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Vietnamese investment app Infina lands $2M seed round

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Now Infina , which calls itself the “Robinhood of Vietnam,” is announcing an oversubscribed $2 million seed round. of people in Vietnam have invested in stocks. But according to the Vietnams Securities Depository , about 500,000 trading accounts were opened during the first five months of 2021, a 20% increase from all of 2020.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

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We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. They are all part of TechSoup Asia , which serves charities in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand — and now Vietnam and Indonesia.

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Fairbanc provides BNPL for micro-merchants in Indonesia

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Fairbanc will use its new funding on expanding in Indonesia, and exploring new markets like Vietnam and the Philippines in partnership with Unilever. Fairbanc also received previous investment from East Ventures, 500 Global and Michael Smapoerna.

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Jakarta-based SME financial platform KoinWorks scoops up $108M Series C

TechCrunch

With COVID-19 prompting many to digitize, startups that focus on SMEs have been raising large rounds of funding to scale up quickly. KoinWorks is headquartered in Jakarta, with holding in Singapore and tech offices in Yogyakarta, India and Vietnam. KoinWorks is the latest. There’s still a lot of room for improvement”.

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Nigerian ethical credit-recovery fintech Bfree secures $1.7M, expands to Asia, Europe, South America and across Africa

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million in a pre-Series A round, to tap the opportunities in emerging markets, where digital lending apps have recently sprung up in droves. The startup is currently working with 30 credit institutions, including digital lenders, micro-finance institutions and banks. The startup also regularly conducts financial literacy campaigns.