Jirnexu
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Financial technology |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, |
Key people | Yuen Tuck Siew (Chief Executive Officer) Liew Ooi Hann (Chief Financial Officer) James Barnes (Chief Operating Officer) Lucas Ooi (Chief Commercial Officer & Head of Insurance) Cedric Viver (Chief Technology Officer) James Wong (Chief Business Development Officer) |
| Products | ringgitplus |
| Services | Online financial aggregator, customer lifecycle management |
Number of employees | 51–100 (2017) |
| Website | jirnexu |
Jirnexu Sdn Bhd is a Southeast Asian financial technology startup headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1] The company provides technology to help financial institutions manage different stages of the customer journey: marketing, acquisition, fulfilment and retention.[2][3] It has business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) operations in Malaysia and Indonesia.[4][5]
History
[edit]Jirnexu was formerly known as Saving Plus.[6] In 2012, former Citi banker Yuen Tuck Siew and James Barnes founded RinggitPlus.com, a comparison and application website for financial products in Malaysia.[7][8] The website was officially launched in 2013 to allow comparison of and application for credit cards, home loans, car loans, investments and insurance schemes.[9]
In 2014, RinggitPlus.com merged with SaveMoney.my, an online portal that provides information on different credit cards, car loans, phone, travel and shopping in Malaysia.[10] SaveMoney.my was founded by Liew Ooi Hann and Lucas Ooi in 2012.[9] Following the merger, Saving Plus Sdn Bhd was incorporated while RinggitPlus.com continued to operate as a comparison website.[11]
In 2016, Saving Plus rebranded itself to Jirnexu;[4][12] the name means "prosper" in Maltese.[13] The company launched XpressApply, an online application and CRM technology.[citation needed]
Several venture capital firms have funded Jirnexu, including SBI Group, Celebes Capital, NTT DoCoMo Ventures, Nullabor, Tuas Capital Partners, Anfield Equities, Digital Media Partners, Gobi Partners, OSK Ventures International Berhad and private investor Steve Melhuish.[14][4][15][16]
In October 2017, Jirnexu reported having total funding of US$8.0 million.[17][18]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Yong, Dion (March 23, 2017). "Malaysia's Jirnexu Closes Series A With US$4.5 Million For Full-Stack Fintech Software". Asia Finance. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Fintech firm Jirnexu adds US$1.5M to its Series A, aims to complete Series B by early 2018". e27. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ Graham, Ben (March 23, 2017). "Full-stack FinTech provider Jirnexu closes Series A with $4.5m - Fintech Roundup". Fintech Roundup. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c Russell, Jon. "Southeast Asia financial comparison startup Jirnexu lands $3M to expand to digital banking services". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Malaysians don't just compare, they want to buy financial products online: Report". Digital News Asia. August 25, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Cover Story: The accidental fintech firm". The Edge Markets. June 16, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ Ting, Henry (December 23, 2015). "Yuen Tuck Siew, Co-Founder of Saving Plus - The Asian Entrepreneur". The Asian Entrepreneur. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ Ramchandani, Nisha. "The rise and rise of chatbots". The Business Times. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ a b Khoo, Jean (May 19, 2015). "7 Financial Comparison Websites To Help You Make Wise Decisions In Malaysia". Vulcan Post. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Consumer portals confident of US$1m revenue with tie-up". NST Online. November 25, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "RinggitPlus.com and SaveMoney.my announce March merger". Digital News Asia. November 25, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Southeast Asia Fintecher Jirnexu Raises $3M Series A Funding". Crowdfund Insider. May 24, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Fintech startup Saving Plus rebrands to Jirnexu, raises US$3m Series A". May 24, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Fintech CRM Provider Rebrands as Jirnexu as $3m Series A Funding Announced | Finance Magnates". Finance Magnates | Financial and business news. May 24, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Fintech funding round-up: 23 March 2017 » Banking Technology". www.bankingtech.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Malaysian fintech Jirnexu closes $4.5M Series A round, kicks off Series B discussions - DealStreetAsia". www.dealstreetasia.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Malaysia's Jirnexu raises $1.5 million for fintech software". VentureBeat. March 22, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ Ellis, Jack. "Fintech solutions startup Jirnexu nets $2m in pre-series B funding". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017.