News
15 February 2019

Ant Financial to buy WorldFirst for $700m

Region:
Europe

Ant Financial will acquire UK currency exchange start-up WorldFirst in a deal worth around $700 million.The acquisition is Ant Financial’s first major deal in the UK and a big push for the payments market in Europe. In January, Alipay, part of Alibaba (of which Ant Financial is a fintech...

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