Grab confirms acquisition of Indonesian payment startup Kudo

Grab confirms acquisition of Indonesian payment startup Kudo

Grab taxi. Photo: Bloomberg

Ride-hailing app Grab Monday confirmed that it had reached a deal to acquire Indonesian payment startup Kudo, a step that is seen as being critical to augment its mobile payments platform,  as it battles local competitor Go-Jek, in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

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