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Doris Yu · · 1 min readSources: Grab’s head of wealth management Chandrima Das to step down
“Chandrima Das, the head of wealth management at ride-hailing and food delivery firm Grab, which is making a big push into financial services, is leaving the Southeast Asian company,” reported Reuters, citing sources privy to the matter.
Details:
- Grab confirmed to Reuters that Das, the managing director and head of GrabInvest, will be leaving the company for personal reasons.
- Meanwhile, Huey Tyng Ooi, the head of GrabPay, will be quitting her current role to serve as an advisor at Grab Financial Group.
Context:
- Grab acquired Singapore’s robo-advisory startup Bento Investment in February last year, which was founded by Das.
- The super app is doubling down on its financial services business. In December last year, it got a digital full bank license in Singapore.
Editing by Collin Furtado and Jaclyn Tiu
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