Aspire Capital offers fast finance for SMEs in Southeast Asia
7 monthes ago - By Tech Crunch
Southeast Asia's digital economy is tipped to grow more than six-fold to reach more than $200 billion per year, according to a report co-authored by Google , with e-commerce accounting for the dominant share. The emergence of e-commerce platforms like Alibaba's Lazada and U.S.-listed Shopee have enabled online entrepreneurship across the region, but still financial support for online sellers, who are basically SMEs, is lagging.
That's where Singapore-based Aspire Capital , a six-month-old organization focused on speedy SME lending, is hoping to make a difference.
The company certainly has...
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