This week, newly crowned unicorn Carsome raised a new funding round of US$170M, while YAS Microinsurance closed a pre-series A round for affordable insurance. In other news on financial inclusion, Impact Credit Solutions has secured a US$20 million credit facility to increase access to affordable loans for Indonesia’s healthcare sector.

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• Carsome boosted by US$170M funding, eyes US listing
• YAS MicroInsurance lands funding for inclusive protection starting from US$0.50
• ICS enters US$20M credit facility to offer affordable loans to fight COVID-19 in Indonesia
• Bukalapak to increase credit card approvals & prevent fraudulent activities
• Stockbit partners brokerage firm to increase access to capital market investment

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