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Asia's tech tigers target main street banking

By Alun John and Sumeet Chatterjee

Apr 16 2019 12:30PM

Tapping massive user networks for consumer finance.

Asia's tech tigers target main street banking

Asia's internet firms are challenging the region's traditional banks for consumer finances, tapping their massive user networks for business and following a trail blazed in China by tech giants Alibaba and Tencent. The push into banking by companies better known for their messaging apps, cute ...

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