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- South China Morning Post onOctober 17, 2018
Geoff Prentice is now co-founder of financial solutions tech start-up Oriente, which offers purpose-based loans of between US$40 and US$150 to underserved consumers and MSMEs in emerging Asia’s fastest growing markets.
Skype's Co-founder Geoffrey Prentice Describes in Q&A How He's Now an Entrepreneur in Southeast Asia
- Business Next onJuly 27, 2018
Geoffrey Prentice co-founded Skype over a decade ago. He’s now a seasoned venture capitalist with nearly 20 years of experience founding and investing in technology companies across the globe. His latest venture is Oriente, a Hong Kong-based regional financial technology company, which he founded last year.
- Vulcan Post onJune 08, 2018
Many Filipinos are already familiar with tycoon John Gokongwei, Jr: one of the richest men in the Philippines, and serial entrepreneur that has a hand in Cebu Pacific Airlines, a food and beverage empire, and a plethora of other ventures.
- ImpactAlpha onJune 11, 2018
Only about 30% of Filipinos have a bank account and to access credit, they often have to resort to predatory lenders and pay punishingly high interest rates.
- Bloomberg onJune 06, 2018
Billionaire John Gokongwei, owner of the Philippines’ largest snack maker and budget airline, and a Skype Inc. founder will invest as much as $200 million over three years to lend to millions of unbanked Filipinos.
- Philippine Daily Inquirer onJune 07, 2018
Gokongwei-led JG Summit Holdings and Hong Kong-based global financial services and technology firm Oriente are jointly investing at least P10 billion in rolling out Cashalo, a new mobile lending platform that offers cheaper credit to people who are not served by the formal banking system.
- The Philippine Star onJune 07, 2018
Gokongwei-owned JG Summit Holdings Inc. and Hong Kong-based Oriente are pouring in P10 billion over the next three years to build and expand the reach of Cashalo, a mobile application that provides on-demand access to loans to Filipinos.
- Inquirer.net onAugust 01, 2017
Greater China-based Oriente and Express Holdings, Inc. (a subsidiary of JG Summit Holdings, Inc.), through an exclusive partnership, will address the financial exclusion problem of underbanked consumers and MSMEs in the Philippines.
- Nikkei Asian Review onAugust 02, 2017
Philippine conglomerate and Hong Kong-based partner to tap underserved markets
- ccn.com onAugust 04, 2017
The Philippines and Hong Kong are joining forces in a fintech partnership to tap into the unbanked market in the region.
- The Straits Times onAugust 12, 2017
JG Summit Holdings, a leading conglomerate founded in 1957 by Mr John Gokongwei, has been continuing its expansion spree in Asean and beyond.
- Philstar onAugust 02, 2017
A subsidiary of JG Summit Holdings Inc. has formed a joint venture with China-based Oriente to set up a digital financial service company to serve underbanked consumers and micro, small and medium enterprises in the Philippines.
- BusinessMirror onJanuary 31, 2018
Oriente Express has come together with other digital finance companies to establish FinTechAlliance.ph.
- Inquirer.net onAugust 03, 2017
A unit of conglomerate JG Summit Holdings Inc. has set up a financial technology (fintech) venture that offers a digital credit marketplace for Filipinos with immediate funding needs, including payments for tuition, unexpected medical expenses or even small business financing.
- Entrepreneur PH onAugust 01, 2017
Oriente-Express aims to boost credit for consumers and SMEs at “attractive interest rates”
- The Nation onOctober 10, 2017
JG SUMMIT HOLDINGS, the group behind Cebu Air in the Philippines, aims to expand its pioneering petrochemical business and financial services.