southeast Asia

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the regions that are geographically south of China, east of India and Bangladesh, north of Australia, and west of New Guinea.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Microsoft Invests In Grab; The Two Form Strategic Alliance
Microsoft Invests In Grab; The Two Form Strategic Alliance
October 09, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Microsoft and Grab, the on-demand transportation, mobile payments, and online-to-offline services platform in Southeast Asia, announced Monday (October 9) a strategic partnership in which Grab...

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SoftBank Near Deal To Invest $500M In Grab
SoftBank Near Deal To Invest $500M In Grab
October 05, 2018  |  Ridesharing

SoftBank Group is close to reaching a deal with Grab, the Southeast Asian ride-hailing company, in which it will invest $500 million. Reuters, citing sources...

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Go-Jek Gearing Up To Expand Into Singapore
Go-Jek Gearing Up To Expand Into Singapore
October 03, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Go-Jek, the Indonesian ride-hailing startup, is gearing up to expand into Singapore, taking on rival Grab in its hometown. According to a report, Go-Jek is expected to land...

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Alibaba’s Lazada Partners With Finaxar To Offer Credit Options To SMEs
Alibaba’s Lazada Partners With Finaxar To Offer Credit Options To SMEs
August 27, 2018  |  Retail

Alibaba’s Lazada has announced a partnership with Finaxar, which will offer new credit options for SMEs in Southeast Asia. Finaxar will offer its services to...

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Grab Snatches Up $2 Billion To Fast-Track Growth, Expansion
Grab Snatches Up $2 Billion To Fast-Track Growth, Expansion
August 02, 2018  |  South East Asia

Grab, a ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia, announced Thursday (August 2)  it has raised an additional $1 billion from a handful of financial firms, bringing its total with...

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Worldpay Works On Drone Payments, Grab Unveils New Thailand Services
Worldpay Works On Drone Payments, Grab Unveils New Thailand Services
July 26, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Worldpay’s work on payment technology for drones. In addition,...

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Grab Seeks To Create ‘Everyday Superapp’ For Southeast Asia
Grab Seeks To Create ‘Everyday Superapp’ For Southeast Asia
July 13, 2018  |  South East Asia

With its mission to create the first everyday super-app in Southeast Asia, Grab has rolled out a suite of application programming interfaces (APIs) for developers...

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Uber, Grab To Face Fines In Singapore Over March Deal
Uber, Grab To Face Fines In Singapore Over March Deal
July 05, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Grab and Uber’s merger is facing heat from the anti-trust body in Singapore, which wants to fine the companies and warned it could unwind the...

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Google To Invest $550M In JD.com For 1 Percent Stake
Google To Invest $550M In JD.com For 1 Percent Stake
June 18, 2018  |  Google

Google, aiming to boost its presence in Asian markets that are seeing fast growth, is investing $550 million in JD.com, the Chinese eCommerce company. Reuters,...

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