ALAMI has recorded a capital disbursement worth US$243 million, devoted to over 10,000 projects with the contribution of 111,000 backers.
Heaptalk, Jakarta — After securing a Pre-Series B investment round last October, ALAMI peer-to-peer lending app has obtained the latest capital from Paragon Beneva Investama, an investment corporation under the ParagonCorp, with an undisclosed amount.
This p2p platform will allocate the fresh injection to build more innovative financing technology products and broaden sharia financing access with a sustainability and transparency principle. As admitted by ALAMI’s Co-Founder and CEO, Dima Djami, this investment will also contribute to the company in reaching more tremendous MSMEs with sharia-based financing access. This intention aligned with the Hijra Bank establishment, aiming to serve Indonesia’s Muslim community.
“We have strong confidence the halal industry will continue to grow along with the significant growth of the sharia finance sector adoption in Indonesia and worldwide. As revealed by the statistic, around 1.9 billion Muslim community worldwide has consumed halal products, attaining US$2 trillion. Also, the sharia financial assets have increased by 7.8%, or equal to US$3.6 trillion in 2021,” added Dima.
Meanwhile, the President Director of Paragon Beneva Investama, Sari Chairunnisa, claimed this synergy is believed to support Indonesia in achieving the center of the Halal industry worldwide, whereby a real economy and financial sector can drive the sharia economy.
With this investment, Dima shares his optimism the company would be able to create a world-class sharia financing ecosystem that can reach a Muslim society by operating the digital platform as the new behavior. With this investment, he also claimed to focus on providing a more competitive halal product with good acceptance by the community.
As additional information, ALAMI has recorded a capital disbursement worth US$243 million, or approximately Rp3.8 trillion, devoted to over 10,000 projects with the contribution of 111,000 backers. Since its establishment, ALAMI has possessed multiple sharia financing products, spanning Account Receivable (AR) Financing, Account Payable (AP) Financing, and Ecosystem Financing.
Currently, the ALAMI team has attained more than 484 talented employees, compared to the early inception, with only occupied by around 38 people. ALAMI’s employees are spread in several cities in Indonesia and other countries, covering Singapore, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Also, the ALAMI ecosystem has covered 482 cities and regencies of 34 provinces in Indonesia.