East Ventures’ four founders listed in The Prestige 40 Under 40 List for 2023
Over the years, Prestige Indonesia’s 40 Under 40 lineups have consistently showcased exceptional talent, ingenuity, and determination. From tech entrepreneurs to environmental advocates and burgeoning fashionistas, these individuals encapsulate the drive and diversity that are shifting paradigms within and beyond their chosen fields.
Ignite the burned out: Applying a healthy approach to burnout in the workplace
Everyone has responsibilities and expectations to fulfill, whether as business owners, startup founders, workers, parents, students, or many other roles. There must be times when we experience a state of exhaustion, both physical and emotional, that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment. Based on the latest Deloitte report, named “Women @ Work 2022: A Global Outlook”, the report reveals that 53% of women say their stress levels are higher than they were a year ago, and almost half feel burned out.
Pushing financial literacy after inclusion
Financial inclusion is crucial for any nation to accelerate economic growth by improving equal financial access and support for doing business, such as transactions, payments, savings, credit and insurance. Financial inclusion will foster entrepreneurship and scalability, which will lead to reducing poverty and economic inequality in the long term.
The role of fintech lending to Indonesia’s agribusiness sector
Agriculture plays a significant role in Indonesia's economic growth and development. It contributed to 14% of the nation's GDP in 2020, and the sector employs 29% of the Indonesian workforce. However, most Indonesian farmers are still living in poverty. According to World Bank’s data, around half of the Indonesian farmers are smallholders that earn an average of US$ 3.2 per day.
Investing in women: The recent outlook and ways to empower women in tech
17 August 2022 marks an important date for Indonesia, as we celebrate the 77th independence day of Indonesia. Independence day is highly tied to the celebration of freedom; and as we Recover Faster, Grow Stronger, we believe this freedom should also be translated into aspects of our lives, including the freedom of being able to express ourselves and being given the same opportunities regardless of traits that one have, which includes gender.
How Xendit simplifies the financial access for companies and customers
Since Moses Lo was a child, he has been fascinated by technology and finance. He learned about fractional reserve banking when he was 12 years old and fascinated by the workings of a system responsible for printing money. His family purchased his first computer around the same time, and the first thing Moses did was dismantle it.
Digital infrastructure and consumer education remain as main issues
Digital infrastructure and physical infrastructure were really lacking when we first began. It is changing but it remains as the main issue. There is still a long way for us to achieve global standards. Over the last couple of years, Indonesia has catapulted past other parts of the region. As the infrastructure improves, you can see the proliferation and the number of start-ups booming and growing quickly, which could not have been done with the infrastructure that existed a few years ago.
The role of fintech in closing the financial gap in Indonesia
In recent years, Indonesia's digital financial services have experienced a boom as COVID-19 became the unexpected catalyst that accelerates digital transformation and technology adoption. The immense adoption of digital financial services is driven by several key factors, including growth in mobile internet penetration, the rise of digital merchants, and accelerating consumers' adoption.