Iwan Kurniawan, the Co-Founder & COO of Funding Societies (Modalku), has spent the past 6 years building Funding Societies into the largest SME lender in SEA. The company’s  raised funds from top-tier investors, including SoftBank and Sequoia India. He also serves as the Vice Chairman of Indonesia Fintech Association.

We talked about *What’s next for P2P lending in SEA* at #FrontierFintechPodcast:

*How to start a fintech startup (hint: Every company starts with a hook)

*How to think about credit risks vs growth

*Why being the first mover in lending business is advantageous

*Is lending business in SEA saturated yet

*What’s next for P2P lending in SEA