Mekar

The meaning of Mekar means to 'blossom' and the 3 colours in its logo symbolize the collaboration between funders, agents and entrepreneurs. The yellow represents Mekar's staff and the technology, which unites everyone into a whole. The idea is: 'Together we blossom', or 'Mekar bersama'. Mekar is a limited liability company (PT) formally known as PT Sampoerna Wirausaha. It is funded and fully owned by the Putera Sampoerna Foundation, a social organization whose aim it is to assist the development of the Indonesian nation. The Foundation financed the company and its full loan capital in 2016 and 2017. The company was originally established in November 2010, and has undergone several changes since then. Mekar is managed by Thierry Sanders (Strategy), Pandu Kristy (Operations), Randy Gunadi (Sales) and Jaap Gorjup (CTO). Mekar started lending on December 11th 2015. Mekar carefully selects the local financial institutions with which it works, so that funds go to where business needs it most. MEKAR is a company providing Lending Platform services, organized and incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Indonesia. The Company is fully committed to complying with the provisions of OJK Regulation No.77/POJK.01/2016 governing FinTech Lending. Mekar works closely with Bank Sahabat Sampoerna to meet banking regulation levels.