Kakao Mobility Acquires British Ride-hailing Startup Splyt

SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Mobility Corp., a mobility subsidiary of South Korea’s tech giant Kakao Corp, said Wednesday that it has acquired the British ride-hailing startup Splyt as part of its plans to go abroad. “The acquisition of Splyt is Kakao Mobility’s first overseas purchase deal,” the Korean company said in a [...]

Kakao Mobility Partners with Splyt for Ride-hailing Roaming Services in Southeast Asia

SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s leading taxi-hailing company, said Thursday it will begin offering access to local ride-hailing services in seven Southeast Asian countries by partnering up with global mobility platform provider Splyt Technologies Ltd. Through the partnership, users of the company’s Kakao T application will be able to [...]