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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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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Thai logistics startup GIZTIX raises Series A funding round GIZTIX raises the funding round from a group of investors led by AddVentures by SCG fundinginvestmentlogisticseries Asouth east asiastartupthailand

Payments company Ayopop raises $1m seed funding Indonesia’s Ayopop specializes in bill payments, which means it wants users to pay for things like their phone bills, electricity, and internet services through its app. Ayopop launched about a year ago and has been angel funded so far, with some investment from venture capital firm Gree. The post Payments company Ayopop raises $1m seed funding appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

Snapcart raises $3m to improve its customer engagement and analytics tech Indonesia-based cashback and consumer analytics startup Snapcart announced today a fresh injection of US$3 million. This is a follow-on round on the startup’s pre-series A financing that closed last year. The round was led by Vickers Venture Partners and existing investors joined in, including […] The post Snapcart raises $3m to improve its customer engagement and analytics tech appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

Corruption, language, lack of confidence hurt Asia’s digital workers: study The digital economy’s on its way to becoming the great equalizer of the world – but it’s got some serious obstacles to get around first. In Asia, a new report finds that government corruption, language barriers, and a lack of confidence and education about the […] The post Corruption, language, lack of confidence hurt Asia’s digital workers: study appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

Online lenders like UangTeman to face new regulations in Indonesia Indonesia’s financial services authority (OJK) is working on new rules for online money lenders, The Jakarta Globe reported earlier this week. The expected release date is between April and June this year. The regulations concern online lenders who give out loans from their own capital […] The post Online lenders like UangTeman to face new regulations in Indonesia appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

Sexy no more: Indonesian online lingerie store Lolalola shuts down While the startup will cease operations as of January 4, customers will still be able to continue shopping on Lolalola’s social media platform The post Sexy no more: Indonesian online lingerie store Lolalola shuts down appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

Indonesian logistics startup Anterin opens new R&D centre in Jogjakarta Anterin also cited a plan for national and international expansion in 2017 The post Indonesian logistics startup Anterin opens new R&D centre in Jogjakarta appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

Five e-commerce trends that will set the pace in 2017 Existing online shoppers will continue to buy more frequently Businesses must up their game and offer multiple payment options, in a move to increase sales THE online marketing industry rushed aboard Malaysian shores three years ago, only to be greeted with scepticism and talks of […] The post Five e-commerce trends that will set the pace in 2017 appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

Ebook: Starting up in Singapore? Here’s what you need to know This is extracted from our Market Expansion ebook, which gives tips on expanding into many Asian countries. Scroll to the bottom to download it. Thinking of setting up your company in Singapore or expanding there? Good call! The post Starting up in Singapore? Here’s what you need to know appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

Are data analytics companies able to serve the ‘multi-faced’ Asian customers? There is a need for unique approaches to harness and deliver value in Asia There are still gaps in the demand and supply of data analytics services Data analytics is on the rise in Asia but are the data analytics service providers able to […] The post Are data analytics companies able to serve the ‘multi-faced’ Asian customers? appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

SaleStock scores top position in Indonesia’s best startups to work for list Jobplanet released a report on the top companies to work for in Indonesia, including startups The post SaleStock scores top position in Indonesia’s best startups to work for list appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .

Ebook: How to launch your startup in Indonesia This is extracted from our Market Expansion ebook, which gives tips on expanding into many Asian countries. Scroll to the bottom to download it. So you’re a startup ready to take on Indonesia? The potential rewards are huge. Google’s and Temasek’s recent study says Indonesia will be […] The post Ebook: How to launch your startup in Indonesia appeared first on Stage Asia - startups directory .