lending . p2p lending . online loans
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JOIN OUR TEAM!Visit http://www.welab.co/careers for more information.--WeLab is a leading fintech company in Asia with one of the first virtual banks established in Hong Kong. WeLab provides financial services by creating seamless digital experiences to over 42 million users across Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Indonesia. Using its proprietary risk management technology and advanced AI capabilities, WeLab effectively analyzes unstructured mobile big data within seconds to provide innovative financial services and offer consumer financing solutions for individual customers. The company also offers B2B enterprise solutions by partnering with traditional financial institutions, which utilize WeLabs technology to offer fintech-enabled services to their customers. WeLab operates WeLend (https://www.welend.hk/) and the WeLab Bank (https://welab.bank/) in Hong Kong, WeLab Digital (), Taoxinji () and Tianmian Lab () in Mainland China and AWDA, a fintech joint venture with PT Astra International in Indonesia. WeLabs investors include Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad, CK Hutchisons TOM Group, International Finance Corporation (a member of the World Bank Group), Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Sequoia Capital and ING Bank.
WeLab is an internet finance company that offers credit risk management tools by leveraging big data analytics and the latest internet technologies. It has developed a proprietary risk management technology that analyzes unstructured mobile data to create credit scores for applicants. It also works with traditional financial institutions and assists them to develop and offer FinTech-enabled solutions to their customers.
WeLab offers an online lending platform that enables borrowers to apply for unsecured personal loans. The loans are disbursed through two platforms: 1. WeLend: An online lending platform that offers unsecured personal loans ranging from USD $400-$75,000. 2. Wolaidai: A mobile lending platform that offers unsecured personal loans to both students and salaried workers.
Company generates revenue by charging an interest rate on the loan amount.
Financial institutions
$133.33 M in 2015
For Profit
Aananth Solaiyappan
Kelly Wong
Aananth Solaiyappan
Simon Loong
Simon Loong
Frances Kang
201-500
Guangdong Technology Financial Group
International Finance Corporation
Simon Loong (CEO)
Paul Ip (CRO)
Karen Ho (CFO)
Frances Kang
YES
7
$396 M
Dec 2019
Private
The company will use the funds to strengthen its operation. (July 2018)
$100M to $500M
SERIES A · $20 M · Jan 2015
SERIES B · $220 M · Nov 2017
SERIES C · $156 M · Dec 2019
$25 M
NO
WeLab has files for a Hong Kong IPO in July 2018.
7,428
7,022.49
-26.85%
618
323.18%
2.56
-18.85%
44.93%
-1.26%
1,685,200
-43,871
-2.54%
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