Tagged: indonesia

June 20, 2017 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

P2B lending operator Crowdo announced on Tuesday it has achieved full regulatory registration in Indonesia by the Indonesia Financial Regulator, Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK). This news comes just a few months after the lender launched its securities crowdfunding platform at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) hosted… Read More

June 2, 2017 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Jakarta based Amartha (PT Amartha Micro Fintek) a peer to peer lending platform launched in 2010, is now officially registered with the Directorate of Institutional and Product IKNB (Financial Industry Non Bank) Financial Services Authority ( FSA). Amartha said the approval by the financial regulators… Read More

May 17, 2017 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

DoFinance, part of the Latvian Alfa Finance Group, has opened an office in Indonesia as part of an Asian expansion of their peer to peer lending operations. DoFinance said they were applying a “customer-oriented approach set to European standards” for private Asian investors. The expansion… Read More

May 15, 2017 @ 6:36 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Indonesian P2P lender Taralite announced that it has a raised a US$6.3 million funding round from Japanese fintech conglomerate SBI Group, the valuation of the round was undisclosed, according to multiple news sources. Begun as as a lending platform that finances celebratory events such as weddings and Hajj… Read More

April 24, 2017 @ 12:28 pm By Cole Lyons  |  

In an attempt to promote innovation in their financial service markets, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and Indonesia’s Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) have entered into a Fintech Cooperation Agreement. Stated in a release Friday the 21st in Melbourne, the agreement creates a framework for collaboration… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jumpstartfund’s Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc. (HTT) announced on Wednesday it has signed an agreement for a feasibility study with a contract value of $2.5 Million with private investors and the Ministry of Transportation in Indonesia. The company claimed that the agreement marks the immediate exploration of the… Read More

February 7, 2017 @ 4:00 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Singapore-based company Grab, self-described as “Southeast Asia’s Leading Ride-Hailing Platform”, is investing $700 million in Indonesia to make the country ASEAN’s most digital economy.  Grab’s project will focus on mobile fintech features in the country, and in particular, on mobile payment. According to the company, the… Read More

January 30, 2017 @ 9:40 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

Indonesia’s largest private bank, Bank Central Asia (BCA), is investing 200 billion rupiah (approximately $15 million) in fintech, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.  The BCA acquired Central Capital Ventura, which will invest in fintech companies that are deemed most beneficial to BCA’s financial service… Read More

January 23, 2017 @ 10:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wecash Group, one of China’s top Fintech firms, has entered the Indonesian market via a joint venture with JAS Kapital and Kresna Investments. Wecash is a big-data credit evaluation platform. Founded in 2014, Wecash was the first Chinese startup to leverage data to detect fraud and appraise consumers credit…. Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 10:11 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

Indonesia has released a new set of regulations for the fintech sector, in particular, for peer to peer lending platforms. According to a report in Deal Street Asia, the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) laid out the following rules: Registration – P2P lending (pinjam meminjam) startups must… Read More

November 24, 2016 @ 10:00 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Bank Indonesia (BI) in Jakarta announced last week the opening of its Fintech office, which will aim to evaluate existing and conduct research on new fintech models, products, and services.  The office not only allows the central bank to maintain its risk management and consumer protection… Read More

November 7, 2016 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

First P2B Online Lending Platform Approved by Regulators in Singapore & Malaysia Funding Societies, a peer-to-business online lender, has received an “in-principle approval” of a Capital Markets Services (CMS) license in Singapore, and has been selected as one of the six registered operators in Malaysia… Read More

October 7, 2016 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

EthisCrowd has been recognized as the Best Islamic Crowdfunding Platform for its social impact real estate campaigns in Indonesia. The Singapore-based platform received the award at the 6th Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) 2016, in Jakarta recently. President Joko Widodo was the guest of honor and also… Read More

August 4, 2016 @ 12:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Societies, a Singapore-based “peer to business” lending marketplace, has raised a respectable S$ 10 million in a Series A funding round.  The investment was led by Sequoia India, part of the legendary Sequoia VC group. Funding Societies believes this is the largest investment in… Read More

July 26, 2016 @ 12:56 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Singapore-based crowdfunding platform Crowdo received its full Capital Market Services (CMS) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for securities crowdfunding (SCF) to deliver P2P lending and equity crowdfunding, according to the platform’s blog, reportedly making Crowdo the first and only regional operator that can undertake licensed… Read More

May 22, 2016 @ 10:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based EthisCrowd has closed a S$500,000 seed round for their Islamic real estate crowdfunding platform.  The funding round may be the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. The new capital was led by Azmi Global, a subsidiary of Asmi & Associates – a top… Read More

April 28, 2016 @ 11:39 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdo, a South East Asian crowdfunding platform, announced today that it has received its provisional Capital Market Services (“CMS”) License from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”). The CMS license will allow Crowdo to offer both equity crowdfunding and peer to business (P2B) lending solutions in Singapore, noted… Read More

March 16, 2016 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The Asia-Pacific Alternative Finance Benchmarking Report has just been published and it highlights the largest region in the world for disruptive finance. Entitled, “Harnessing Potential”, this is the first report for the region and has been created by a partnership of researchers, including the Cambridge… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 10:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

DANAdidik has launched Indonesia’s first peer to peer lending platform for micro student loans. The new platform was described as a step to provide an equal education opportunity for Indonesian students. DANAdidik says it facilitates: (i) students that are looking for education loan and (ii) sponsors… Read More

February 4, 2016 @ 6:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (FSA), which regulates the banking and non-banking sector, is working with the Ministry of Communications and Information to bring out regulations governing online startup companies offering financial services, popularly referred to as fintech, reported DealStreetAsia. Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s largest economy (US$890B).  The new regulation will… Read More