Mandiri Capital CEO calls e-payments a 'cash-burning exercise'

Mandiri Capital CEO calls e-payments a 'cash-burning exercise'

Mandiri Capital Indonesia CEO Eddi Danusaputro

The venture capital arm of PT Bank Mandiri thinks electronic payment platforms will only ever be profitable by serving as gateways to more lucrative services. Otherwise, they’re “just a cash-burning exercise,” said Eddi Danusaputro, chief executive officer of PT Mandiri Capital Indonesia.