Ayannah

Sendah Direct is a SaaS platform enabling mobile top-ups, game credits, and domestic remittance for brick-and-mortar retailers.

The rise of fintech in the region has been fueled by Southeast Asia’s expanding economies, young-urban-digitally-savvy populations and rising mobile and Internet penetration. Since the past years, several homegrown fintech players have risen to notable size and gained international traction.

Mikko Perez founded Ayannah, a provider of digital financial services for the world’s emerging middle class, many of whom are migrants or unbanked.

Digital financial services enable faster, safer, and more efficient banking operations, including automation and digitization of repetitive processes.

Fintechnews highlights local fintech and blockchain startups in the Philippines, focusing on their achievements, current status, innovations, and future plans.

Google selected Ayannah for its Launchpad Accelerator, a six-month program to help scale products using Google’s resources.

Google has announced the startups that will join the latest edition of its Launchpad accelerator program, with 10 of the 24 new entrants hailing from Asia. This latest intake represents the accelerator’s fifth batch, and includes the first Bangladeshi and Pakistani startups to be selected.

Southeast Asia’s young, digitally savvy population and economic growth drive demand for fintech services in the region.

The company seeks talented individuals to develop web and mobile technologies that transform and enrich communities across borders.

Transforming and enriching communities through seamless convergence of web and mobile technologies.

Find and increase sales opportunities in the assigned cities or provinces

Mr. Eu is the Chairman of Eu Yan Sang Group (“EYSG”) where he guides, corporate governance, group strategy and acts as a counsel to the Group CEO. Mr. Eu served as the Group CEO of EYSG from 2002 to 2017 and was instrumental in transforming it into one of Asia’s largest TCM groups today.

Mikko is the Founder & CEO of Ayannah, an award-winning fintech start up providing affordable and accessible digital financial services to the world's emerging middle class.

Ayannah offers affordable digital commerce and payment services to unbanked residents and migrants, improving financial inclusion and remittance control.

Ayannah is a leading provider of affordable and accessible digital financial services to the world's emerging middle class, many of whom are migrants and/or unbanked.

Ayannah is a leading provider of affordable and accessible digital financial services to the world's emerging middle class, many of whom are migrants and/or unbanked.

Ayannah’s Privacy Policy outlines data collection, use, and compliance with the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012 for its websites and apps.

DA5, a Western Union authorized agent with over 2,200 outlets in the Philippines, partners with fintech Ayannah to integrate into the Sendah Remit network. This collaboration enables seamless international and domestic remittance transactions across multiple platforms. DA5 processed over USD 500 million in Western Union transactions in 2020, expanding its reach through Ayannah’s technology solutions for financial services.

Aug 2021AyannahNews article

GCash and Ayannah introduce **GCash Padala**, a remittance service letting GCash’s 40+ million users transfer money to unbanked Filipinos. The service targets expanding financial inclusion through Ayannah’s existing padala network. Users can now send funds to recipients without traditional bank accounts.

Aug 2021AyannahNews article

Ayannah secures **$1 million in Series A funding** from investors **500 Startups** and **Life.SREDA**. The fintech startup allocates the capital toward expanding its customer and agent base, accelerating product development, and scaling international operations. The funding supports growth in key areas of its business model.

Dec 2015AyannahNews article

Gree Ventures invests in Ayannah, a digital payments platform serving migrants and the unbanked. The Manila-based company, Veritas Mobile Holdings Ltd, secures additional equity funding in an upsized follow-on round. Existing backers include Wavemaker Labs, Golden Gate Ventures, IMJ Investment Partners, and Beenos Asia.

Oct 2014Digital News AsiaNews article