grab gojek merger

Apr

Should Grab and GoTo merge?

In late 2020, Grab and Gojek were said to be close to agreement on a merger. If the deal had gone through, it would have created a juggernaut that probably would have dominated ride hailing and food delivery in most key Southeast Asian markets, while the combined fintech operations would…

Jan

Asia Banking Research

Sea doesn’t need to be a super app to thrive

Platform companies counting on digibanking to lift their fortunes now routinely refer to themselves as “super apps” in the vein of China’s WeChat. The two most prominent of them are Grab and Gojek, Southeast Asia’s two most valuable startups. But being super and profitable are not one and the same.…

Dec

Asia Payments Research

ShopeePay’s Indonesia surge is turning heads

E-commerce is an ideal platform from which to launch a digital payments business. Alibaba figured that out early on, launching Alipay back in 2004. Today, it is hard for any e-wallet to become as dominant as Alipay, especially in a market as competitive as Indonesia. Yet Sea Group’s ShopeePay is…

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