Investree Thailand Obtains License, Optimizing SME's Market Growth in Southeast Asia

The p2p lending startup Investree announced its expansion to Thailand after successfully obtaining a license from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC) as of February 23, 2021. Investree Thailand will focus on providing more SMEs (underserved) with institutional financing access by connecting them with investors through the marketplace platform.

Investree Thailand's Co-Founder Worakorn Sirijinda said, “We are very grateful for the approval and support from the SEC. This is the first step for Investree to provide innovative financing and service solutions for Thai SMEs that we hope will be able to contribute to the country's economic recovery in a challenging situation like today."

In Thailand and the Philippines, regulation is a bigger challenge due to distance constraints and limited knowledge and relations with the current regulators. In addition to the presence of a pandemic that has slowed down movement around the world, the crowdfunding permit process has been delayed for a while.