Creador backs Philippines digital bank
Creador has made a rare early-stage investment, leading a pre-Series A round of USD 11m for UnoAsia, operator of Uno Digital Bank, one of only six licensed digital banks in the Philippines.
UnoAsia had already raised USD 33.5m in pre-seed and seed funding, of which USD 21m came from Creador. The private equity firm expects to put in more capital, making it UnoAsia’s largest investor. Other...
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