ANT-INTERNATIONAL
Ant International, a leading global digital payment and financial technology provider, today unveiled bettr, a global digital lending service to provide micro lending to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in strategic markets through embedded finance partnerships.
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Wallapa Traisorat, CEO and President of Asset World Corporation (second from left) and Yang Peng, CEO of Ant International (second from right) at the MOU signing ceremony between bettr and AWC (Photo: Business Wire)
Yang Peng, CEO of Ant International said, “I’m thrilled to introduce bettr to SMEs and industry partners across emerging markets. This is a major milestone in our journey to empower SMEs worldwide with innovative fintech solutions through open collaboration with regional partners. bettr’s mission is to make financing simpler and more accessible for micro and small businesses as they become the new engine for regional and cross-border trade and commerce. We look forward to expanding partnerships with leaders across industries to achieve our shared vision for an inclusive, sustainable future commerce ecosystem.”
The IFC estimates that 65 million firms, or 40%1 of formal MSMEs in developing countries, have an unmet financing need of $5.2 trillion every year. Recognising the unmet need for inclusive and accessible financial services globally, bettr aims to enable an open, collaborative ecosystem to enhance the accessibility and ease of credit support by leveraging AI, privacy-preserving computing and other digital innovations to close the financing divide and unlock growth opportunities for MSMEs.
Marking the launch, bettr announced its inaugural embedded finance collaboration with Asset World Corporation (“AWC”), Thailand’s leading integrated lifestyle real estate group and a member of the TCC Group. Wallapa Traisorat, CEO and President of AWC said, “AWC is very excited to partner with Ant International for the launch of bettr. This collaboration will allow both parties to fully leverage their strengths where bettr will intuitively avail digital lending to AWC’s ecosystem of micro and small businesses via our various platforms and engagement channels. The first phase of this partnership will launch AWC’s flagship project “Phenix,” the world’s food wholesale hub, featuring the largest food lounge in Pratunam, set to open on 26th June 2024. The partnership is expected to benefit sellers, buyers, and AWC suppliers, conducting business on Phenix both online and offline, and will eventually benefit merchants across AWC’s Hospitality, Retail and Wholesale and Commercial businesses.”
“With a booming SME economy, Thailand has been a strategic market for Ant International from day one, where we learned from deep-rooted partnerships and serve thousands of local businesses through digital payments, connecting them with global travelers and export markets. With bettr, we are now able to expand the financial services offerings by providing accessible financing, empowering small businesses to grow and thrive," added Yang Peng.
About bettr
bettr is the digital lending business under Ant International, focused on providing inclusive financial services to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in strategic markets through partners via embedded finance. By leveraging its innovation-led tech like AI and privacy-preserving computing to enable secure financing solutions, bettr enhances the accessibility and ease of financing, unlocking growth opportunities for MSMEs. For more information on bettr, please visit https://www.bettrfinancing.com/
About Ant International
Headquartered in Singapore, Ant International powers the future of global commerce with digital innovation for everyone and every business to thrive. In close collaboration with partners, we support merchants of all sizes worldwide to realize their growth aspirations through a comprehensive range of tech-driven digital payment and financial services solutions.
1 Source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/smefinance
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