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Grab seizes big deals ahead of Go-Jek's arrival

Newly announced partnerships with Mastercard and Booking.com - both featuring services not directly related to ride-hailing - will help it become region's all-round Super App

Published Sun, Nov 4, 2018 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    GRAB is putting the pedal to the metal to become South-east Asia's prodigious Super App, unveiling two partnerships with two leading global companies in just one week.

    The first is with global payments processor Mastercard to issue prepaid cards tailored to South-east Asian consumers.

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