Indonesia’s Akulaku rides the digital banking wave in Southeast Asia
One of the most tangible impacts of the coronavirus is how the global health crisis spurred consumers in Asia Pacific to more fully embrace digital…
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Indonesia’s social commerce to be the same as China’s ‘shoppertainment’?
With in-store footfall stalling, retailers have had to get creative to standout among a hive of online competition. Perhaps one of the most standout…
Indonesia’s Svara in talks for US$8M Series A, eyes Myanmar’s broadcast…
Svara, a digital media and broadcasting platform in Indonesia, is in discussions with several VC investors to raise US$8 million in Series A funding,…
E-wallet OVO Indonesia’s most popular payment option: Survey
A recent survey by global fintech organization Rapyd shows that e-wallet OVO is the most preferred payment method in Indonesia. The survey also found that…
Indonesia’s Ovo is close to merger with Dana to fight Gojek
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: Two of Indonesia’s top fintech startups have agreed in principle to merge to create a stronger challenger to Gojek’s GoPay, according to…
Indonesia’s GoJek gets Facebook, PayPal support to grow e-payments biz
Facebook and PayPal are hitching their wagons in the emerging Asian ‘super app’ battle to fast-growth Indonesian startup GoJek, investing in its latest funding…
JD.id becomes Indonesia’s 6th unicorn after funding from gojek
After a rumoured funding from gojek since last year, today Indonesia-based e-commerce company JD.id announced today that it has received an undisclosed amount…
US-based IoT startup Roambee receives Series B1 investment from Indonesia’s…
Roambee, a US-based IoT startup announces that it has received a Series B1 investment from TMI, the venture capital arm of Indonesian network provider…
SoftBank, Grab show interest to invest in Indonesia’s new capital city
SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son and Grab CEO and Co-founder Anthony Tan met Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo about a potential investment in…
Will Indonesia’s ambitious taxes hurt the growth of its digital economy?
ANALYSTS believe that Indonesia’s economy is accelerating its journey to digital, paving the way for economic success for stakeholders across the board. Most…