Editor’s take: The week that was – February 3-7

Editor’s take: The week that was – February 3-7

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The week unfolded some significant developments in terms of news breaks, trend stories, fundraises and interviews. Here’s a quick recap for you.

From unicorn land

Grab acquired Singapore-based robo-advisory startup Bento to add retail wealth management to its suite of financial services. The startup will be rebranded as GrabInvest and new investment solutions will be launched on the Grab app in the first half of this year in Singapore.