Grab Holdings acquires Atome Financial

● STRATEGIC | FINTECH · Banking & Lending

SEPTEMBER 15, 2026

Grab Holdings Limited acquires Atome Financial (Advance Intelligence)

TARGET

BNPL, digital lending, and Atome Card platform for underbanked consumers across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines; also operates Kredit Pintar, Indonesia's leading digital lender.

Deal value	$1.49B purchase price
Revenue	$470 million (FY2025)
Ownership	VC-backed · Advance Intelligence Group Limited (prior owner); SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Warburg Pincus, Northstar Group, EDBI
Headcount	794 FTEs
Headquarters	Singapore
Leadership	Jefferson Chen, CEO, Atome Financial
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

Grab Holdings Limited

Southeast Asia superapp offering ride-hailing, food delivery, and financial services including payments, digital banking, insurance, and consumer lending.

Ownership	Publicly traded (NASDAQ: GRAB)
Headquarters	Singapore
Leadership	Alex Hungate, President and Chief Operating Officer, Grab
Buy-side advisor	—

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Grab Holdings Limited -> Atome Financial  (2026-09-18)
strategic_acquisition | FinTech | $1.49 billion purchase price | announced
Target: BNPL, digital lending, and Atome Card platform for underbanked consumers across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines; also operates Kredit Pintar, Indonesia's leading digital lender.
Website: atome.sg | Buyer site: grab.com
HQ: Singapore | Ownership: vc-backed | Seller: Advance Intelligence Group Limited | Buyer ownership: public (NASDAQ: GRAB)
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Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/grab-holdings-limited-atome-financial.html

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