Aradhana Aravindan
Stories by Aradhana Aravindan
Grab halts late-night car-pooling service in Singapore after driver complaints
Ride-hailing firms in Asia have faced questions about safety after incidents involving drivers and passengers this year.
India’s Paytm bets on local expertise to fend off global rivals
Paytm is transforming into a financial services start-up with forays into banking, mutual funds and later insurance.
Singapore’s Golden Gate Ventures launches $10m crypto fund
The fund, called LuneX Ventures, will invest in early-stage companies globally such as cryptocurrency exchanges and security providers.
SE Asia’s Grab set to announce fresh $1b funding for payments push
The funding will come from parties including U.S. investors and strategic backers
Grab alleges ‘double standard’ in measures proposed by Singapore’s competition commission
Grab in a written response said the commission allowed other players and new entrants to maintain or enter into exclusivity arrangements with drivers,
Noble Group obtains $100m in financing from investors in restructuring boost
Noble said a consortium of investors, which includes perpetual security holders Value Partners Ltd and Pinpoint Asset Management, will provide the th
Toyota gains access to data on driving patterns across SE Asia with $1b Grab bet
The data gives Toyota insight into fleet management as it develops services including futuristic concepts such as pay-per-use mobile restaurants.
Noble Group embarks on $3.4b debt rejig after winning over key shareholder
Noble has agreed to hand over a 70% stake in its restructured business to senior creditors in return for halving its $3.4 billion in debt.
India ride-hailing firm Jugnoo plans to enter Singapore market
Jugnoo and other ride-hailing companies are looking to fill the gap left by Uber, which analysts say may help ease regulatory concerns about the sale
Singapore: Temasek unit to invest up to $38m in offshore ship operator Ezion
Ezion reported a loss of S$1.02 billion in 2017.
