Page 23 - SC Annual Report 2018 (ENG)

Securities
Commission
Malaysia
ANNUAL
REPORT
2018

The data suggests a strong, growing demand for On 5 July 2018, the SC invited new applications for
both ECF and P2P financing as alternative avenues ECF and P2P financing operators. These applications
for MSMEs to raise early stage financing and capital are currently being assessed and the SC is expected
for growth. This is in line with one of the objectives to make an announcement on successful operators
set out in the SC’s Digital Markets Strategy to in the first half of 2019. The potential introduction
enhance access to financing. In support of the SC’s of new ECF and P2P financing operators is intended
financial inclusion agenda, ECF and P2P financing to serve a wider range of businesses and investors
have also attracted strong participation from retail across different sectors and segments.
and youth investors aged below 35 at 82% and
54% of total investors respectively.

P2P Financing*

TALK CAMPAIGN

6 P2P financing 2,505 P2P 643 MSMEs raised
platform operators financing capital successfully
campaigns

>55
46 to 55 $ $
4%
9%
22% are repeat RM212.65 million
35 to 45
30% 57% <35 issuers raised to date

$ $
Age of
P2P financing 93% are repeat 91% of 99% of
investors investors campaigns investors are
across multiple raised Malaysian
campaigns RM200,000
and below

* Data is cumulative since inception in 2015.

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