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<ul><li>Hong Kong-based WeLab has acquired a small Indonesian bank called Bank Jasa Jakarta to enter the country’s digital banking space.</li><li><p>To pull off the deal, the fintech firm raised US$240 million through a consortium called WeLab Sky. The amount is the largest fintech funding in Indonesia this year, WeLab says.</p></li><li>WeLab, which plans to launch the digital bank app by the second half of 2022, will enter a market already populated by tech startups.</li></ul>

Hong Kong-based WeLab has acquired a small Indonesian bank called Bank Jasa Jakarta to enter the country’s digital banking space.To pull off the deal, the fintech firm raised US$240 million through a consortium called WeLab Sky. The amount is the largest fintech funding in Indonesia this year, WeLab says.WeLab, which plans to launch the digital bank app by the second half of 2022, will enter a market already populated by tech startups.

WeLab Enters Indonesia’s Digibank Space Via an Acquisition

Hong Kong

WeLab Ltd. operates online and mobile lending platforms. The Company manages online lending platforms that offers personal loan, online balance transfer, and traditional credit services. WeLab conducts business in Hong Kong.