Carsome
Malaysia’s unicorn Carsome to delay dual-listing plans – report
Carsome, which is also Malaysia's first tech unicorn, has halted work on the planned offerings that were set for this year, the people reportedly said. Carsome may revive the first-time share sales next year if markets improve, they added.
Malaysia unicorn Carsome announces appointment of advisory board
The advisory board is made up of "individuals of various specializations, dynamic perspectives and deep expertise who will provide insights, connect networks and share experiences in building and scaling technology companies in the region", Carsome said.
Carsome launches largest experience center in Malaysia
Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, Carsome, has elevated its hassle-free car buying experience with the launch of Carsome PJ Automall, its biggest experience center to-date in Malaysia and first that comes with electric vehicle charging stations.
Malaysia’s unicorn Carsome’s part of KAF-led consortium winning digital bank license
KAF Investment Bank-led consortium was among the low-profile bidders for the digital banking licenses. Besides Carsome, the KAF Investment Bank-led consortium also includes two other FinTech firms, Jirnexu and MoneyMatch.
Malaysia’s unicorn Carsome acquires WapCar & AutoFun Businesses
The partnership will enable Carsome to capture and serve customers from their early stage of car exploration and bring a more engaging and fun experience to the car transaction and ownership journey.
Infobip’s Nikola Pavesic on unicorns, customer experience, and investing in the community [Q&A]
CX should not be an afterthought and investments should consider the quickly evolving landscape and emerging technologies. The last thing you want is to put your entire innovation team in cold storage to emerge from the pandemic in the rear-view mirror of consumers.
Carsome and Public Bank sign MoU for car financing collaboration
Malaysian lender Public Bank said Friday the bank and Carsome has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for greater business collaborations. With this MoU, the bank will be able to provide stock-financing and end-financing arrangement for the vehicles to its member Car Dealers and individual purchasers who have won the bids through Carsome…
Malaysia’s Carsome acquires majority stake in Singapore integrated automotive firm CarTimes Automobile
Malaysia-based integrated car e-commerce platform Carsome Group Pte Ltd (Carsome) announced Thursday the acquisition of 51 percent stake in Singapore integrated automotive firm CarTimes Automobile Pte Ltd (CarTimes). Carsome said the acquisition is an important move that further strengthens its market leadership in the region, and reinforces its commitment…
Malaysia’s Carsome buys 51% stake in Singapore used car dealer CarTimes for $60M – report
The news comes as Carsome is said to be preparing for an initial public offering in the US later of the year.
