Fintech venture builder Forum targets Asean consumer finance
Singapore
IT isn't a natural comparison to make between Ukraine and the emerging countries in Asean. But Gregory Krasnov, chief executive officer of Singapore-based venture builder Forum, sees these countries as ready for take-off where consumer finance is concerned.
And his confidence in growth here comes from building a consumer bank in Ukraine, his home country, from scratch into one of the top few consumer lenders in the country before he exited the investment in 2013.
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