Indonesia
East Ventures to Invest US$500K in Winners of Its Hackathon for Laid-off Tech Talent
Indonesia-focused venture capital firm East Ventures announced that it has selected 30 teams from its hackathon programme for laid-off tech employees, PASTI BISA, Maju Terus Pantang Mundur (IDPB MTPM). The programme received a total of 270 submissions where 120 shortlisted
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Binance Buys Majority Stake in Indonesia’s Tokocrypto, Lays off 58% Of Workforce
Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it has become the majority shareholder in Indonesia’s crypto assets digital exchange Tokocrypto. Details of the transaction was not disclosed. Tokocrypto is the first crypto exchange in Indonesia to be registered under the Trade
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Travel Insurance Represents Massive Opportunities for Insurtech as The World Reopens
Insurtech startups in the Southeast Asian region are capitalising on the heightened need that consumers now have for travel coverage, even as the majority of countries globally relax travelling restrictions in earnest. In the recent past, this sort of travel
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FinAccel Appoints Slack’s Former CFO Allen Shim to Its Board Ahead of IPO Plans
FinAccel, the parent company of Indonesian Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform Kredivo, announced that Allen Shim has joined its Board of Directors. Allen was the senior finance leader for Slack since it was an early-stage startup and most recently
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Indonesia’s BI-FAST to Expand Its Real-Time Payment Services and Banks Participation
Indonesia’s domestic real-time payments scheme BI-FAST, launched by Bank Indonesia and powered by ACI Worldwide, has announced plans to launch a wide range of new real-time payment services. BI-FAST payment services will be extended to include bulk credit, direct debit
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Indonesia’s Digital Rupiah Game Plan: Everything You Need to Know
Bank Indonesia announced the country’s very own central bank digital currency (CBDC), named the “digital rupiah,” to move forward with the country’s initiative of “advanced digital transformation.” Dubbed “Project Garuda,” named after Indonesia’s legendary bird, Bank Sentral Republik Indonesia or
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FinAccel Makes Senior Exec Appointments Ahead of New Digibank Launch
FinAccel, the parent company of Indonesian Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform Kredivo, announced a flurry of senior appointments to bolster its management team to prepare for the upcoming launch of its digital bank Krom. Formerly known as Bank Bisnis
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Indonesian VC East Ventures Launches Accelerator Programme for Laid-off Tech Talent
East Ventures, an Indonesia-focused venture capital firm, has launched its fourth edition of the PASTI BISA programme to aid those affected by recent layoffs in the tech ecosystem. The latest edition dubbed as Maju Terus Pantang Mundur (IDPB MTPM), which
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Indonesia’s Open Finance Scene Heats Up as Consumer Interest Heightens
In Indonesia, consumers are showing high levels of awareness and interest in open finance and embedded fintech, with most people agreeing that sharing their data allows them to be provided with better products and services, as well as tailored recommendations,
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Five ASEAN Central Banks Sign MoU for Regional Payment Connectivity
Five central banks in ASEAN announced that they have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on regional payment connectivity to support faster, cheaper, more transparent, and more inclusive cross-border payments. Signed at the G20 Leaders’ Summit, the central
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