The mission of the Small Enterprise Finance Agency SOC Ltd (SEFA) is to provide access to finance to survivalist businesses, and Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) throughout South Africa by: delivering wholesale and direct lending; providing credit guarantees to SMMEs; supporting the institutional strengthening of financial intermediaries so that they can be effective in assisting SMMEs; creating strategic partnerships with a range of institutions for sustainable SMME development and support; monitoring the effectiveness and impact of its financing, credit guarantee and capacity development activities; and developing (through partnerships) innovative finance products, tools and channels to catalyse increased market participation in the provision of affordable finance. Thabiso Kotane was in conversation with Mxolisi Matshamba, CEO of SEFA.