FigureAsia 35 Under 35 · Business
Egem Eraslan
Age 33 · Financial services and commercial payments · Türkiye
Reduced retail-investing costs across Turkish and international markets
- Approximate age at the edition boundary
- 33
- Field
- Business
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- FigureAsia U35 Assessment
- 83.0 / 100
Profile
Career and operating record
The platform removed Borsa Istanbul commissions and cut US-market fees by about 90 per cent during 2025. That operating evidence explains why Egem Eraslan entered the final comparison.
The platform removed Borsa Istanbul commissions and cut US-market fees by about 90 per cent during 2025. Eraslan completed the launch of Midas Pro and additional functioning investment products rather than treating financing as the contribution.
Eraslan founded Midas, remains chief executive and publicly explains its low-cost, vertically integrated product strategy; regulated custody and execution are organisational results.
The platform widened market access in Türkiye and pressured established brokers to reconsider cost and mobile-product design. The limitations are equally clear: Fee-savings figures are company calculated, while suitability, custody, cyber-security and advertising controls need regulatory review.
Egem Eraslan is a founder and regulated-market operator and serves as founder and chief executive at Midas. In financial services and commercial payments, the work addresses giving Turkish retail investors simple, regulated access to domestic shares, US securities, funds and other products without legacy fee structures.
FigureAsia selection
Why Egem Eraslan is on the list
Midas served approximately 3.5 million users and reported more than TRY2 billion in cumulative transaction-fee savings. Eraslan founded Midas, remains chief executive and publicly explains its low-cost, vertically integrated product strategy; regulated custody and execution are organisational results.
Eraslan’s live user base and completed price reductions carried more weight than fintech founders measured by funding or account registrations alone.
The platform removed Borsa Istanbul commissions and cut US-market fees by about 90 per cent during 2025. Eraslan completed the launch of Midas Pro and additional functioning investment products rather than treating financing as the contribution.
Fee-savings figures are company calculated, while suitability, custody, cyber-security and advertising controls need regulatory review.
Verified work
The 2025–26 business record
Operating result
Midas served approximately 3.5 million users and reported more than TRY2 billion in cumulative transaction-fee savings. Eraslan founded Midas, remains chief executive and publicly explains its low-cost, vertically integrated product strategy; regulated custody and execution are organisational results.
Market consequence
The platform removed Borsa Istanbul commissions and cut US-market fees by about 90 per cent during 2025. The result was completed within Eraslan’s verified responsibilities as founder and chief executive at Midas, while delivery remains credited to the relevant team and partners.
Strategic execution
Eraslan completed the launch of Midas Pro and additional functioning investment products rather than treating financing as the contribution. The evidence connects Eraslan to strategy and accountable execution; organisational output is not assigned to the individual wholesale.
Market context
The work in its market
Egem Eraslan is assessed against founders and operators in financial services and commercial payments. Company performance establishes scale; individual credit follows only where the public record ties decisions and execution to the person’s role.
FigureAsia U35 Assessment
Assessment breakdown
83.0out of 100
Operating execution
24.9 / 30
Midas served approximately 3.5 million users and reported more than TRY2 billion in cumulative transaction-fee savings. Eraslan founded Midas, remains chief executive and publicly explains its low-cost, vertically integrated product strategy; regulated custody and execution are organisational results. The result is completed and operational rather than announced.
Commercial consequence
20.8 / 25
The record produced measurable consequence in financial services and commercial payments, with company-wide outcomes kept distinct from personal credit.
Individual agency
16.6 / 20
As Founder and chief executive, Egem Eraslan held an identifiable decision-making and execution remit.
Industry influence
12.4 / 15
Reduced retail-investing costs across Turkish and international markets. The work established a reference point beyond one financing or publicity cycle.
Asian and global relevance
8.3 / 10
Turkish entrepreneur operating a regulated investment platform The work also carries consequence beyond one immediate market.