Ant Financial Services Group, the financial services affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., has accelerated global expansion plans as it took a minority interest in Thailand's online payment firm Ascend Money. Details of the deal were not disclosed but media reports indicated that Ant Financial is taking a 20% stake initially, with an option to […]

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