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Kudo Exit

6 May 2019

Press Release

How Does It Feel to be Acquired by Grab? Kudo Co-Founder Spills the Beans

In 2017, Indonesian O2O e-commerce platform Kudo made headlines when it was acquired by Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab to strengthen its foray into the fintech sector. On the first day of Echelon Asia Summit 2019 at Singapore Expo on Thursday, May 23, Kudo Co-Founder…

2 April 2017

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Grab Makes First Major Acquisition with Kudo, to Build Out Its Payments Platform

GRAB MAKES FIRST MAJOR ACQUISITION WITH KUDO, TO BUILD OUT ITS PAYMENTS PLATFORM 2 April 2017 Grab, Uber’s biggest rival in Southeast Asia, has completed its first major acquisition after it bought up Indonesian startup Kudo to boost its nascent mobile payments platform. Neither party…

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How Does It Feel to be Acquired by Grab? Kudo Co-Founder Spills the Beans

Grab Makes First Major Acquisition with Kudo, to Build Out Its Payments Platform

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