{"id":116,"date":"2021-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markupbackup.wordpress.com\/2021\/07\/21\/durians-daily-191-fintech-startup-seeks-funding-to-serve-the-underbanked-property-data-ceo\/"},"modified":"2021-08-03T08:58:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T08:58:56","slug":"durians-daily-191-fintech-startup-seeks-funding-to-serve-the-underbanked-property-data-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=116","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #191: Fintech startup seeks funding to serve the underbanked; Property data CEO challenges the idea of homeownership; Chatbots can generate profits even for small businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Funding financial access<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>500-backed Philippine fintech startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ayannah.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ayannah<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/e27.co\/philippine-fintech-startup-ayannah-seeks-series-b-funding-to-fuel-its-expansion-into-vietnam-india-20210209\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seeking Series B funding<\/a> to fuel its expansion into Vietnam and India.<\/li>\n<li>The startup aims to provide digital financial services to the middle-class in emerging markets by partnering with financial companies to launch services on their behalf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"512\" data-height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7dbb4ab704.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: BizNewsAsia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>To date, the company has raised over US$9 million from two funding rounds\u200a\u2014\u200aseed in 2013 and Series A in 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Founded in 2010 by Mikko Perez, Ayannah <a href=\"https:\/\/e27.co\/philippine-fintech-startup-ayannah-seeks-series-b-funding-to-fuel-its-expansion-into-vietnam-india-20210209\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> 8x growth in gross transaction volume (GTV) year-on-year for its domestic remittance and digital payments service. The company also noted it processed over 11 million transactions from 2.3 million users in 2020, bringing in over US$43 million in GTV.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Homing in on the right goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Malaysian government recently announced it has allocated ~US$250 million to build houses for the bottom 40% and middle 40% income groups. CEO Cha-Ly Koh of 500-backed property data company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanmetry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Urbanmetry<\/a>, weighed in on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfm.my\/podcast\/morning-run\/morning-brief\/urbanmetry-asks-of-affordable-housing-whats-the-main-main-focus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">radio interview<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7dbb4e76b0.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Think\u00a0City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Cha-Ly shared that building more homes or price control has been shown to be ineffective, and that policymakers should relook at their focus on homeownership.<\/li>\n<li>She suggested a more effective goal of safe, dignified, and accessible rental homes for the target market, challenging the notion that a high homeownership percentage denotes a nation\u2019s prosperity.<\/li>\n<li>Listen to the full interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfm.my\/podcast\/morning-run\/morning-brief\/urbanmetry-asks-of-affordable-housing-whats-the-main-main-focus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bots for businesses<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWe are looking to help enterprises generate more profit by utilizing AI,\u201d shared Reynir Fauzan, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of 500-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/kata.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kata.ai<\/a>, in an <a href=\"https:\/\/technode.global\/2021\/02\/10\/kata-ai-is-optimizing-customer-touchpoints-through-automation-and-intelligent-engagement-origin-innovation-awards-qa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"1181\" data-height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7dbb53d3cd.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Tech in\u00a0Asia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>How? The startup\u2019s technology helps save cost by improving operational processes and increase sales by enabling chat-commerce as an untapped revenue channel. It also helps companies get to know their consumers better by enriching their CRM (customer relationship management) database with more behavioral data points.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSmall businesses must find new ways to survive and sustain sales amid the many challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic. As many as 125 million Indonesians have used WhatsApp, and 70 million of them already have Instagram. Businesses should utilize this to provide a new shopping experience for their customers,\u201d Fauzan concluded.<\/li>\n<li>Read the full interview <a href=\"https:\/\/technode.global\/2021\/02\/10\/kata-ai-is-optimizing-customer-touchpoints-through-automation-and-intelligent-engagement-origin-innovation-awards-qa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Missed out the last Daily Markup? Go <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong> to check it out.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can also find us on <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/500-durians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/500durians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/500Startups_SEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong>, and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/500durians\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"400\" data-height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7dbb587925.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>500 Startups is a venture capital firm on a mission to discover and back the world\u2019s most talented entrepreneurs, help them create successful companies at scale, and build thriving global ecosystems. In Southeast Asia, 500 Startups invests through the pioneering 500 Southeast Asia family of funds. The 500 Southeast Asia funds have backed over 240 companies across multiple sectors from internet to consumer to deep technology. It continues to connect founders with capital, expertise and powerful regional and global networks to help them succeed.<\/p>\n<p><em>This post is intended solely for general informational or educational purposes only. 500 Startups Management Company, L.L.C. and its affiliates (collectively \u201c500 Startups\u201d) makes no representation as to the accuracy or information in this post and while reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that the information herein is accurate and up-to-date, no liability can be accepted for any error or omissions. All third party links in this post have not been independently verified by 500 Startups and the inclusion of such links should not be interpreted as an endorsement or confirmation of the content within. 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