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Uber Rival Grab Boosts Research & Development With 800 New Jobs

  • Grab opens new R&D centers in Bangalore and Ho Chi Minh City
  • Firm to add about 200 jobs in Bangalore for payment technology
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Grab, Uber Technologies Inc.’s biggest rival in Southeast Asia, is hiring more than 800 new research and development staff over the next two years as it seeks to boost its ride-hailing and payment services.

Two new R&D centers are opening in Bangalore and Ho Chi Minh City, the Singapore-based company said in a statement Wednesday.