organisation

Strategic guidance only. Advisors do not approve lending, select cases or control operations.

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The team

Secretariat

The professional team that runs the platform day to day.

CO

Appointment in progress

Chief Executive Officer
Secretariat · Digital Growth Infrastructure Foundation

Leads the platform and is accountable for measurable MSME outcomes.

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CP

Appointment in progress

Cluster Programmes
Secretariat · Digital Growth Infrastructure Foundation

Designs and runs cluster capability centres and programme delivery.

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PM

Appointment in progress

Partnerships & Membership
Secretariat · Digital Growth Infrastructure Foundation

Convenes institutions and manages the membership working model.

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RL

Appointment in progress

Research, Data & Learning
Secretariat · Digital Growth Infrastructure Foundation

Owns scorecards, dashboards and aggregated execution insight.

in · LinkedIn
OC

Appointment in progress

Operations & Communications
Secretariat · Digital Growth Infrastructure Foundation

Runs day-to-day operations, governance support and communications.

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Build the convergence layer

Support already exists. Let's make it work together.

Whether you are an MSME facing payment friction, an institution ready to pilot, or a funder backing execution infrastructure — there is a working role for you.