MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Amartha Raises $28m in Equity from Mandiri, MDI, UOB, WWB for Credit Scoring, E-commerce, Peer-to-peer Lending for Women Microentrepreneurs in Rural Indonesia

Amartha, a firm offering peer-to-peer lending and other services in Indonesia, recently raised USD 28 million in equity from two previous investors in the firm as well as Indonesia-based Metra Digital Innovation (MDI) Ventures and the Women’s World Banking (WWB) Capital Partners II fund of the US-based nonprofit WWB. The previous investors increasing their stakes are