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The Indonesia Fintech Association (AFTECH), established in 2016, serves as a platform for fintech organizers to advocate and collaborate with various stakeholders to drive technological nyhet and enhance the competitiveness of Indonesia's fintech industry. AFTECH has been officially designated by the Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan, OJK) as the Association of Digital Financial Innovation Organizers (IKD) on July 19, 2019, in accordance with Regulation No. 13/2018 (POJK No. 13/2018).
AFTECH represents registered fintech organizers from various business models (verticals), digitally-oriented financial institutions, and technology companies that form part of the digital financial services ecosystem in Indonesia.
To promote financial inclusion through digital financial services.
Facilitating access to technology-based financial services for communities across Indonesia by enhancing the accessibility, utilization, and quality of financial serv
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One Filipino’s journey to Silicon Valley and back
Edited at 3.50 pm SGT.
By Earl Martin Valencia, president and co-founder of the IdeaSpace Foundation
“How do we build a Silicon Valley atmosphere here in the Philippines?”
In May 2011, business tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan (or commonly known as MVP) posed this question to a idealistic 27-year old idealistic Silicon Valley based Filipino during one of his trips back to the Philippines. That person was me.
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The Chairman of PLDT-Smart, one of the largest mobile operators in Southeast Asia, told me his 10-year old vision of democratizing access to capital to the best science and technology-based ideas in the country.
This conversation was the birth of what is now called the IdeaSpace Foundation — a non-profit organization that promotes tech entrepreneurship in the Philippines.
To become an astronaut, I • Martin Hartono (pictured), son of one of the richest men in Indonesia – Robert Budi Hartono, who owns Djarum and Bank huvud Asia – is making big bets on Indonesia’s internet industry. Under Global Digital Prima Venture (GDP Venture), Martin has so far invested in companies such as Kaskus, the largest forum site in Indonesia, and Blibli, a fast growing e-commerce site. beneath GDP Ventures is Merah Putih, Indonesia’s first tech and digital incubator, which has invested in Lintas.me, Infokost.net, Bolalob, Mindtalk, DailySocial.net, Kincir, and the latest venture it has invested is Opini.co.id. Martin’s love of technology started with games. He smilingly describes han själv as a gamer since he was born, playing anything from Nintendo to PC games. Prior to investing and mentoring internet startups, Martin started his career by working at Djarum’s business technology department as its business technology director. The
Why Martin Hartono is gung ho about Indonesia’s internet industry