{"id":2815,"date":"2021-12-13T06:27:44","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T06:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815"},"modified":"2021-12-13T06:27:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T06:27:45","slug":"daily-markup-395-kredivo-launches-new-card-to-benefit-more-underbanked-friz-wins-us100000-grant-in-female-founder-program-carousell-to-enable-interest-free-installment-plan-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #395: Kredivo launches new card to benefit more underbanked; Friz wins US$100,000 grant in female founder program; Carousell to enable interest-free installment plan in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/yHOanrGPZCnr7vE0TTNQj7YLOsChgZ58lEa_P43yn0yBsswbA3ZzOJjoFwRRz-pOvK4hQ5TC9Tyz8_DTXYDIUBv9FucISX-UgMN2EV7c7njnhh0d44J8cEqMk5T7NqrPz1zmseEo\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: PYMNTS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Banking on a new partnership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>500-backed fintech platform Kredivo has teamed up with Bank Sahabat Sampoerna in Indonesia to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/payment-methods\/2021\/bnpl-platform-kredivo-unveils-new-payment-card\/\">launch a new payment card<\/a> called Flexi Card.<\/li><li>According to a statement, it is a physical card that can be used at millions of outlets throughout the country.<\/li><li>\u201cFlexi Card is another strong proof of how fintech companies and banks are able to synergize to provide digital financial services that are fast, easy, and affordable,\u201d said Umang Rustagi, CEO of Kredivo Indonesia.<\/li><li>A representative of Bank Sampoerna added that the card will benefit the country\u2019s underbanked population by providing access to financial products and transaction services.<\/li><li>Read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/payment-methods\/2021\/bnpl-platform-kredivo-unveils-new-payment-card\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/oBRChMcmPO0XOB9XcGpghEE9FFeNnwXzr1Ls2QrQeUFSVmjXM2Q973NUFU-XML-s6IQvZbQWw8gzFJ7GINPwMVHpB95v8PFkvwGJW8XJqrwKIgaStTJjywQqKszbhkot7_VqTWA5\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: Tech in Asia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Uplifting female founders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>500-backed Friz is one of 15 startups <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techinasia.com\/sequoia-selects-15-startups-spark-fellowship-programs-first-batch\">chosen for the Sequoia Spark Fellowship<\/a>, a new program for female founders in Southeast Asia and India.<\/li><li>Friz is a fintech platform built for freelancers, targeting South and Southeast Asia.<\/li><li>The first batch comprises 20 female founders. Each startup will receive a US$100,000 grant from Sequoia.<\/li><li>According to the announcement, participants will have access to mentorship sessions and hands-on support in areas such as hiring, legal, finance, product, technology, and marketing.<\/li><li>Get the full details on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techinasia.com\/sequoia-selects-15-startups-spark-fellowship-programs-first-batch\">Tech in Asia<\/a>. A subscription may be required.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/jJC4mER8kY9vdhnETan9FAYrq244_5DF4WCTaTKeqOxNSNqK5XGjsMAbvFNkyqlXo3WPHPj4ZAb2nChtV46A4iupd2QTb_3qUuxNAQxEXER2ezMkRy1AgLu3cxjAKSCQvcxkXl-D\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: Loanstreet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An interesting plan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Through a partnership with Atome, 500-backed secondhand marketplace Carousell will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techinasia.com\/carousell-taps-atome-bnpl-hong-kong\">offering a buy now, pay later feature<\/a> for its merchants in Hong Kong.<\/li><li>According to an announcement, buyers can opt for an installment plan, which divides their bills into three interest-free payments.<\/li><li>The startup has had similar tie-ups in the past with India\u2019s Pine Labs, Singapore\u2019s Fomo Pay, and Malaysia\u2019s PayHalal.<\/li><li>Read more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techinasia.com\/carousell-taps-atome-bnpl-hong-kong\">Tech in Asia<\/a>. A subscription may be required.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banking on a new partnership 500-backed fintech platform Kredivo has teamed up with Bank Sahabat Sampoerna in Indonesia to launch a new payment card called Flexi Card. According to a statement, it is a physical card that can be used at millions of outlets throughout the country. \u201cFlexi Card is another strong proof of how [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[322],"tags":[45,364,377,469],"class_list":["post-2815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily","tag-carousell","tag-finaccel","tag-friz","tag-kredivo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Daily Markup #395: Kredivo launches new card to benefit more underbanked; Friz wins US$100,000 grant in female founder program; Carousell to enable interest-free installment plan in Hong Kong - Markup<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Daily Markup #395: Kredivo launches new card to benefit more underbanked; Friz wins US$100,000 grant in female founder program; Carousell to enable interest-free installment plan in Hong Kong - Markup\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Banking on a new partnership 500-backed fintech platform Kredivo has teamed up with Bank Sahabat Sampoerna in Indonesia to launch a new payment card called Flexi Card. According to a statement, it is a physical card that can be used at millions of outlets throughout the country. \u201cFlexi Card is another strong proof of how [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Markup\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/500southeastasia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-12-13T06:27:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-12-13T06:27:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kredivo-1000x600-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ching Yee Ho\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/\",\"name\":\"Markup\",\"description\":\"Serving bite-sized news on 500 Southeast Asia&#039;s portfolio companies and insights to fuel your momentum in life and business.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kredivo-1000x600-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kredivo-1000x600-1.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":600},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815\",\"name\":\"Daily Markup #395: Kredivo launches new card to benefit more underbanked; Friz wins US$100,000 grant in female founder program; Carousell to enable interest-free installment plan in Hong Kong - Markup\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-12-13T06:27:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-12-13T06:27:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/519b865263ce8210988e9676b536923f\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Daily Markup #395: Kredivo launches new card to benefit more underbanked; Friz wins US$100,000 grant in female founder program; Carousell to enable interest-free installment plan in Hong Kong\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/519b865263ce8210988e9676b536923f\",\"name\":\"Ching Yee Ho\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a65dd4b61125a19ff989c4d621a9a0a8f9e7d34b0118d60e00ecec7fd41e330?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a65dd4b61125a19ff989c4d621a9a0a8f9e7d34b0118d60e00ecec7fd41e330?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ching Yee Ho\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?author=5\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Daily Markup #395: Kredivo launches new card to benefit more underbanked; Friz wins US$100,000 grant in female founder program; Carousell to enable interest-free installment plan in Hong Kong - Markup","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Daily Markup #395: Kredivo launches new card to benefit more underbanked; Friz wins US$100,000 grant in female founder program; Carousell to enable interest-free installment plan in Hong Kong - Markup","og_description":"Banking on a new partnership 500-backed fintech platform Kredivo has teamed up with Bank Sahabat Sampoerna in Indonesia to launch a new payment card called Flexi Card. According to a statement, it is a physical card that can be used at millions of outlets throughout the country. \u201cFlexi Card is another strong proof of how [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815","og_site_name":"Markup","article_publisher":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/500southeastasia","article_published_time":"2021-12-13T06:27:44+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-12-13T06:27:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":600,"url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kredivo-1000x600-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ching Yee Ho","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/","name":"Markup","description":"Serving bite-sized news on 500 Southeast Asia&#039;s portfolio companies and insights to fuel your momentum in life and business.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kredivo-1000x600-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kredivo-1000x600-1.jpg","width":1000,"height":600},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815#webpage","url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815","name":"Daily Markup #395: Kredivo launches new card to benefit more underbanked; Friz wins US$100,000 grant in female founder program; Carousell to enable interest-free installment plan in Hong Kong - Markup","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2021-12-13T06:27:44+00:00","dateModified":"2021-12-13T06:27:45+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/519b865263ce8210988e9676b536923f"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2815#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Daily Markup #395: Kredivo launches new card to benefit more underbanked; Friz wins US$100,000 grant in female founder program; Carousell to enable interest-free installment plan in Hong Kong"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/519b865263ce8210988e9676b536923f","name":"Ching Yee Ho","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a65dd4b61125a19ff989c4d621a9a0a8f9e7d34b0118d60e00ecec7fd41e330?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a65dd4b61125a19ff989c4d621a9a0a8f9e7d34b0118d60e00ecec7fd41e330?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ching Yee Ho"},"url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?author=5"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2817,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2815\/revisions\/2817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}