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From cruises to crypto: Jimmi Saputra, the man behind Three Digital Tokens
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(Courtesy of Neftipedia)
T
iga Token Digital (three digital tokens), or TTD for short, is the newest financial technology company to offer a cryptocurrency exchange service using blockchain (digital ledger) technology.
The company has come a long way since its establishment in mid-2021. It has recently launched a play-to-earn non-fungible token (NFT) gaming service, which expands on its first project NEFTiPEDiA, an NFT marketplace for creators and the brainchild of founder and CEO Jimmi Saputra.
Born on Dec. 2, 1972 in Jakarta, Jimmi moved to Surabaya to begin his career in 1993, working in the finance department at the Radisson Plaza Suite Hotel Surabaya (renamed the Surabaya Plaza Hotel in 2003) until he was transferred to the hotel’s front office.
Four years later in 1997, Jimmi was a sales executive at Astra International Surabaya. He then moved to Anchor SM (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., working in Batam and Singapore. But the hospitality industry beckoned him again in 2000 and Jimmi headed to Bali, where he worked for the luxury cruise company, Quicksilver Cruise.
“After two years, I worked at Accor Group’s Novotel Bali [hotel] as a sales manager," he said.
Jimmi continued to tackle new challenges as his career progressed. In 2003, he was sales and marketing manager at the Puri Komodo Resort in Labuan Bajo, western Flores. He returned to Bali the following year to take up the post of sales director at Blue Point Bay Resort in Uluwatu, South Kuta.
It was that same year, in 2004, that Jimmi founded PT Pegasus Indosarana Wisata, or Pegasus Indonesia Travel, which he still manages today. He also founded Indonesia Inbound Tour and became a member of the Association of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA).
Jimmi’s extensive experience in tourism and hospitality also led him to open Kaimana Spa in Nusa Dua, Bali, and was its owner from 2006 to 2017.
The entrepreneur didn’t stop there, going on to establish a wedding event management company offering pre-wedding packages and photo shoots. He also founded PT. Indokost Bali and was its president commissioner from August 2012 to March 2017.
Jimmi held many prominent positions in Bali between 2013 and 2019, often simultaneously, including president director at PT. Bangun Liman Bali (November 2012-March 2017), commissioner at PT. Indo Taksu Bali (January 2014-March 2017) and CEO founder of PEGiNDO, from 2019 to the present. In Greater Jakarta, he was cofounder and chief commercial officer at KOKi Teknologi Indonesia until May 2019.
"I was also the CEO and founder of Speak Platform Technology between January 2015 and March 2017 in Greater Jakarta," Jimmi said.
His passion for technology led him to establish e-wallet platform DOOiT in 2018 in Bali, where he was also CEO. Then in March 2021, he founded NEFTiPEDiA and was its COO before expanding to Tiga Token Digital in June 2021. Today, TTD already has branches in Bali, Singapore and the United States.
Outside of his professional roles, Jimmi was a former secretary-general of the Foundation for the Protection of Women and Children (YPPA) and is an advisor to the State Defense Forum, which falls under the Defense Ministry.
