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The president of the world’s largest ride-hailing company talks to FinanceAsia about international expansion, the safety record of robo-taxis and why DiDi should not be valued like Uber or Lyft.

The combination of India’s two ride-hailing services has long been mooted but is unlikely to come to fruition in the near term. Here's why.

To calculate the ride-hailing startup’s valuation, investors will have to offset the cost of its fight with Grab against the hidden value in its payments app and huge capacity to hoover up data.

A modest fine clears the way for the ride-hailing startup to dominate. But has the Lion City's tame decision left a block on the road for other start-ups?

But to keep the private capital rolling it is important to focus on quality and not just quantity, says the start-up's president, Ming Maa.

President Ming Maa tells FinanceAsia about why the mobility app needs a fresh capital infusion to build scale across Southeast Asia and how that expansion squares with its route to profitability.

The latest infusion of cash values the ride-hailing app at around $11 billion. Its expanded war chest will be put to work mainly in Indonesia where rival Go-Jek is revving up investment.

The ride-hailing unicorn is launching a super-app, seeking out partners along the transport value chain, and targeting $1 billion in revenues this year. It’s drive for scale refuses to slow.

Ride-hailing turns competitive again in Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines as Indonesia's unicorn rides in. But it won't use its own name, nor bring its fintech services.