News & Reviews: Grab Malaysia
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May 12, 2024
In this week's TechNave Business Bytes Week 2 May 2024 there's news from tech, finance, and sustainability. Samsung highlights eco-friendly practices in its Galaxy S24 series and maintains dominance in digital signage. Cybersecurity concerns are addressed with details on recent threats and protective measures. Positive social initiatives include Grab's community support and a Shariah-compliant auto financing plan. Tech advancements include high-speed memory cards from Samsung and a study on cloud adoption in the public sector. Additionally, AMD celebrates a milestone anniversary and partnerships drive innovation in finance and digital payments. Finally, Samsung gears up for the Paris Olympics but do read here for more details.
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May 05, 2024
In this week's TechNave Business Bytes Week 1 May 2024 we cover cybersecurity, technology advancements, business opportunities, and consumer trends. Kaspersky highlights the importance of strong passwords, while Sailpoint emphasizes robust identity security for businesses. Innovation is evident in partnerships like Lenovo and Austral Techsmith for smart cities and Luno offering new cryptocurrencies. Smart Malaysia seeks passionate individuals for EV promotion, and insureKU aims to revolutionize insurance with its digital platform. The EY survey reveals Malaysians' confidence in their energy future, but a gap exists between perception and action. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 also found that manufacturing was the worst hit by ransomware in ASEAN and Malaysia.
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Apr 18, 2024
Recently, Nor Rafidz Nazri of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced that a special body to oversee entities engaged in providing Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) would be set up while the Consumer Credit Act (CCA) would impose tighter regulations on BNPL credit providers. Major online BNPL players that were named included Shopee, Grab and Atome as they make up 97% of BNPL providers in Malaysia.
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Dec 06, 2023
We are in that time of the year again. Nope, not Christmas. It’s the Monsoon season. Recently, Grab launched the #BantuanBanjir 3.0 campaign to aid flood relief efforts. That said, what should you know about it?
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Nov 02, 2023
Previously, we reported on Grab potentially acquiring foodpanda Malaysia and several SEA markets as the latter’s owner, Delivery Hero is weighing its sale. Now, it looks like foodpanda’s sale is nearing closer, in fact, as early as December 2023.
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Aug 11, 2023
The gig economy is trending in Malaysia lately. Interestingly, this is a global phenomenon and is not limited to Malaysia. That said, Grab Malaysia announced its commitment to improving the working standards for their employee today.
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Jun 23, 2023
There have been quite a few friendly tensions between Malaysia and Singapore lately. As most of you know, Singapore has added six dates of concerts for Coldplay while Malaysia only has one. Then there's also Jocelyn Chia who crossed the line about MH370. And now, there's a drama going on between a Grab delivery partner and two Singaporean men.
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Mar 10, 2023
In conjunction with International Women's Day two days ago, Grab Malaysia announced a new AudioProtect feature for the Grab app. Designed to further enhance the safety of its driver-partners and passengers, it's being rolled out in phases starting today.
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Jan 18, 2023
Yesterday, we reported that Grab Malaysia is implementing a new fare structure during peak hours in Klang valley which would make it more expensive when the ride is stuck in traffic. Now, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) has responded to the price adjustments and announced that it would be looking into the matter.
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Jul 07, 2022
Grab Malaysia today announced the launch of Grab Intercity, a new service that allows users to purchase bus and ferry tickets via the Grab app. The service has over 15,000 routes to purchase tickets for, including direct bus routes to Singapore.
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