DigiAsia Corp. and Jalin, Indonesia’s Largest ATM Network Servicer, Announce Strategic Collaboration
August 06 2024 - 8:30AM
DigiAsia Corp. (NASDAQ: FAAS) (“DigiAsia” or the “Company”), a
leading Fintech as a Service (“FaaS”) ecosystem provider, and PT
Jalin Pembayaran Nusantara (“Jalin”), a subsidiary of the
state-owned enterprise holding company Danareksa and a leading
digital payment transaction processing company in Indonesia, today
announced a strategic collaboration that will advance the
penetration of financial inclusion to the underserved across
Indonesia. As partners, Jalin’s extensive network of over 52,000
ATMs will be leveraged in coordination with DigiAsia’s Embedded
Fintech as a Service Platform delivering innovative financial
solutions.
The following core components of the DigiAsia
and Jalin partnership prioritize banking the underbanked and
underserved and fostering financial inclusion:
- Cardless Cash
Withdrawal (CCW): DigiAsia’s embedded finance application enables
users cardless cash withdrawal from Jalin’s vast ATM network,
providing greater accessibility and convenience.
- Cash Deposit
Machine (CDM): Expanding the availability of CDMs to facilitate
easier cash deposits, supporting individuals and businesses in
managing their finances efficiently.
- White label ATM:
DigiAsia’s white label FaaS capabilities offer brand customizable
ATM solutions through Jalin’s ATM network to enhance brand presence
and service delivery for financial institutions and other
partners.
- Merchant Kiosk: DigiAsia’s 1 million
merchants will be deployed Jalin’s merchant kiosks to provide a
range of financial services, including payments, transfers, and
other transactions, in a user-friendly and accessible format.
Prashant Gokarn, CEO of DigiAsia, commented,
"This partnership with Jalin amplifies our mutual goal of
strengthening financial inclusion in Indonesia with ubiquity of
financial accessibility in the region. Together, our innovative
embedded fintech solutions and Jalin’s ATM asset network platform,
will foster financial empowerment for the consumers and merchants
of Indonesia, including our network of 1 million merchants. This
strategic partnership will drive Indonesia’s commerce and
enterprise business growth through widespread digitized
finance.”
Ario Tejo Bayu Aji, CEO of Jalin, said,
“Combining the distinct core competencies of DigiAsia and Jalin’s
businesses bolster the expediency of unlocking financial
accessibility to broad communities in Indonesia. We are
synergistically paving the way to achieve our aligned social and
economic missions. This is evident through the comprehensive robust
financial infrastructure of our ATMs and CDMs and DigiAsia’s
embedded processes to address the value chain of commerce and
enterprises’ ability to achieve growth with its solutions that
continue to expedite digitized finance.”
About DigiAsia
DigiAsia is a leading Fintech as a Service
(FaaS) provider operating a B2B2X model offering its complete
Fintech solution in emerging markets. DigiAsia's fintech
architecture offers small and medium business enterprises (SMEs)
comprehensive embedded finance APIs to streamline processes across
the commerce value chain of distributors and customers. DigiAsia's
embedded fintech solutions equally address democratizing digital
finance access that supports financial inclusion of underbanked
merchants and consumers in emerging markets resulting in growth for
enterprise business. The suite of B2B2X solutions provided by
DigiAsia include, but are not limited to, cashless payments,
digital wallets, digital banking, remittances and banking licenses.
DigiAsia has recently established a strategic initiative to develop
its embedded FaaS enterprise solution with AI capabilities in
Southeast Asia, India, and the Middle East, with plans for global
expansion. For more information, please visit DigiAsia’s Corporate
website here or Investor Relations website here.
About Jalin
PT Jalin Pembayaran Nusantara (Jalin) is a
financial service technology-based company established in 2016 as a
result of the joint initiative between the Ministry of State-owned
Enterprises, Himbara (Bank Mandiri, BNI, BRI, and BTN), and PT
Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. In 2019, PT Danareksa (Persero),
which has transformed into Holding Danareksa, became the majority
shareholder of Jalin.
As a company providing integrated service in the
sector of modern payment system technology, Jalin manages the LINK
switching network services and holds the biggest market share in
the debit switching category. Acting as a Payment System
Infrastructure Provider (PIP), Jalin begins to transform into a
digital enabler that connects the community with financial and
non-financial ecosystems, in line with its plan to become “The
National Digital Highway”.
Jalin's main services and products focus on the
digitalization of banking products, switching services (clearing of
ATM cards, debit cards, GPN, and Quick Response Code Indonesian
Standard (QRIS)), and virtual ATMs.
Currently, Jalin has more than 60 members from
the banking and fintech industries in Indonesia. It is also a
member of the Indonesia Payment System Association (ASPI) and a
shareholder of PT Penyelesaian Transaksi Elektronik Nasional (PT
PTEN) which acts as a Services Institution for GPN.
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DigiAsia Company Contact:Subir
LohaniChief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy
Officer646-480-0142
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