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Ride-hailing firm Grab Vietnam insists that its GrabTaxi service is legally allowed to operate nationwide. Grab Vietnam countered that GrabTaxi is an app for an e-commerce platform, so its operations would be in accordance with the government’s e-commerce…
GRAB on March 13 launched GrabShare in Indonesia, making it the fourth Asean country to offer the service after Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. It was launched in the three countries in December 2016. GrabShare will pair two different passenger…
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…
Thousands of Indonesian taxi drivers have brought parts of the capital, Jakarta, to a standstill in a protest against transport apps. The drivers say ride-hailing apps, such as Uber and Grab, have severely reduced their salaries. Footage from Jakarta showed…
Go-Jek, the $100 million Indonesian start-up which provides an Uber like service with motorbikes has just been made illegal. Indonesian media is reporting that the Ministry of Transportation has asked local police to take action against the operators of…
More than a year after its initial launch, GrabTaxi’s Uber-like GrabCar is now available in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital. GrabCar signs up car owners to become part of their on-demand fleet. It’s the newest transportation option from GrabTaxi, which now…
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…
