Over the last few years, global ecommerce companies have aggregated millions of customers and are now complimenting their core business with payments and other banking services. China has become a leader in payments leveraging their online platforms with mobile payments but also additional services including P2P payments, lending, money market services, as well as wealth management products. The Chinese behemoths are now expanding their reach globally. In the US, the story is similar, with the proliferation of Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, Venmo offering cashless alternative payments and financial services to their customers.
Melissa is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Arbor Ventures. Prior to founding Arbor Ventures, Melissa was Managing Director and Head of VantagePoint Asia, a $4.5 billion venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. As a thought... Read More →
