2018, third quarter
Indonesia’s startups
- Indonesia closes 227 illegal P2P lending companies – most from China
- Indonesia’s Pundi X preps to roll out cryptocurrency-enabled POS device in Asia
- FinAccel secures $30M with Kredivo ‘buy now, pay later’ service launch
- Financial Services Authority of Indonesia to launch financial technology center in Jakarta
- Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia: NTT Communications Startup Challenge 2018 applications now open
- China’s Tik Tok video app unblocked in Indonesia following gov’t demands for censorship
- An overview of the fintech space in Indonesia
- Indonesian gov’t bans China’s Tik Tok / Douyin video app, citing bad influence on youth
- Bank Mandiri’s corporate VC firm preps to fund 4 payments-focused startups this year
- Akseleran P2P lending startup secures $1.85M pre-A funding
- An overview of the fintech opportunities, and challenges, in Indonesia
- Innovation Factory and Japan’s GREE Ventures launch startup accelerator in Jakarta
- Skala startup accelerator set for launch in Jakarta, backed by Gree Ventures
- Go-Jek rolls out cashless payments to mom-and-pop ‘warung’ stores
- SweetEscape holiday photography startup secures $1M with sights on Thailand, South Korea
- Warung Pintar retail tech startup raises a further US$4M with kiosk-focused ecommerce
- An intro to Duitku, providing online payment solutions for sending and receiving funds
- Investree P2P lending startup gains funding for Thailand expansion
- Indonesia unveils IoT Roadmap for local industry development
- Grab Ventures set to invest US$250M in startups over 3 years
- Indonesia Blockchain Hub launched to build awareness in the community
- Plug and Play Indonesia unveils the 17 startups selected for batch 3
- Indonesia’s Pundi X cryptocurrency POS terminal maker partners for 1000 XPOS retail devices across Brazil
- 2 key reasons why 2018 is Indonesia’s year for blockchain
- How online commerce is driving economic development
- Go-Ventures, Go-Jek’s VC arm, reportedly invests in Kumparan social media startup
- Tanamduit online mutual fund investment platform raises $3M
- Expedito shipping logistics startup wins Seedstars Jakarta; progresses to Switzerland finals
- Stock Exchange to launch dedicated tech section in 2019 to host startup IPOs
- Ralali B2B marketplace secures $7M, sets sights on Thailand and microlending
- An intro to 4 SaaS startups featuring at the upcoming Tech In Asia Jakarta event
- Authorities take action on aggressive Chinese online lenders
- Ciputra Group aims to educate 4M local entrepreneurs by 2030
- Moka cloud-based point-of-sale terminal startup raises $24M with ecosystem goal in mind
- An intro to Hijup, Muslim fashion e-tailer
- Ajaib investing app aims to tap the country’s growing share trader market
- MemberID loyalty program tech startup gains funding
- China’s JD opens first overseas cashierless store in Indonesia
- Singapore’s Coinhako debuts digital wallet service in Indonesia
- Indonesia’s Go-Jek starts SE Asia expansion with launch in Vietnam
