In a dynamic operating environment, the path to profitability requires focus and discipline. It also frequently requires cutting costs and finding new efficiencies by using technology. Singaporean super app Grab reported earnings results Wednesday (May 15), announcing a record adjusted core profit and raising its annual forecast. On a call...
A now-abandoned deal between two food delivery giants got the attention of Singapore’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) said Monday (April 1) that it opened an investigation into Singapore-based delivery/ride-hailing giant Grab Holdings’ plans to acquire Delivery Hero’s business in Southeast Asia. “At the time, CCCS...
Singapore’s Grab reported its first-ever quarterly profit on Thursday (Feb. 22). This, despite a cautious outlook for annual sales as its ridesharing and food delivery operations in the “fertile” Southeast Asia market continue to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our mobility business,...
GoTo has denied that it is in merger talks with Grab Holdings. The company said in a Tuesday (Feb. 13) filing that it “is not having any discussion on such matters,” Reuters reported Tuesday. Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 9) that GoTo and Grab Holdings — which are both Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food-delivery...
March 10, 2020
The small business credit gap is a global issue, a problem that banks and FinTechs continue to hack away at, yet one that remains stubbornly persistent. In markets like Southeast Asia, high rates of credit-invisible, underbanked small businesses make filling the small business credit gap an even more difficult challenge. At the root of the […]
February 27, 2020
It’s no accident that technology companies that have historically not operated in the financial services space are expanding into the small business lending arena. With more SMBs embracing digitization, the...
January 03, 2020
In late June, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sent a ripple through the global financial services ecosystem with the announcement of its intention to issue five digital bank licenses...
December 24, 2019
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May 30, 2024
Ride-hailing and delivery company Grab partnered with artificial intelligence firm OpenAI to upgrade its app and integrate AI across its business Grab, which operates in eight Southeast Asian countries, plans to use OpenAI’s technology to improve its mapping capabilities, allowing for quicker updates and more accurate navigation, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (May 30). […]
April 01, 2024
A now-abandoned deal between two food delivery giants got the attention of Singapore’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) said Monday (April 1) that it opened an investigation into Singapore-based...
February 13, 2024
GoTo has denied that it is in merger talks with Grab Holdings. The company said in a Tuesday (Feb. 13) filing that it “is not having any discussion on such matters,” Reuters reported Tuesday. Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb....
February 09, 2024
Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food-delivery companies Grab Holdings and GoTo Group are reportedly in talks to merge. The companies are in preliminary discussions and are exploring various scenarios for a potential merger, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb....
