Vincent Tan bets on tech play again

7-Eleven is expecting Dego to provide synergy and "added" convenience to its customers even as it plans to introduce food and retail goods delivery services in the future.

LIKE many other tech businesses, the e-hailing ride business is one that needs to scale up quickly and in order to do that, major financial backing is crucial.

Companies like Grab for instance, now a household name in the region, have the backing of big names like Singapore’s state investment arm, Temasek and Japan’s SoftBank.