Oriente uses cutting-edge technologies such as AI, machine learning, and data science to provide real-time credit scoring, on-demand lending, and other tailored financial solutions to millions of underserved consumers and MSMEs in emerging markets. The company has launched three app-based ventures, Cashalo in the Philippines, Finmas in Indonesia, and Finizi in Vietnam, which are all seeing unprecedented growth in user base and transaction volumes. Oriente was founded in 2017 by former Skype co-founder and CSO, Geoffrey Prentice, former founding CTO and COO at LU.com, Hubert Tai (CEO), and founder of BlackPine Private Equity, Lawrence Chu. The company has raised over US$150 million in funding from investors and strategic partners who share their vision to accelerate economic inclusion through commerce for emerging Asia's fastest-growing economies. Oriente's global team is headquartered in Hong Kong with additional offices in Singapore, Taipei, Manila, Jakarta, and Ho Chi Minh City, and their global engineering hub is in Shanghai.