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How Singapore's digital firms are helping to build Indonesia's fintech

Published Mon, Apr 27, 2020 · 09:50 PM

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    Jakarta

    HOW does a newly-established Singapore fintech company land a major multi-million dollar, multi-year contract to revamp one of Indonesia's largest logistics companies?

    Alex Tan, co-founder and chief executive officer of ECODI, says it required flying to Jakarta every month for 12 months on his own leave time to meet with the management of JNE Express, in the process outbidding many global players and Indonesian unicorns who were also eyeing the contract.

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