[MW Special Report] Consumer Finance Overview in Indonesia – Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, we had an overview of the entire Indonesian market, and zoomed into consumer behaviour and consumer finance market....
[MW Special Report] Consumer Finance Overview in Indonesia – Part 1
The increasing household expenditure and the underdeveloped consumer lending industry create huge demand and growth potential for consumer finance in Indonesia. While hundreds of...
What we discussed during “Chinese gold rush in Indonesia”
Thanks to all of you, investors, entrepreneurs and corporate decision makers, who showed up at our sharing session “Chinese gold rush in Indonesia” last...
Chinese Loan Apps in Indonesia
If you read our earlier articles about the Indonesian payday loan market (Part 1 and Part 2 are linked here for your convenience) you...
The failure that defined Alipay’s success
In case you have been living under a rock (or a pile of paperwork) these last few years, here’s an introduction of Alipay (支付宝)...
Alipay & WeChat Pay stick, GrabPay doesn’t, literally
We came across this at a florist in Singapore. What does this tell us?
Some of our thoughts:
Alipay and WeChat Pay are very present...
Why fintech companies in China avoid SMEs
While all the governments are encouraging P2P to be primarily helping SMEs with credit for growth, the founder of one of China’s largest fintech...
The gold rush in Indonesian payday loan market – Part 2
In the first part of this article, we took a look at the craze of Chinese mobile payday loan companies entering the Indonesian market....
The gold rush in Indonesian payday loan market – Part 1
In a recent Fintech investor brief in Singapore, where more than 50 investors participated, almost nobody was aware of the huge gold rush that...
Are ICOs a more democratic way of fundraising?
Our own Jianggan Li moderated a panel discussion on ICO & Regulation last Thursday (12 Oct), as part of INSEAD FinTech Week. On the...
