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The Indonesian ride-hailer has unveiled the names and branding for the “autonomous” units that it’s establishing in the two countries as part of its US$500 million regional expansion plan.

Bike-sharing firm oBike has ceased operations in Singapore as of today, suggesting that the cost of complying with stricter regulation of bike-sharing in the city-state forced its departure.

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Startups are all about mitigating risks, not taking them – The Low Down – Momentum Works What is risk? Most would define it as the probability that anything other than the desired outcome would occur. Risk revolves around 2 factors; probability and severity. It is commonly accepted that the greater the reward, the greater the […]

Uber Pulls Out of Southeast Asia, Selling Operation to Rival Grab Grab to buy ride-sharing, food delivery businesses in region Uber gets 27.5% stake in rival, CEO to join Grab’s board Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to sell its Southeast Asian operations to Grab, withdrawing from yet another fast-growing region to end a war of […]

5 blockchain observations from the eyes of a finance professional For someone with an eight-year career in finance, the blockchain and cryptocurrency space has been nothing short of fascinating-volatility in magnitudes and unprecedented levels of interest from the general public coupled with revolutionary technology. I am barely scraping the surface, but here is a summary […]

Grab unveils bike- and scooter-sharing app in salvo against Mobike and Ofo Grab is about to launch an app that will allow consumers to hire bicycles and electric scooters from a variety of providers. GrabCycle Beta will integrate offerings from oBike, GBikes, Anywheel, and Popscoot. It will be piloted on Sentosa Island in Singapore before […]

How this Singapore-based investor bought into Uber, Spotify, Alibaba, and other tech giants K2 Global has been investing in startups since 2015, but the venture capital fund and its founder, Ozi Amanat, are seldom in the news. Singapore-based Amanat has been in the game for a decade or so. angel investorasiafinancialinvestorsingaporeuberventure capital

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A Digital-Savvy Indonesia By Tidiane Kinda and Ting Yan February 22, 2018 Version in 中文 (Chinese), baˈhasa indoneˈsia (Indonesian) A salesperson shows a customer the latest smartphones in a showroom in Jakarta, Indonesia: the use of mobile internet services continues to grow rapidly in the country (photo: asiadigital businessIndonesiaTech

MOLPay, iPay88 to introduce Digi’s vcash e-wallet as payment option Available for all Malaysians regardless of telecom operator P2P and e-payment transactions are free for users DIGI Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi) has inked agreements to appoint online payment networks MOLPay and iPay88 as partners for its mobile payment service vcash. asiae-moneye-walletfinancialmalaysiamobile paymentpayment gatewaypayment networksouth east […]

IDC recognises significant Indonesian market disruptors Grab is Digital Disruptor of the Year in Indonesia and Malaysia Companies need to pick three to four things and focus IDC’s Digital Transformation Awards (DXa) recognises organisations that have significantly disrupted the market or have transformed it using digital and disruptive technologies. The Indonesian awards were given in […]

Transforming businesses with low-code platforms Developers can bypass the infrastructure and re-implementation of patterns Ensures the latest resources and technology is speedily available within the organisation WE ARE living in an age where our lives are integrated with digital applications. A Nielsen study revealed that consumers spend more than 85% of their time on their […]

How can AI help improve learning? Some trends in edtech and education While kids explore new and innovative gadgets, the tech industry is also busy creating ways of learning that could change the meaning of education artificial intelligenceartificial intelligenteducationedutech