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Apr 13 2021 Grab to list in US in record $40-billion deal
Grab Holdings Inc., Southeast Asia’s most valuable startup, is going public in the United States through a merger with blank-check company Altimeter Growth Corp. in what is the largest-ever deal of its kind.
The Singapore-based startup is set to have a market value of about $39.6 billion after the combination with the special purpose acquisition company…
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Apr 13 2021 Local fintech firm inks deal to expand access
Philippine-based fintech company First Digital Finance Corp. (FDFC) announced that it is partnering with Southeast Asia-based payments firm 2C2P (Thailand) Co. Ltd. to expand the access of their platform to more local users.
In a statement on Tuesday, FDFC said their partnership with the Thai company will be particularly beneficial to FDFC’s “buy now pay later”…