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Indonesia’s online lender UangTeman names Darmawan Zaini as CTPO

Darmawan will be responsible for leading mobile lending research & development and building an engineering and product team

The UangTeman team with Darmawan (centre)

Indonesia-based digital microlender UangTeman has announced the appointment of Darmawan Zaini as its Chief Technology and Product Officer (CTPO), as it looks to scale its Big Data infrastructure and mobile unsecured lending capabilities in Indonesia.

Based in Jakarta and having served previously as UangTeman’s Director of Technology and Product, Darmawan will be responsible for leading mobile lending research & development (R&D) and building an engineering and product team that is focused on optimising the digital lending experience for the consumer.

Darmawan has a total of 15 years of experience in the technology domain, with an extensive background in software/product development in global markets, including two years with Samsung R&D Institute Indonesia.

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He is an expert in mobile-related technologies.

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“Having had the privilege of building and leading our current team of engineers and data scientists, we currently have algorithms and processes that give us the ability to score creditworthiness with speed and scale, thus serving our customers better and faster,” said Darmawan in a statement.

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Launched in 2015, UangTeman is part of PT Digital Alpha Group Indonesia, a fintech lending company based in Indonesia.

The firm is now looking to leverage further the data collected on its applicant and customer base, in order to optimise its micro-lending experience and to underwrite loans to segments of Indonesia which the banks and financial institutions traditionally do. The company is also adopting innovation for seamless loan applications and disbursement through mobile.

UangTeman is looking to raise their Series A funding at the end of 2016.

Image Credit: UangTeman

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