Indonesia

Gojek Buys Stake In Indonesia’s Bank Jago
Gojek Buys Stake In Indonesia’s Bank Jago
December 18, 2020  |  Investments

Gojek, which bills itself as “Southeast Asia’s leading on-demand services and payments platform,” said in a news release that it has invested in Indonesia-listed technology-based...

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Gojek Debuts POS System For Indonesian Merchants That Accepts Cashless Payments
Gojek Debuts POS System For Indonesian Merchants That Accepts Cashless Payments
December 15, 2020  |  International

Gojek, a Southeast Asian super-app operator, is rolling out a new point-of-sale (POS) device, GoBiz Plus, for all-in-one purposes for micro and small- to medium-sized...

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Chinese Tech Investors Turn Attention To Indonesia As India’s Economy Shrinks
Chinese Tech Investors Turn Attention To Indonesia As India’s Economy Shrinks
November 29, 2020  |  Investments

The Indian economy has suffered a blow due to the COVID-19 pandemic in spite of its massive 1.3 billion customer base, The Wall Street Journal...

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Indonesia’s Tokopedia Closes Google, Temasek Investments
Indonesia’s Tokopedia Closes Google, Temasek Investments
November 16, 2020  |  Investments

Indonesian eCommerce unicorn Tokopedia has announced a funding round led by new investors Google and Temasek, the Singapore government-owned holding company. “We are pleased to...

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Gojek Curbs Losses As Indonesia’s Largest Startup Ramps Up Grocery Delivery
Gojek Curbs Losses As Indonesia’s Largest Startup Ramps Up Grocery Delivery
November 13, 2020  |  Earnings

Star Indonesian startup Gojek is moving closer to eventual profitability after staunching a tide of ink amid losses on core services like delivery and ride-hailing,...

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Indonesia’s Halodoc Harnesses AI To Push Telehealth Forward
Indonesia’s Halodoc Harnesses AI To Push Telehealth Forward
November 02, 2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

An Indonesian company is helping to push telemedicine forward by using artificial intelligence (AI) to give doctors feedback on how to improve patient care, according...

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Google To Invest In Indonesia’s Online Marketplace Tokopedia
Google To Invest In Indonesia’s Online Marketplace Tokopedia
October 26, 2020  |  Investments

Google’s push into eCommerce is taking it to Indonesia, where online shopping is growing at explosive rates in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The...

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Indonesia’s Bukalapak To Help SMBs Provide Banking Services
Indonesia’s Bukalapak To Help SMBs Provide Banking Services
July 10, 2020  |  Financial Inclusion

Bukalapak, one of the largest eCommerce companies in Indonesia, is getting bigger. With the backing of the Ant Group, the Chinese affiliate of the Alibaba Group, Bukalapak is vowing...

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Indonesia Levies 10 Pct Tax On Sales From Tech Firms
Indonesia Levies 10 Pct Tax On Sales From Tech Firms
July 07, 2020  |  International

Starting next month, it will cost Amazon, Netflix, Spotify and Google more to do business in Indonesia. The Southeast Asian country’s national tax office announced...

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