Hong Kong fintech WeLab to launch digital bank in Indonesia | The Edge Markets

– A + A (Dec 7): Hong Kong fintech WeLab said on Tuesday it will buy a controlling stake in Indonesian commercial lender PT Bank Jasa Jakarta and launch a digital bank in the country – one of Asia’s fastest-growing digital economies. WeLab, backed by Allianz and billionaire Li Ka-Shing’s TOM Group, said it had secured $240 million from existing and new investors to help fund the deal. A WeLab-led group has already picked up 24% of PT Bank Jasa Jakarta and will buy the remaining majority stake following regulatory approvals, the Hong Kong firm added. It will launch a…