Indonesia
Fintech Activity Accelerates in Indonesia With Multiple Startup Fundraises
Fintech activity is accelerating in Indonesia, a trend marked by significant startup venture capital rounds, accelerated growth of local fintech startups, and increased participation of foreign companies in the domestic market. These past months have been seen a multitude of
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Ribbit Capital Snaps up a Minority Stake in Indonesian Digital Bank Jago
Venture capital firm Ribbit Capital has snapped up a minority stake in Bank Jago, a Gojek-backed digital bank. Ribbit Capital had previously invested in Tinkoff, Revolut, BharatPe, Robinhood, Affirm, Nubank, Coinbase and Credit Karma. Prior to this, ride hailing super app
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Indonesian E-Commerce Firm Ula Bags US$87 Million From Jeff Bezos, Tencent
Indonesian B2B e-commerce marketplace Ula has raised US$87 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Prosus Ventures, Tencent and B-Capital. The trio are joined by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Expeditions, and Southeast Asian funds Northstar group, AC
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FinAccel Raises Additional US$125 Million PIPE Investment Ahead of IPO Plans
FinAccel, the parent company of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform Kredivo, announced that three of its existing investors has joined its PIPE deal which is in excess of US$125 million. The investors in the PIPE deal are MDI Ventures,
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Payments Firm OY! Indonesia Bags US$30 Million in Series A Led by SoftBank
Indonesian payments aggregator OY! Indonesia announced that it has raised US$30 million (Rp. 443.2 billion) in a Series A funding round led by SoftBank Ventures Asia (SBVA). The financing round was also joined by other prominent investors such as MDI,
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Indonesian Payments Firm Xendit Minted as Unicorn With US$150 Million Fundraise
Indonesian payments firm Xendit is now a unicorn with the closing of its US$150 million Series C funding round. The round was led by Tiger Global Management with participation from existing investor Accel, Amasia, and Justin Kan’s Goat Capital. With
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Financial Firms Should Leverage Data from Third-Party Providers
Financial services firms including banks, insurance providers and peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders are increasingly relying on predictive models built using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to improve customer acquisition and retention, refine risk modeling and enhance loan application processing,
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Regulatory Tailwinds: A Look Into Indonesia’s New Digital Banking Framework
When Bank Indonesia released a new set of regulations for commercial banks last week, attention turned towards the long-awaited digital banking guidelines which were released alongside it. Indonesia joined its regional counterparts Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines in issuing these
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Indonesian BNPL Kredivo Begins SE Asian Expansion Plans with Vietnamese Launch
Kredivo, an Indonesian Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform, announced its expansion into Vietnam through a joint venture with Phoenix Holding, a family investment company based in the country. This move comes on the heels of the announcement by FinAccel,
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Digital Technologies to Bolster Islamic Finance Market in Indonesia
Banking and financial services platform Mambu released its research series named the Disruption Diaries which seeks to understand what people think of the key trends driving the development of financial services. In Mambu’s third edition, the firm conducted a global
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