Ant International to build Malaysia digital business centre and is hiring 500 roles

The centre is expected to move in at The Exchange 106 by 2025.

Ant International is establishing a new digital business centre in Malaysia and is offering up to 500 new jobs in the first year.

It will be located at The Exchange 106, at the heart of the Tun Razak Exchange financial business hub. They expect to move in by 2025, says Ant International president Douglas Feagin. 

Majority of the roles to be hired will be tech-focused, the China-affiliated company said in a press release. 

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The biggest team will be the Technology and Development department, for which Ant International is hiring software development engineers. There will also be a Product & Design team, and a Data Science & Risk Control team.

Ant International is an affiliate of Ant Group, which traces its roots back to Alipay. Its key business is the Alipay+ cross-border mobile payment service. Alipay+ is integrated with Malaysia’s national QR, DuitNow QR.