Ant Group close to buying Dutch payments firm MultiSafepay in $200m deal

Ant Group close to buying Dutch payments firm MultiSafepay in $200m deal

FILE PHOTO: A sign of Antchain, the blockchain technology branch under Ant Group, is seen at Ant Group's booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Yilei Sun/File Photo

Ant Group is closing in on a deal to buy Dutch payments firm MultiSafepay as part of the Chinese financial technology group’s latest push into Western payment markets, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.