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Mar

Traveloka sees fintech pivot as integral to successful exit

Fintech is the magic glue that holds startup ecosystems together in Asia. One after another, the region’s biggest platform companies have pivoted to fintech, and then declared themselves super apps, usually in that order. Indonesia’s Traveloka is expanding its fintech offerings from Indonesia to Thailand and Vietnam as it eyes…

Mar

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Sea Group shrugs off US$1.62 billion loss

Sea Group’s latest earnings report is packed with good news. Its gaming and e-commerce businesses grew expeditiously in 2020 as people stayed home, shopped online and played online games. EBITDA surged to US$107 million, compared to a loss of US$178.6 million in 2019. Gross profit doubled to US$1.3 billion from…

Mar

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P2P lending’s future in South Korea looks shaky

When South Korea introduced a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending law last year, it seemed regulators had paved the way for the industry to grow stably. Seoul recognized that P2P lending could promote financial inclusion. The industry just needed proper supervision to minimize fraud and loan delinquency. However, the loan delinquency rate…

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