Japan's Mitsubishi to invest in Philippine fintech leader Mynt

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Mynt's GCash digital wallet provides QR code-based payments, insurance and other services. (Mitsubishi Corp.)

SHIN WATANABE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. said Friday that it will indirectly take a stake in leading Philippine fintech company Global Fintech Innovations, better known as Mynt, as it looks to bolster digital finance operations in the country.

Mitsubishi plans to acquire 50% of AC Ventures Holding, a unit of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Group and a shareholder in Mynt, by the end of this fiscal year for an estimated 50 billion yen ($334 million). The deal would indirectly give Mitsubishi a 6.5% stake in Mynt.

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