Group Lease Public Company Limited (SET:GL) aims to expand into Europe and Africa and increase its footprint to 20 countries this year, in a move to flex its muscles as a global company. "Our model of digital finance platform can apply to any country; that is why we can expand very fast," Konoshita said, adding that he sees enormous growth potential in Africa as a whole, as well as in the emerging economies in Eastern Europe. A combination of organic growth and mergers and acquisitions will drive this new phase of major expansion, he said.