What specific Bumiputera representation concerns did Saifuddin raise about digital banks?

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Saifuddin Nasution said the five digital banking licences do not have enough Bumiputera players

Saifuddin Nasution denounced the five digital banking licences that were issued, saying they have inadequate numbers of Bumiputera players. He did not dispute the licences being awarded, but he criticised the composition of the consortium beneficiaries that received the conventional and Islamic banking licences.
He objected to the overall Bumiputera representation in the five licence recipients
His specific concern was that the licences lacked adequate Bumiputera participation among the players involved. The complaint was framed around the set of five digital banking licences issued, not a single licence or a single consortium.
He pointed to the conventional banking consortiums that received licences
For conventional banking licences, he referenced three consortiums receiving digital bank licences, including Boost Holdings Sdn Bhd with RHB Bank, GXS Bank Pte Ltd with Kuok Brothers Sdn Bhd, and Sea Limited with YTL Digital Capital Sdn Bhd. His claim was that these arrangements, as a group, did not include enough Bumiputera players.
He also criticised the Islamic banking licence consortiums
For Islamic banking licences, he referenced two consortiums that received digital bank licences: AEON Credit Service (M) Berhad with Money Lion Inc, and KAF Investment Bank Sdn Bhd. His representation concern covered these Islamic banking licence recipients as well, again alleging inadequate Bumiputera numbers.

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