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July 18, 2018

Grab and NUS open AI Lab to Transform Cities and Transportation in Southeast Asia

  • New S$6 million joint lab to support cities with solving some of the region’s most pressing challenges, such as congestion and the liveability of cities
  • Grab – NUS AI Lab data reveals how travel time from Newton to Tanjong Pagar can be reduced by 1/3rd

Tech & Product
March 9, 2018

Grab Unveils Southeast Asia’s First Bike-Sharing Marketplace App

  • GrabCycle brings multiple personal mobility brands into a single marketplace
  • Part of Grab’s suite of multi-modal transport offerings, bikes and personal mobility devices can serve as alternatives for 1 in 5 car commutes
  • Sentosa is first GrabCycle Venue Partner; to allocate parking stations to encourage riders to park bikes neatly
Tech & Product
August 30, 2017

Grab Launches Peer-to-Peer Fund Transfer in GrabPay Mobile Wallet in Singapore

  • New in-app feature to enable instant fund transfer of GrabPay Credits from one person to another  
  • P2P fund transfer technology will soon enable Grab to offer mobile payments with over a thousand merchants in F&B, retail and entertainment
  • GrabPay PIN, a six-digit pin, introduced for enhanced security and assurance

Tech & Product
August 22, 2017

Grab launches the new GrabRewards, SEA’s largest loyalty programme

  • New network of more than 150 top-tier merchants across SEA, incl. AirAsiaGo and Deliveroo, partner with Grab for access to SEA’s largest ecosystem of customers  
  • Members of all tiers in Singapore will now get exclusive and better rewards from flagship partners such as Deliveroo and KFC
Tech & Product
August 7, 2017

Grab Digitises Street-hailing in Singapore with GrabNow

  • Grab’s latest feature blends the convenience of street-hailing with the benefits of the Grab app – from seamless payments to GrabRewards points  
  • Passengers enjoy zero admin fee for GrabNow rides paid via GrabPay
  • Latest innovation moves Singapore closer to the cashless society
Tech & Product
May 18, 2017

Grab To Create 5 Million Micro-entrepreneurs in Indonesia By 2018

 

  • Opens 4,500 sqm Jakarta R&D centre; expands to 200 engineers by end of 2017
  • Executed key deliverables of US$700 million ‘Grab 4 Indonesia’ master plan in only three months
  • Launches Phase 2 of ‘Grab 4 Indonesia’ to bring more benefits of the digital economy to consumers and drivers
   
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Business
July 24, 2017

Grab Announces Didi Chuxing and SoftBank As Lead Investors for Current Round of Financing

  • Strategic investment of a combined US$2.0 billion by Didi Chuxing and SoftBank deepens partnership with Grab
  • Grab expects to raise US$2.5 billion in total in current financing round
  • New financing to support Grab’s efforts in strengthening its dominant market position in on-demand transportation and payments in Southeast Asia
Business
June 6, 2017

Grab Celebrates Fifth Anniversary and Significant User Milestones

  • 3x growth in last year to 45 million downloads, and up to 2.5 million daily rides
  • Has provided higher incomes for nearly 1 million drivers and reduced travel time in half across Southeast Asia since founding
  • Adds GrabNow, New Service to Digitise Street Hailing