While consumer chatbots generate the most headlines, the most lucrative and consequential announcements at GrabX 2026 were aimed strictly at business operations. Grab is taking its proprietary “Intelligence Layer” out of the cloud and embedding it directly into the physical infrastructure of Southeast Asian businesses.
Grab’s bid to be your only travel app from departure to destination
Navigating an unfamiliar airport in Southeast Asia is the ultimate stress test. Trying to manage emergency hotel bookings, decipher local transit, and figure out foreign exchange rates on the fly is a chaotic, multi-app nightmare.
Grab’s AI pivot: From utility app to everyday guide
Modern city life is an exercise in managing friction. By the time you’ve navigated traffic, finished work, and remembered to pay the bills, the sheer mental load of deciding what to order for dinner or manually hunting for pantry staples across clunky app interfaces is exhausting.
Your late-night GrabFood cravings and GrabCar rides just helped build a classroom in Bicol
We often talk about “disruption” in the technology world as a purely digital phenomenon — upending how we commute, how we eat, or how we doomscroll. But it’s rare that we see that digital disruption manifest as something as analog as a concrete wall or a chalkboard.
GrabTaxi Electric, PH’s first all-electric taxi fleet, has arrived
Grab Philippines just made a pretty big move for sustainable transport, officially launching GrabTaxi Electric. It’s the country’s first fully electric, on-demand taxi fleet, recognized by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. Think of it as a deliberate step to not just clean up but also shake up how people get around in the Philippines.
Beyond software: The tangible tech driving Grab in Southeast Asia
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View PostGrab PH rolls out PayLater credit service with 0% interest
If you’re running low on cash and the next payday isn’t until a couple of weeks, Grab has something you might want to try out. Assuming you qualify for it, of course.
Grab PH equips select cars with audio recording
Before you board a Grab vehicle, maybe you’d like to check if there’s a notice saying it will record your audio while you’re inside the car.
GrabFamily, GrabPet services now live in Grab app
Not long ago, transport network company Grab announced that the Bus Marketplace — a service in which you can book your bus tickets in advance — is already in its app. At least for Filipino commuters who had preregistered for it.
Uber agrees to sell Southeast Asia operations to Grab
It has long been rumored that Grab is in talks with Uber Technologies Inc. for a deal that could see the latter exiting yet another major market. Today, news agency Bloomberg says that Uber “has reached an agreement to sell its Southeast Asian ride-hailing business to rival Grab.”
Uber vs. Grab: Comparing fixed fares. Is there any difference?
OPPED in an Uber anywhere in Manila recently? You may have noticed an all-in, fixed fare on the Uber app, as opposed to a suggested fare that could be more expensive or cheaper than the actual fare.