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The superapp wants the credit book: Grab in talks for control of Atome at US$2B
Bloomberg reports the discussions; no deal is agreed. Atome sits inside Advance Intelligence Group, backed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Warburg Pincus, and booked US$470 million of revenue in 2025.
Positive-sum angle: A merchant already taking GrabPay would get instalments at checkout without a second integration, and one fewer BNPL vendor to negotiate rates with, if this lands.