FeaturedTechnologyGojek raises $300 mn in a fresh funding round amid merger talksPritam BordoloiMay 10, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiMay 10, 2021 The funds are being raised from Telkomsel, a unit of Indonesia’s largest telecom operator Telkom... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyGrab to float its shares on NASDAQ through $35 bn SPAC dealPritam BordoloiApril 9, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiApril 9, 2021 Grab will merge with Altimeter’s Growth 1 SPAC fund... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyShinsegae invests an undisclosed amount in ride-hailing superapp GrabWebAdminFebruary 26, 2021 by WebAdminFebruary 26, 2021 The investment was made through its newly formed corporate venture arm Signet Partners... Read more
FeaturedWealth ManagementGrab’s head of wealth management to step downPritam BordoloiFebruary 10, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 10, 2021 Chandrima Das, who joined Grab a year ago, will step down for personal reasons... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyRide-hailing giant Grab mulls US listing in 2021Pritam BordoloiJanuary 19, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 19, 2021 It is reported that Grab could raise around $2 bn in its IPO... Read more
AviationFeaturedAround 50% of AirAsia’s revenue to come from non-aviation sources: CEOPritam BordoloiJanuary 14, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 14, 2021 The carrier wants to transform into a lifestyle brand and also diverse in other dimensions... Read more
BankingFeaturedSingapore grants digital banking licence to four firmsPritam BordoloiDecember 7, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 7, 2020 The four firms are Ant Group, Grab-Singtel, internet giant Sea and a consortium of Greenland Financial... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyInvestors urge ride-hailing giant Grab and Gojek to mergePritam BordoloiDecember 4, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 4, 2020 Grab CEO Anthony Tan reportedly emailed his employees to say that Grab was in a position to acquire... Read more
FeaturedFintechIndonesia’s Finantier raises funds for tech upgradationInternational Finance Business DeskNovember 23, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskNovember 23, 2020 Finantier collects datasets from various banks and financial institutions, enriches the data and passes them to third parties through API... Read more
TechnologyAlibaba to invest $3 bn in Singapore’s ride-hailing giant GrabPritam BordoloiSeptember 15, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 15, 2020 The ecommerce giant will acquire some of the Grab stock held by Uber... Read more