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Embedded Finance

February 15, 2022

Why We Invested In Brick: Seamlessly connecting consumers to embedded financial products with a single line of code

Why We Invested: Brick Southeast Asia is home to over half billion people with a rapidly maturing digital economy. Like the rest of the world,…

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[TechCrunch] Brick closes $8.5M seed to enable open finance across Southeast Asia

Originally posted on TechCrunch By Catherine Shu Image Credits: LUVLIMAGE / Getty Images Financial apps are proliferating across Southeast Asia, making things like bookkeeping or securing an online loan easier. But this means fintechs need access to large amounts of data that they can use to verify customer identity, creditworthiness...

[Future Startup] ShopUp Extends Series B Funding Round with $34 Million from Tiger Global and Others

Originally posted on Future Startup ShopUp, the Dhaka-based full-stack B2B commerce startup digitizing neighborhood shops with an ecosystem of solutions from marketplace to logistics to capital, has closed a $34-million Series B extension round led by Tiger Global Management. The extension takes ShopUp’s total series B investment to $109 million....

Ameya at FTSFEST21

[Video] FTSFEST21'- Impact for Positive Change

Watch Ameya Upadhyay (Flourish Ventures) speak about "Impact for Positive Change" at FTSFEST21’ Don't forget to interact through Twitter or Linkedln with all your favourite speakers, posting #FTSFEST21! They are watching and so are we! ENJOY THE FINTECH REVOLUTION LINE-UP Pre-recorded Production 14:30 - 14h35 - Welcome note Matteo...

[EVENT RECAP] How Embedded Finance Can Leapfrog Traditional Banking in Southeast Asia

With high smartphone penetration, a surge in digital adoption accelerated by the pandemic, and a population still largely unbanked, Southeast Asia is uniquely positioned to forge a 21st Century financial sector built on the strength of fintech and embedded finance. About 70% of Southeast Asian consumers are unbanked or underbanked,...

September 07, 2021

[e27] Southeast Asia should capitalise on open data dividend to boost GDP. Here's why.

Countries in Southeast Asia should accelerate their push towards open data, allowing more financial data-sharing with user consent.

[Nikkei Asia] Bangladeshi retail tech startup raises $74m from US fund

Originally posted on Nikkei Asia By Rachel Phua Image credit: A man sells vegetables on the street in Dhaka on July 6. Bangladesh is one of the most fragmented retail markets in Asia and has huge potential to grow. © Reuters SINGAPORE -- ShopUp, a Bangladesh-based startup that is...

[TechCrunch] Commerce platform ShopUp raises $75 million in Bangladesh's largest funding

Originally published in TechCrunch By: Manish Singh ShopUp, a startup that is digitizing neighborhood stores in Bangladesh, has raised $75 million in a new financing round that is also the largest in the South Asian market. Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures led ShopUp’s $75 million Series B round. Prosus Ventures as well as...

Flourish Focus: Grab (Singapore)

[Flourish Focus] A One-on-One with Reuben Lai, Head of Grab Financial Group

The pandemic has accelerated the move towards digital finance with new opportunities to embed financial services into non-financial platforms that are relevant in people’s daily lives. One such platform is Grab, the Southeast Asian ride-sharing, delivery, and logistics platform that is used by ten millions of consumers, millions of drivers,...