Founded
    2016
    Headquarters
    Pasig City, Metro Manila
    Stage
    Growth
    Licences
    2
    SEC

    Overview

    Akulaku is a Southeast Asian digital-finance platform offering app-based consumer credit to Filipinos. In the Philippines it is operated by SEC-licensed Streetcorner Lending Corp. and provides Akulaku PayLater — a buy-now-pay-later line for online and in-store shopping — alongside the Akulaku Cash Loan app, which lets approved users borrow and receive funds in as fast as 24 hours, disbursed to bank accounts or e-wallets like GCash and Maya. Part of a regional group serving over 10 million users across Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia, backed by investors including Ant Group, Siam Commercial Bank and MUFG.

    Products

    • Akulaku PayLater
    • Akulaku Cash Loan

    Serves

    Online shoppersConsumers

    Funding and ownership

    Stage

    Growth

    Parent organisation: Akulaku Inc.

    Investors and shareholders

    Ant GroupSiam Commercial Bank (SCB X)MUFG

    People

    • William LiFounder & CEO (Akulaku Group)
    • Gordon HuCo-founder & CTO (Akulaku Group)

    Licences and certifications

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