Fintech

Often overlooked, Vietnam is home to one of the region’s silent unicorns, VNG. And there are other factors that make this country stand out.

For the first time, NETS services will become available outside of the Southeast Asian city-state.

The opportunity to reflect on a crisis so close yet so far is a monumental blessing for Southeast Asian players.

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund-backed WeLab and Astra are launching an online lending platform in Indonesia.

The region is home to a number of rising payment stars, all busy gaining momentum as smartphone penetration and purchasing power grows.

It’s working with three P2P lenders: Findaya, Dana Cita and Aktivaku.

33 peer to peer companies will go on to the next phase toward being approved by the fintech regulator.

Online lending, still in its infancy, has already created work for 250,000 people in Indonesia.