Super Apps, Asia’s new innovation, to change cities, economies

Essential software: A Grab taxi drives on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam. Super Apps have become integral to big cities, with their dense populations and intense commercial activity. — Reuters

SINGAPORE: The ability to communicate, shop online, order rides, read books, play games, get food delivery and pay for anything within a single, unified smartphone app is Asia’s defining innovation, technology leaders said at Bloomberg’s New Economy Forum in Singapore.

WeChat, Grab and Go-Jek are prime examples of a breed of software called the Super App.