Mar 25, 2022 08:44 PM

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Ant Group Picks Payments Veteran to Take Over in Southeast Asia

By Yang Min and Ding Yi

Ant Group has named Jia Hang as the regional general manager for its Southeast Asia operations. Photo: VCG

Ant Group has named Jia Hang as the regional general manager for its Southeast Asia operations. Photo: VCG

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group Co. Ltd. has picked a payment veteran to help it solidify its presence in Southeast Asia.

The Hangzhou-based company, controlled by billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma, has named Jia Hang as the regional general manager for its Southeast Asia operations, according to a statement released this week. Jia was previously an executive at state-backed bank card clearing institution UnionPay, before joining Ant in 2015

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