Kuala Lumpur, 7 May 2021 – Aspirasi, a digital micro-financing and micro-insurance provider under Axiata Digital (digital services arm of Axiata Group), was recently awarded the MSC Malaysia APICTA 2020 Award - Finance & Accounting Solutions (Fintech) category, presented by PIKOM Malaysia.
Sheyantha Abeykoon, CEO of Digital Financial Services Businesses of Axiata Digital said, "We are honored to receive the APICTA award that recognized Aspirasi's effort in simplifying digital financial and insurance access for our customers to achieve their dreams without financial worries. We will assure our customers that Aspirasi will continue to source new ways and redefine digital financial services by deploying the latest technology with this win. As we aim to assist and protect our customers financially, we will also ensure they will receive the right digital financial supports no matter where they are in their business or life journey."
Aspirasi is Malaysia's home-grown digital brand, established in 2019. The company provides end-to-end AI-driven micro-financing and micro-insurance solutions to empower underserved businesses or MSMEs in Malaysia with a quick and simple digital financing solution. The applicant will need to go through a swift and simple 3-minute application journey, and, if approved, the applicant will receive fast disbursement of funds within 48 hours.
In 2020, the company disbursed RM 207 million of financing to ease the financial worries of 9,176 unique merchants in Malaysia and Indonesia. In supporting the Malaysian Government's aspiration to ensure the country's preparedness in achieving digital
maturity with comprehensive digital financial services, Aspirasi has recently expanded its reach to provide consumer financing for all Malaysians via e-commerce platforms.
As an association of ICT communities nominated by its members in the region, APICTA (Asia Pacific ICT Alliance) has actively identified and recognized innovative indigenous ICT products and services to promote the deployment and development in the Asia Pacific region.
For more information about Aspirasi, visit https://www.aspirasi.co/
