Fanny Potkin
Stories by Fanny Potkin
Indonesia’s Bukalapak aims to turn mom-n-pop stores into banking agents
Bukalapak is already working with Bank Mandiri to turn some of the street sellers into branchless banking agents.
Indonesia imposes 10% VAT on Amazon, Google and Netflix
Indonesia expects a 13% yearly drop in state revenue this year as the pandemic hits business activity.
Indonesia’s Telkom Group unblocks Netflix as part of digital push
Telkom made the decision after four years of negotiations.
Alibaba’s Lazada appoints Chun Li as new CEO
Pierre Poignant will be replaced by Chun Li, a Lazada co-founder and head of its Indonesia operations.
COVID-19 deals body blow to Southeast Asia’s gig economy as orders dry up
An increase in food deliveries has come nowhere near compensating for the losses in transport.
COVID-19 brings Asia’s once-booming online lending sector to abrupt halt
Lending platforms in Asia are scrambling to stave off bankruptcy as they face a wave of bad loans.
Tokopedia says investigating alleged data leak of 91m users
A hacker has offered the details of its 91 million users for "$5,000 on the Darknet".
Facebook in talks with GoPay, OVO, LinkAja for mobile payments launch
The three firms are working with FB to apply for regulatory approval to launch the service in the country.
At Lazada, coronavirus measures become the latest culture conflict
Since February, Lazada has asked all employees to answer detailed questions seven days a week about their health.
Startups race to tap sharia fintech opportunity in Indonesia
Winning over conservative Muslims in Indonesia is both a challenge and multi-billion dollar opportunity for fintech firms riding its mobile internet b
