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Miss Hadiah, a bamboo artisan we met on our last trip to #Indonesia is a talented craftswoman & savvy businesswomen. She sells her goods through buyers, a storefront, on WhatsApp & Facebook & promotes her products to 700+ Insta followers. We love getting to meet people like her.

.@ConservationOrg considers just 17 countries on Earth to be “megadiverse” i.e. each with a vast number of different species – many of which can't be found anywhere else. Indonesia is one. We were there to learn about #fintech but came away with much more. Happy #EarthDay.

.@danawallet is an Indonesian digital wallet company with +35 million users. We met with Dana's CEO last year to learn more about Indonesia's fintech ecosystem. With #COVID19 in play, use of cashless payments could accelerate - they've seen an 11% increase in online transactions.

We met this GrabKios agent in Indonesia who is also a bank (BNI) agent. She shared that she prefers to do transactions like bill #payments and airtime with her GrabKios app because it's both easier and the commissions are higher. 👍@GrabKiosID #fintech

#LLIndonesia Photo Gallery! 📸 Here's a look into our week spent #LiveLearning with @gatesfoundation, @MastercardFdn, @CFI_Accion, @CGAP and others. We'll share our insights soon - but first! - just the sights. 😉

We kicked off #LLIndonesia by downloading all the key apps, registering KYC & testing💸transfers. Then a scavenger hunt around Jakarta! We met rural users & small businesses to understand how digital financial services have impacted their lives/livelihoods. Plus some #O2O action.

Happy New Year! What better way to kick off the new decade than by exploring one of the world’s most vibrant #fintech markets with some of the best minds in the industry! We'll be back in Indonesia next week with @MastercardFdn, @FlourishVC, @gatesfoundation & more. #LLIndonesia

We planned #LLIndonesia because Indonesia is a good opportunity to explore Chinese models in an environment that is more similar to other emerging markets when it comes to infrastructure, regulatory environments, lack of digital literacy, smartphone penetration and more. #fintech

1/ #LLIndonesia is a wrap! It was a fast paced, jam-packed week of learning & experiencing another market - from using local apps & talking to local merchants about their experience, to meeting with key #platforms like @gojekindonesia, @danawallet, @TaniFund & more - we

Mrs Aria took her 1st loan to help manage float as she makes higher commission. She prefers getting a loan from @ovo_id vs a bank because: 1⃣ High reqs like a license 2⃣ Perceives interest as lower. It's monthly not computed as annual. 3⃣ OVO credits can be used for discounts