Philippines based digital bank raised $21m in Series A led by Sequoia Capital and Point72 Ventures.
Greg Krasnov, the founder and chief executive of Tonik, said according to the his estimates the retail savings market in the Philippines is worth $140 billion and the Southeast Asian nation also presents a $100 billion opportunity in unsecured consumer lending. TechCrunch could not independently corroborate these market estimations. “In the Philippines, where over 70% of the population remains unbanked, we are observing a rapid jump in consumer demand for digital banking and digital transfers since the start of the year,” he said.
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/15/tonik-raises-21-million-to-launch-digital-bank-in-the-philippines/