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Advance Intelligence Group

AI-driven fintech group behind Atome buy-now-pay-later and digital lending, plus ADVANCE.AI identity verification and risk tools for businesses.

Founded
2016 · Singapore, Singapore
Founders
Jefferson Chen (Co-founder, Group Chairman and CEO)
Website
advance.ai

In their words

“We founded Atome Financial eight years ago on a simple conviction: everyone deserves access to responsible credit and financial services, not just those with a conventional banking history.”
Jefferson Chen, Chairman and CEO, Advance Intelligence Group; CEO, Atome Financial · Grab / Atome joint press release (via The Asian Banker), 2026-09-15

On the record

  • 2026-09-15Grab agreed to buy a controlling 60% of the group's Atome Financial unit for $1.49 billion in cash, with the remaining 40% to follow at an equity valuation between $2.0 billion and $4.5 billion. Grab / Atome joint press release (via The Asian Banker)
  • 2023-05-03Raised $80 million; said it serves over 500 enterprise clients, 235,000 merchants and 40 million consumers. Fintech News Singapore

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