[…] As reported on Tuesday (Jan. 5), the country’s ride-hailing and payments platform Gojek is in talks with eCommerce firm Tokopedia for an $18 billion merger. The combined firm may go public, as noted by Bloomberg, citing sources. The firms are in the midst of conducting due diligence, according to media reports – and we note that, as always, no deal is final until the ink is dry. […]