Jakarta –
Gold selling application Thomas still making a scene. This is because there are many complaints from customers who cannot access the company’s applications and they are asked to sell gold at a price of IDR 800 thousand/gram.
It turned out that this happened because Tamasia was going to change its business model. Through its Instagram account, @tamasia_id, the company uploaded an apology.
“Through this post, Tamasia would like to apologize for disappointing Tamasia users. Believe me, we have tried our best for Tamasian. We are still there and present, and make sure to stay with Tamasian. If you have problems or want help, don’t hesitate to contact CS Dibit. ly/CSTamasia,” he wrote, seen detikcom, Wednesday (18/1/2023).
In his upload, Tamasia mentions that he always strives for the best for users. “However, currently, Tamasia is in a condition that must follow regulatory provisions, so it needs to transform its business model. Therefore, we apologize to Tamasian if there are some changes,” he wrote.
Beyond that, it is known that Tamasia itself is a company owned and first founded by Muhammad Assad.
According to the site my financesMuhammad Assad told that at the beginning he founded Thomas is since he took his master’s degree in Islamic finance (sharia finance) from Hamad bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.
After graduating from his master’s education, he worked in Doha, Qatar. Assad also wrote his first book there.
It was only in 2017 that Assad founded a gold investment startup company called Tamasia (Indonesian Gold Savings). Assad revealed that Tamasia’s initial idea was to invite young people to start looking at gold savings.
“We hope everyone can buy it starting at IDR 10,000 because the concept is like the concept of saving,” said the co-founder & CEO of Tamasia.
Assad revealed, Thomas is targeting people aged 20-40 years as consumers. This is because the Tamasia feature is indeed very flexible. Starting from not requiring regular purchases, to offering installment features. So, investing in gold will become easier and more affordable.
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