by admin | Feb 14, 2019 | FINTECH
Venture capital-backed financial technology companies raised a record $39.57 billion from investors globally in 2018, up 120 percent from the previous year. According to research by data provider CB Insights.Funding was raised through 1,707 deals, up from 1,480 in...
by admin | Feb 14, 2019 | FINTECH
digital_economy The U.S. Federal Reserve is wary of giving fintech firms such as OnDeck Capital Inc or Kabbage Inc access to the country’s financial infrastructure, putting the central bank at odds with other regulators looking to bring them into the...
by admin | Feb 13, 2019 | E-COMMERCE
A small shopping cart sits atop a keyboard. (Shutterstock/File)E-commerce is like a double-edged sword for the Indonesian economy. On the one hand, it has contributed significantly to the country’s state revenue, on the other hand, it has contributed to the country’s...
by admin | Feb 4, 2019 | BUSINESS
A bank teller counts rupiah bills at an office in Jakarta. (Antara Photo/Muhammad Adimaja) The financial services sector has yet to become a main engine for economic growth, but it has the potential to do so, according to joint research from the National Development...
by admin | Feb 4, 2019 | BUSINESS
A port officer reads a document in the logistics yard of Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta. (Shutterstock.com/dani daniar) Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Finance Ministry signed an agreement on Monday on the integrated data monitoring on foreign exchange, particularly...