Super Apps

Grab’s Slowing Growth Reflects Super App Challenges and Resilience Amid Inflation
Grab’s Slowing Growth Reflects Super App Challenges and Resilience Amid Inflation
May 19, 2023  |  Earnings

Grab’s earnings results show that more consumers are coming to the platform to transact, more drivers are coming to the platform to earn, and engagement beyond ride-hailing...

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Qatar-Based Snoonu Raises $12 Million to Continue Building Super App
Qatar-Based Snoonu Raises $12 Million to Continue Building Super App
May 04, 2023  |  Investments

Qatar-based eCommerce startup Snoonu has raised $12 million in a Series B funding round. “A new milestone has been achieved in our unicorn journey,” Snoonu...

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Possible Jio Financial Services IPO Opens India’s Digital Front Door for Investors
Possible Jio Financial Services IPO Opens India’s Digital Front Door for Investors
April 28, 2023  |  IPO

The door opens for investors to bet on the digital front door, in India. The premise and promise of the super app is to give...

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Super.com Raises $85 Million for Savings-Focused Super App and Card
Super.com Raises $85 Million for Savings-Focused Super App and Card
April 24, 2023  |  Retail

Super.com has raised $85 million in a Series C round to grow its savings super app. The firm will use the new funding to continue...

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Twitter Isn’t a Company Anymore; Can It Be a Super App?
Twitter Isn’t a Company Anymore; Can It Be a Super App?
April 12, 2023  |  Mobile Payments

Seamless, embedded payment capabilities are emerging as a critical growth flywheel for tech platforms. This, as Meta pilots in-app business payment capabilities for WhatsApp users...

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e& Invests $400 Million in Uber’s Careem Super App Spinout
e& Invests $400 Million in Uber’s Careem Super App Spinout
April 10, 2023  |  Investments

Technology and investment group e& has acquired a majority stake in the Careem super app. With the firm’s investment of $400 million — the completion of which is subject...

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Grab Sees Super App Synergies as Deliveries and Payments Services Grow
Grab Sees Super App Synergies as Deliveries and Payments Services Grow
February 23, 2023  |  Earnings

For Grab, cross-platform pollination is in evidence as more users use more services more often. The company, which has its roots in ride-hailing and now...

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Visa and Tingo Debut Super App for Africa’s Farmers
Visa and Tingo Debut Super App for Africa’s Farmers
February 14, 2023  |  Financial Inclusion

Nigerian Agri-FinTech company Tingo has teamed with Visa to launch digital payment offerings in Africa. The partnership, announced in a Tuesday (Feb. 14) news release,...

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Latin America Challenges Asia as Super App and Digital Payments Innovation Leader
Latin America Challenges Asia as Super App and Digital Payments Innovation Leader
February 06, 2023  |  Payments Innovation

For an emerging market, Latin America is in many ways leading the global digital transformation of payments through endless innovation and new ways of partnering....

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