StartupsNY-listed Sea speeds digital banking push with Indonesia acquisition
Fast-growing Singapore tech group's move heats up fintech fight in ASEAN
Sea owns e-commerce platform Shopee but is expanding into digital banking after having won a license to operate in Singapore. © Reuters
KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer
January 15, 2021 03:05 JST
SINGAPORE -- Singapore-based internet services group Sea has acquired majority control of small Indonesian lender Bank Kesejahteraan Ekonomi, Nikkei Asia has learned, a move that will accelerate the expansion of the company's online financial services in Southeast Asia.