Aditya Hadi Pratama · · 1 min readAnt appoints new Southeast Asia general manager
Ant Group, the fintech arm of Alibaba, has appointed Jia Hang as the regional general manager for Southeast Asia. The role was created by the firm to strengthen talent and better support businesses in the region, it said in a statement.
Ant Financial regional general manager for Southeast Asia Jia Hang / Photo credit: Ant Financial
Joining Ant Group in 2015, Hang’s recent responsibilities included managing international B2B payment platform WorldFirst. Before that, he was an executive at China-based financial company UnionPay.
In a statement, the company said that Hang will oversee cross-border mobile payment and marketing solution Alipay+. He will also support the 10×1000 Tech for Inclusion program, which aims to train 1,000 talents in the digital and fintech sector in the region for the next 10 years.
See also: Why Alibaba is betting on Vietnam to reclaim Southeast Asian ecommerce
Last year, Ant Group was directed by China’s central bank to reform the unfair competition practices of its payments business and restructure its subsidiaries. The move followed the government’s increased scrutiny of Alibaba.
Editing by Miguel Cordon and Lorenzo Kyle Subido
(And yes, we’re serious about ethics and transparency. More information here.)
Stay updated on the go with our mobile app.
Get latest insights with smoother, more personalized experience through TIA mobile app.
