November 3, 2017
A Singaporean coding school is turning engineers into teachers, raises funds from Tri5 Ventures
The coding school wants to make sure students are being taught...
November 2, 2017
Grab is going to win the cashless battle
The core messaging behind GrabPay is fealty to the merchants and patience, which...
October 31, 2017
soCash wants to turn merchants into ATMs; raises Series A from Vertex
The company wants to make ATMs redundant by building a network of...
October 26, 2017
Captain’s Log, Oct. 26: Indonesia’s Toko Bitcoin and Bitbayar close down; Grab to allow rides without surge pricing for a flat membership fee
Also in the new is Indian logistics firm GoJava’s filing of criminal...
October 26, 2017
Grab to begin trialling its merchant payment system in early November
An event at Cedele in Singapore advertises a cash free shopping experience for...
October 17, 2017
In its fight to secure e-money licensing, Grab halts GrabPay credit top-up feature
Grab confirmed that the company is currently in “intensive” talks...
October 5, 2017
Angry riders flame Uber for implementing wait-time charges for tardy passengers
After the first three minutes, riders will be charged an additional 20 cents per...
October 3, 2017
Grab partners Singapore Airlines to dole out frequent flyer miles
Users in Southeast Asia will also be able to book Grab rides through the...
October 2, 2017
Bike-sharing startup Ofo planning India entry in 2018, but civic behaviour is a concern
“There’s a chance of the bikes being sabotaged or stolen, so Ofo is...
October 2, 2017
Uber’s first employee in Asia, Vidit Agrawal, joins Singapore car marketplace Carro as COO
Vidit Agrawal said that he wants to “go back to building companies”...