In this episode of Fintech Fireside Asia, I sit down with Tessa Wijaya, Co-founder and COO of Xendit, one of Southeast Asia’s leading fintech unicorns. Known by many as the “Stripe of Southeast Asia,” Xendit has raised over $500 million and powers billions in annual payments across Indonesia, the Philippines, and beyond.
But behind the billion-dollar valuation lies a much grittier story.
Tessa opens up about:
- Knowing when to let go of a failing idea
- What it really took to build payment infrastructure in Southeast Asia
- The system crash that nearly broke Xendit
