FinTech
P2P lending platform Amartha secures $50M debt financing to empower rural female entrepreneurs in Indonesia
with Lendable’s support, Amartha can take their business a step further and help empower Indonesia’s 22 million female micro-entrepreneurs to develop or start their businesses as the company tries to help the country recover economically post-pandemic.
Indonesian FinTech startup FUNDtastic secures $7.7M Series A for market expansion and new product development
The new fund aims to expand our market scope, and also develop more products and features.
Robo-advisor StashAway aims to make it simple and cost effective to invest intelligently [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
StashAway's proprietary investment framework monitors a customer’s investment goals and continuously optimizes the portfolio based on evolving macro trends across multiple assets classes.
ORIGIN: How FinTech is disrupting business banking and wealth management in Southeast Asia
Digital banks and tech-driven wealth management platforms are optimizing how businesses and users transact and invest in the Asia Pacific region.
Ant Group-backed Mynt targets unicorn status as it seeks additional funding after $175M investment
After closing a $175 million private equity funding from the New York-based Bow Wave Capital Management, Mynt, also known as Globe FinTech Innovations, seeks to raise more funds to reach unicorn status.
Singapore sets new rules for payment service companies that support crypto
On the first working day of 2021, Singapore’s Parliament approved a bill to impose stricter oversight on virtual payment service providers that support DPTs or cryptocurrencies
Singaporean FinTech startup Fraxtor secures over $6.75M in investments to fund 4 major projects
Fraxtor Private Limited, a digital co-investment platform specializing in real estate, has attracted over S$9 million ($6.75 million) in private investments from its community of Accredited Investors (AIs) who are mostly from Singapore and Australia
Philippine digital payment startup SquidPay raises $4.16M in Series A round funding and credit line
SquidPay closed Php 100 Million in Series A and Php 100 Million ($2.08 million each) line of credit arranged by Eastern Securities Development Corporation (ESDC)
