By TED CORDERO, GMA News
Published February 23, 2021 11:26am
Gokongwei-led conglomerate JG Summit Holdings Inc. has acquired a stake in South Africa-based digital bank Tyme, which is eyeing markets in developing economies particularly in Southeast Asia.
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday, JG Summit said it has taken part in an estimated P5.3-billion or $110-million investment in Tyme, along with Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, and South African investment holdings company African Rainbow Capital (ARC).
Tyme, whose international management arm, TymeGlobal, is headquartered in Singapore, is considered as one of the world’s leading digital banking networks for emerging markets and is majority owned by ARC.