📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $Grab(GRAB.US) GRAB to Acquire 60% Stake in Atome Financial for $1.49 Billion
👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:➤ 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 will acquire a 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝟲𝟬% stake in Atome Financial.➤ Transaction values the acquired stake at approximately $𝟭.𝟰𝟵 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻.➤ Stake will be acquired from 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 and others.➤ 𝗔𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲 provides buy-now-pay-later services across multiple consumer categories.➤ Grab now targets a loan book exceeding $𝟲 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 by 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴.➤ Previous target was more than $𝟯 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 by year-end.➤ Atome generated $𝟰𝟳𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 revenue in 2025, increasing 𝟴𝟬%.➤ Atome achieved its 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 annual profit before taxes.➤ Deal follows Grab's recent 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵 and 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻 acquisitions.👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:➤ Acquisition significantly expands Grab's exposure to 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.➤ New $𝟲 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 target signals substantially higher financial-services ambitions.➤ Atome adds a rapidly growing, already 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 BNPL platform.➤ Deal further diversifies Grab beyond 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲-𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 and food delivery.






