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Hundreds of GrabBike riders on Monday turned off their app and gathered at the company’s office to protest its increased commission rate after the government raised tax. The office of ride-hailing firm Grab in Hanoi’s Cau Giay District was swamped by large,…
Some drivers are trying to stall the ride-hailing app by making false bookings. GrabBike drivers in Hanoi are encouraging each other to switch off the ride-hailing app in protest to a pay cut the company announced last weekend. Some are even hijacking the…
Grab has announced plans to invest US$700 million in Indonesia over the next four years, as part of efforts to increase its footprint in a market where it has seen growth. The Southeast Asian ride-sharing operator said Thursday the new investment would…
Treble fares and heavy traffic add up to the Tet holiday stress in Vietnam. The week before Vietnamese people ring in the Year of the Rooster has been the busiest time of the year for ride-sharing services. Due to the rising demand, GrabBike, a mobile hailing…
Watch out Gojek, competitor GrabBike has come to Bali. Ride-hailing app Grab has announced that it launched both GrabBike and GrabExpress services in Bali, as of Oct. 22. Like Gojek, GrabBike allows you to order motorbike taxis, while GrabExpress is Grab’s…
Ride hailing platform Grab has adopted Adyen to extend the capabilities of its payment platform in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The two companies aim to deliver a consistent, frictionless payment experience for customers traveling across…
Online app-based transportation service GrabBike recorded a growth of 300 percent (year to date) until the first half of 2016. “Our growth has been outstanding since last January when Grab did a rebranding as the service provider with the most complete…
With the evident popularity of Jakarta’s motorcycle startups like Go-Jek and HandyMantis, it’s fair to say that the city’s transport and delivery nervous system has potential to be rewired. Now, those two firms see another competitor in the form of Wheel…
GrabBike – a part of GrabTaxi – is an on-demand service for motorcycle taxis. GrabBike is officially launching in Bangkok on August 5th, which makes Thailand the third country on GrabBike’s expansion across Southeast Asia, after Vietnam and Indonesia. However…
Motorcycle taxis, known as ojeks, have long offered a fast way for residents to cheaply zigzag through gridlocked roads in Jakarta, a city knocked for having the world’s worst traffic. But, until recently, they were informal and inefficient – ojek drivers…
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