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Business
April 3, 2017

Grab Solidifies Leadership in Digital Payments with Agreement to Acquire Kudo, Indonesia’s leading O2O Ecommerce Platform

  • Expands Grab’s payments ecosystem to support massive growth in online consumer spending in Indonesia
  • Supports extension of Grab’s driver and rider recruitment network across Indonesia
  • Marks first investment of the US$700m ‘Grab 4 Indonesia’ 2020 master plan

People
April 3, 2017

Grab Announces Appointment of Jason Thompson as Head of GrabPay

Based in Singapore, Jason will oversee the development of new payments technologies that will deepen financial inclusion and increase access to mobile payments services across Southeast Asia.
Consumers & Drivers
March 22, 2017

JustGrab for the Nearest Fixed Fare GrabTaxi or GrabCar

<ul> <li><em>New service brings together  GrabTaxi and GrabCar vehicles to give commuters the closest available ride at the most affordable fixed fare</em></li> <li><em>One tap to access Singapore’s largest taxi and private-hire car fleet, shortening waiting time for passengers</em></li> <li><em>New quarterly bonuses and Medisave contributions for GrabTaxi driver-partners</em></li> </ul>
Business
March 21, 2017

Grab Launches Beta Trial of Taxi-Hailing Service in Myanmar

<ul> <li><em>Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing company aims to work with taxi drivers to make Yangon transport system more efficient</em></li> <li><em>Yangon commuters can sign up for beta trial of GrabTaxi service today and enjoy fixed fare taxi rides </em></li> </ul>
Consumers & Drivers
March 17, 2017

SMRT Taxis Signs Grab As Exclusive App Partner and Collaborates on Dynamic Fixed Fares for Taxi Rides

<ul> <li><em>SMRT taxi drivers to use Grab exclusively for third-party taxi bookings</em></li> <li><em>Both companies to offer dynamic fixed fares via a new Grab service</em></li> <li><em>Partnership brings more affordable taxi rides to commuters and greater opportunities for SMRT taxi drivers</em></li> </ul>
Tech & Product
March 15, 2017

Grab Expands Global R&D Capabilities in Singapore, Bangalore and Ho Chi Minh City

<ul> <li><em>Opens new R&D centers in Bangalore and Ho Chi Minh City</em></li> <li><em>Plans to add more than 800 new jobs in the next two years across 6 R&D centres world-wide</em></li> <li><em>Grab Singapore, Grab’s largest R&D centre, will move to a larger office space in the CBD</em></li> </ul>

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