Tagged: validus

August 30, 2024 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Validus is reporting new capital from HSBC in the amount of USD $50 million. The funds will be utilized to provide online lending for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia. Validus, based in Singapore, will release the funds via its subsidiary Batumbu, which… Read More

January 13, 2024 @ 10:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lendable is pleased to announce a $10 million debt investment in Validus, an SME lending platform with operations in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Validus drives SME financial inclusion “across Southeast Asia by leveraging proprietary data to provide supply-chain financing to under-served SMEs, thereby empowering… Read More

January 25, 2023 @ 5:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eventus, a global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Deribit has “selected the firm’s Validus platform to provide market abuse monitoring on the exchange.” Headquartered in Panama City, Panama, Deribit claims it is among the… Read More

December 19, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Validus announced that it has secured its first tranche of funds in a Series C-1 round with new, key strategic investors NongHyup Financial Group, NorinChukin Bank, Aizawa Asset Management and Lotte F&L Singapore. Validus’ early investors – Vertex Ventures SEA & India, Vertex Growth Fund,… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Eventus, a global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced that SpiderRock Technology Services, a “high-performance” algorithmic execution and risk management technology provider to institutional trading clients, as well as agency broker-dealer and market data provider, has “deployed the Validus… Read More

April 27, 2022 @ 7:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eventus, which claims to be a leading international provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, and FTX.COM, a global cryptocurrency exchange, announced that FTX has contracted with Eventus “to deploy the firm’s Validus platform for trade surveillance and risk monitoring on all… Read More

April 6, 2022 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eventus Systems, Inc., an international provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, has announced that Nick Wallis has just joined as MD for the Europe, EMEA region – “leading the fast-growing company’s sales efforts in the region.” Wallis has extensive experience “in… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 9:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

 Validus has entered into an agreement with Citi Singapore to purchase its business loan portfolio, according to a statement by Validus. Headquartered in Singapore, Validus provides access to capital for businesses funded by institutions and individual investors. Individual investors must be accredited/HNW individuals. Loans are… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-headquartered SME financing platform Validus has reportedly acquired KlearCard’s business payments and expense management tech platform. The financial terms of the deal have not been shared publicly. Established in 2015, Validus is Singapore’s largest SME financing platform focused on “unsecured lending to growing businesses.” The… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Validis, the provider of open accounting data analytics, reveals that it has teamed up with Bank North, the recently accredited SME-focused virtual bank. Having acquired a UK banking permit (Authorization with Restrictions), Bank North is prepared to launch its first lending pod in Manchester this… Read More

August 26, 2021 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This month in August 2021, five years after issuing their very first loan to an SME borrower in Singapore, the Validus team reports reaching a notable milestone of cumulatively having financed over SGD 1 billion in SME loans via the Validus marketplace. As they look… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 9:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based SME finance platform Validus has announced the appointment of Alfred Aloysius as Head of Strategic Alliances. According to Validus, Aloysius has more than 25 years of supply chain experience having previously held management positions as Chief Procurement Officer at SMRT Corporation, and VP of… Read More

March 15, 2021 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indonesia-based Validus’ subsidiary Batumbu has obtained regulatory clearance to serve as a licensed and authorized online financing platform. The approval has been given by the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK). Since it first began offering services in 2019, Batumbu has reportedly issued more than S$207… Read More

January 10, 2021 @ 7:00 pm By Jayanta Roy  |  

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has come a long way since its early days as a casual crowdfunding platform. Today, individual borrowers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can access loans without the hassle of going through banks and lengthy financial assessments. Still, P2P lending is a… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 1:50 pm By Milena Naitoh  |  

Digital lending platforms have made strong inroads in Southeast Asia over the past few years. In 2016 alone, peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending generated US$115.01 million—more than half of Southeast Asia’s total alternative financing market that year.  This growth can be attributed to a combination of… Read More

May 13, 2020 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-headquartered Validus, a financing platform focused on SMEs, has secured more than $14 million in funding, with $20 million in committed capital, from a Series B+ investment round. Validus’ round was co-led by Kuok Group’s Orion fund (managed by K3 Venture Partners) and the Vertex… Read More

July 31, 2018 @ 11:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based online lender Validus is reporting a milestone of having originated over S$ 100 million in loans to SMEs. Validus is claiming to the be Southeast Asia’s fastest growing SME lender. Validus is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and is also… Read More