News & Reviews:   Grab Malaysia

Credit Bureau Malaysia (CBM) recently announced that it has launched its first Malaysian Partner App on the Grab Malaysia platform. The move is to provide personalized digital credit insights via their CBM MyScore Report.

Since June 2025, Grab Malaysia has launched its first fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) at the KLIA, dedicated to airport transfers. The BYD M6 MPV EV was introduced as well, but starting this week, the company announced a major nationwide initiative offering rebates of up to RM25000 on BYD EVs.

Today, Grab Malaysia has officially launched its first fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) dedicated to airport transfers. It was unveiled at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and officiated by the Ministry of Transport.

Grab is currently in discussions with the Johor state government to enhance cross-border travel between Malaysia and Singapore. The collaboration is part of a broader plan to improve tourist mobility and digital integration ahead of Visit Johor Year 2026.

A few weeks back, the Malaysian government made a drastic announcement that all social media and internet messaging services must apply for a license on 1 August 2024. We are getting to the end of the month and we still haven't heard any development yet until the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) responded yesterday.

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.

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?

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.

If you're too lazy to go out and eat in Malaysia, there's either Grab or foodpanda to choose from. However, that may not be the case anymore as according to sources, Delivery Hero, the parent company of foodpanda may actually sell off its business in Malaysia, alongside our neighbouring countries.

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.