Tagged: indonesia

September 19, 2018 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based Tokenomy has announced the full launch of Tokenomy Exchange, a cryptocurrency token exchange that is described as addressing the “:challenges associated with launching an ICO.” Tokenomy Exchange now provides a trading platform for four digital currencies; BTC, ETH, USDT and its own TEN Token,… Read More

September 17, 2018 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KinerjaPay Corp., (OTCQB: KPAY), a digital payment and e-commerce platform, announced on the launch of its new peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, KFUND. According to Kinerjapay, PT. Kinerja Simpan Pinjam has been officially registered and will manage KFUND brand as an online lender that focuses on micro-lending activities. Kinerjapay… Read More

September 15, 2018 @ 7:00 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Beijing Launches Internet Court, Accepting and Hearing Cases of Online Lending On September 9, Beijing unveiled its Internet court. The court, located in Fengtai District, mainly accepts cases regarding the Internet and intellectual property rights, including disputes caused by online loans, online shopping contracts, and… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based fintech MC Payments announced on Thursday the soft launch of Instapay, a B2C payment platform targeting Indonesian Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) market. According to MC Payments, the payment platform enables merchants and their customers to simplify payment transactions, by using social messaging apps such as Whatsapp and Line to… Read More

September 7, 2018 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Huobi Group, a digital asset marketplace, announced on Friday it is planning to expand into Indonesia with its exchange, which will list 123 tokens and incorporate a two-factor authentication (2FA) to secure each digital asset. According to Huobi, the Indonesian digital currency exchange will be built on Huobi Cloud platform and will cover… Read More

August 14, 2018 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform Hexindai (NASDAQ:HX) announced on Tuesday it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 20% equity stake in Musketeer Group Inc., an Indonesian online lending platform that offers consumption installment loans, for approximately $1.6 million, and simultaneously completed the acquisition.  As… Read More

July 30, 2018 @ 11:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Experian, a financial data firm, has led a $28 million funding round in C88 Financial Technologies Group. C88 is described as one of the largest Fintech firms in Southeast Asia, having served over 50 million customers in Indonesia as CekAja.com and The Philippines as eCompareMo.com. C88 is also… Read More

June 22, 2018 @ 9:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KinerjaPay Corp., (OTCQB: KPAY), a digital payment and e-commerce platform, announced on Friday it is set to launch its own application for microlending business with peer-to-peer platform to facilitate credit facility. The company reported it will mainly target consumer sector to provide microlending facility in… Read More

May 14, 2018 @ 5:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Kapital Boost, a Sharia based peer to peer platform, and Global Entrepreneur Professional (or Genpro), have announced a new partnership to support the development of SMEs in Indonesia. The collaboration will see Kapital Boost providing funding to Genpro’s members who qualify and demonstrate strong growth… Read More

April 30, 2018 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barefoot Conservation is now seeking a £106,500 revenue loan through Crowd2Fund to scale up their conservation and community projects in Indonesia. The not-for-profit and NGO reported that conservation efforts in the area are timely, with 1.4 billion tonnes of rubbish being dumped globally per annum…. Read More

April 12, 2018 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

 PT.Erajaya Swasembada Tbk, PT ITC Auto Multi Finance, a division of ITOCHU, and PayJoy announced on Thursday they have teamed to launch their smartphone financing in Indonesia. It was revealed that  ITOCHU will use PayJoy’s proprietary Checkout software platform to qualify and approve Indonesian customers for… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Waves has announced a new partnership that will expand its presence into the hot Southeast Asian initial coin offering (ICO) market. Waves has announced an agreement to collaborate with Indonesian platform Tokenomy to push into major new global opportunities. Waves says that as part of… Read More

January 10, 2018 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Modalku, an Indonesia-based peer-to-peer lending fintech startup, successfully surpassed $74 million (Rp 1 trillion) in total crowdfunded MSME loans. This news comes just a little over six months after the company announced it was fully registered with the Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK). As previously reported, Modalku was… Read More

January 2, 2018 @ 10:24 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdo, a South East Asian online marketplace for P2P lending and crowdfunding, posted an infographic citing its 2017 milestones. “2017 has been a great year for Crowdo as we hit several milestones and experienced tremendous growth in our organization where saw our year start off… Read More

December 18, 2017 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The development of technology-based financial services or Fintech is a rapid, global, regional, and national movement. The Fintech industry has the opportunity to bring about change in the overall global financial industry everywhere. Indonesia, one of the most populous countries in the world, will benefit enormously by… Read More

December 17, 2017 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Indonesia and FinTech Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in a move designed to propel the mutual development of Fintech in both jurisdictions. FinTech Australia is the leading voice of the emerging Fintech industry in Australia. The group is actively engaged with… Read More

December 16, 2017 @ 3:05 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Supply Chain Finance Platform Daokoudai.com Secures ¥100 million Investment led by BCCF On December 13th, online supply chain finance platform Daokoudai.com announced it had receive a ¥100 million A-round funding led by Beijing Cultural Center Fund (BCCF). SinarMas from Indonesia and Zhen Ru Investment Management… Read More

December 15, 2017 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Indonesia-based on-demand application service and digital wallet platform GO-JEK announced it has acquired three fintech startups. The three fintechs that GO-JEK acquired are Kartuku, offline payment service company; Midtrans, online payment gateway company; and Mapan, a goods sharing network. According to the company, the acquisitions… Read More

December 7, 2017 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bank Indonesia announced on Thursday it has issued new regulations that bar fintech companies from using cryptocurrencies on their platforms. This news comes less than two months after the bank announced it has drawn up rules to monitor fintechs in the country. “Financial Technology [Fintech] Providers… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 7:50 am By JD Alois  |  

  FinTech Australia reports on a major Indonesian delegation, including 16 companies and the nation’s financial services regulators, that discussed topics such as financial innovation and how to foster a robust Fintech industry. FinTech Australia described the delegation as arguably the most significant group of Indonesian… Read More