Four ride-hailing platforms in Singapore are set to increase fees by 0.5 SGD (0.37 USD) starting January 1, 2025, a move they say is meant to cover costs arising from the upcoming Platform Workers Act.
Singapore's Grab Holdings has raised its forecast for fiscal 2024 revenue, as the firm anticipates robust growth in its food delivery and ride-hailing business services during the busy holiday season.
Indonesia-based ride-hailing and delivery service app Gojek has decided to exit Vietnam from September 16 as a step towards focusing its operations in major markets with higher growth potential.
Hundreds of motorbike driver partners for ride-hailing and delivery apps protested in Jakarta on August 29 to demand better work conditions and a firm legal standing.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 19 for Anthony Tan, Group CEO and Co-Founder of Grab - a mobile technology company based in Singapore, during which the Vietnamese Government leader urged the company to pay more attention to interest sharing.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created motivation for digital transformation process and sped up the adaption of cloud computing in organisations and businesses.
Ride-hailing firm Grab will trial a new service for commuters in central Singapore to book rides only on hybrid or electric vehicles from July 14 as part of its efforts to go green.
The Indonesian-based Gojek will launch car-hailing and e-payments in Vietnam this year, which Grab and the Be Group have offered for a couple of years already.
Singapore's tech unicorn Grab will remain focused on Southeast Asian markets even after it goes public in the US, co-founder and CEO Anthony Tan told Asia Nikkei Review.
Technology startups in Southeast Asia raised 8.2 billion USD last year, down 3.5 percent from 2019, according to the Singapore-based venture-capital firm Cento Ventures.
Indonesia had the largest food delivery service market in Southeast Asia in 2020 in terms of gross merchandise value (GMV), according to a report by venture capital firm Momentum Works.
As Southeast Asian ride-hailing giants Gojek and Grab are reportedly discussing a merger deal, Indonesian officials and experts have warned that a consolidation of such dominant companies may cause a market monopoly.
With people wanting to stay at home amid the COVID-19 outbreak, apps like Be and Grab are piloting new services in Ho Chi Minh City to help them buy more and more things without leaving home.
The Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has started to include prices of services provided by ride-hailing providers Gojek and Grab in the country's inflation calculation.
Opportunities will slip through Vietnamese firms’ hands if a sandbox is not developed soon, NextTech chairman Nguyen Hoa Binh said at a conference on November 7.
Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading multi-service super app, has officially launched GrabKitchen, a new solution that helps merchants accelerate expansion conveniently and efficiently, after weeks of trial.
