Kakao Mobility, the mobility unit of South Korea’s mobile giant Kakao, and Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing app, are mulling a partnership in Vietnam, reported The Investor.
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The cooperation mainly aims to serve South Koreans visiting Vietnam, a popular destination for South Koreans.
“We’re discussing with Grab and Splyt to launch a service in Vietnam,” a Kakao Mobility spokesperson was quoted by The Investor. “When visiting Vietnam, South Koreans could use Grab’s mobility services such as taxi, motorbikes, or carpooling via Kakao T but we are not sure which services will be available first.”
Vietnam might be the first destination that users of Kakao T, Kakao Mobility‘s app, as Grab’s operation reaches eight Southeast Asian countries including Thailand and Indonesia.
But Grab’s service in South Korea is not part of the discussion, both Grab and Kakao Mobility said.
If successful, Kakao’s presence in Vietnam would mark its second overseas expansion after it signed a partnership with Japan Taxi last year to enable call taxi services for Korean users.
Launched in 2012 as a ride-hailing app, Grab has become an “everyday app” that also provides food delivery and financial services.
Kakao T, a leading mobility platform in South Korea, processes 1.5 million calls everyday on average for its call taxi service.
