FAQ for Debt Crowdfunding Platform

General Enquiries

Debt Crowdfunding Financing is a type of crowdfunding that complements traditional funding from financial institutions such as banks. It is a practice of financing businesses via an online platform that matches Borrowers (Issuers) and Lenders (Investors).

 

Debt Crowdfunding financing platforms provide Small and Medium Enterprise (SME)’s the ability to raise sizable funds for their operations as the financing terms are catered to each of the Borrower’s needs. Debt Crowdfunding financing enables investors to obtain high returns through a diversification approach across multiple borrowing companies.

Debt Crowdfunding financing is typically debt funding as opposed to equity funding which is the essence of Equity Crowdfunding (ECF). The essential difference between Debt Crowdfunding financing and Equity Crowdfunding (ECF) is that you do not give away any stake of your company to shareholders but rather pay interest on the money you borrow — much like you would with a bank loan.

CapBay connects Investors and SME borrowers without requiring any intermediary entity such as a bank. With CapBay, investors can invest in fractions of a financing (often called as Investment Notes), enabling borrowers to raise funds through crowdfunding.
CapBay sets the rates and terms based on the creditworthiness of the applicant. This transaction is facilitated by CapBay and investors can get more returns on their savings and investments when compared to other fixed income investment products.
In return, CapBay keeps a service fee out of the interest earned by the investor. Historically, CapBay has always focused on Supply Chain Financing, particularly Invoice Financing. In the future, CapBay will be introducing more products that would benefit both borrowers and investors.

CapBay has specialised in the Malaysia SME Supply Chain Financing sector since its inception in 2016. We have worked with many SME and developed products and a standard credit assessment that are well tailored to SME in Southeast Asia.

 

Refer to the example scenario below to understand how CapBay improves the Supply Chain Financing ecosystem:

  • An SME cleaning servicing company, SmallForce has a THB 1,000,000 cleaning contract with a Government-linked Corporation (GLC), OilNas.
  • Once SmallForce has completed its services, it is expected that they would be paid on credit terms of 150 days payment term. However, SmallForce would still continue to issue payments for its employees and suppliers.
  • A group of investors on CapBay’s platform will pay SmallForce THB 900,000 today and take over their invoice. In 150 days, CapBay will collect THB 1,000,000 directly from OilNas, for the investor.
  • The difference is essentially the returns (%). CapBay will charge a service fee of 10-30% of the return for its services.

 

There are several things that differentiate us from other platforms:

  • CapBay offers a high touch customer experience by ensuring that your dedicated Relationship Manager is always available to help you navigate our platform.
  • Our Invoice Financing notes offer much better returns compared to bonds and we utilise an established Financial Supply Chain management methodologies to manage the added risk from  Supply Chain Financing.
  • CapBay credit methodologies and assessment process enable us to have better risk management
  • CapBay is highly experienced in the regional Supply Chain Financing sector as we are the only platform operator with both Multi-Bank Supply Chain Finance (MBSCF) and Peer-to-Peer (Debt Crowdfunding ) Financing licensed by the Securities Commission Malaysia.
CapBay (Bay Smart Capital Ventures Co., Ltd.) is registered and regulated by The Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand.

CapBay works with our bank partner in Thailand, which is the bondholders’ representative/ escrow bank account to protect bondholders interest and monitoring compliance to assure that principal and interest payments are in order.  

Established in 2016 in Malaysia, CapBay has been working with multiple banks to enable digital Supply Chain Financing for its clients through its platform. As a registered P2P operator in Malaysia, CapBay offers financing deals to retail investors, which were previously only open to institutional investors such as banks.
An Issuer is a business entity that is seeking to raise funds (Thai Baht – THB)  through Debt Crowdfunding Financing platform; which has been carefully vetted by CapBay.
Only registered investors have access to the platform.
Diversification is important in investing to reduce risk. However, it doesn’t eliminate all risks. When investing in Crowdfunding Bonds, carefully review the prospectus and be aware of the risks involved. These include potential loss of investment and interest payments, lack of liquidity, unsecured nature of the investment, early repayment risk, liquidation events, and the impact of interest rates and inflation. Understand that Crowdfunding Bond issuers are solely responsible for their financial status and repayment ability. It’s essential to diversify your portfolio and only invest an amount you’re comfortable potentially losing.
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