AI is helping Grab ship products more than 30% faster, CFO says, as company raises forecasts

Cnbc · Aug 04, 2026 · 312 words · By Jenny Lee

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Grab, Southeast Asia's leading ride-hailing and delivery firm, raised its full-year outlook on Tuesday as it reported record second-quarter results, with resilient consumer demand across the region holding up despite macroeconomic headwinds.

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What happened

Why it matters

Shares of the Nasdaq-listed company rose 4.86% in extended trading.

Common ground

"AI is now embedded in the Grab way of life, whether it's in our products or the way we work," Grab CFO Peter Oey told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia," adding that the technology has helped the company ship products more than 30% faster translating into better…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the technology has helped the company ship products more than 30% faster”

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The claim that AI helped the company ship products 30% faster is mentioned in one specific web search result from PYMNTS, but not corroborated by any other independent source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A.I. Artificial Intelligence (or simply A.I.) is a 2001 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg. The screenplay by Spielberg is based on a screen story by Ian Wat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.I._Artificial_Intelligence

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the field of artificial intelligence (AI), alignment aims to steer AI systems toward a person's or group's intended goals, preferences, or ethical principles. An AI system is considered aligned if …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_alignment

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Grab Holdings Inc. is a Singaporean multinational technology company headquartered in one-north, Singapore. It is the developer of a super-app for ride-hailing, food delivery, and digital payment serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grab_Holdings

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Claim 2: “the company was working closely with regulators and has not yet closed the transaction”

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No evidence was found regarding the status of a transaction with regulators for a foodpanda acquisition.

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Claim 3: “Grab's agreement to buy Delivery Hero's foodpanda business in Taiwan”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an agreement to buy foodpanda's business in Taiwan.

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Claim 4: “Grab lifted its full-year revenue outlook to $4.10 billion-$4.15 billion from $4.04 billion to $4.10 billion forecast earlier”

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Web search results explicitly confirm the revenue outlook was raised to $4.10 billion-$4.15 billion from $4.04 billion to $4.10 billion.

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web search NEUTRAL — The company anticipates its contribution profit will at least double and sees contribution margin ranging from 4% to 4.5%. Initial reporter calculation: the implied revenue minimum stands near $1.10 b…
https://ts2.tech/en/opendoor-shares-slide-with-1-85-billion-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Michael made $15 billion last year using ChatGPT, by building something that has never existed in the history of the world. He argues that the dollar has lost 7% of its value every year for a century,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aGpJQ8BMLI

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web search NEUTRAL — Eli Lilly increased its 2026 revenue guidance to between $85 billion and $87 billion, up from its previous range of $82 billion to $85 billion. The updated forecast is above the Wall Street consensus …
https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/eli-lilly-shar…

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Claim 5: “its operating profit came at $19 million for the quarter ended in June, up 186%”

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The operating profit of $19 million for the quarter ended in June is mentioned in the PYMNTS web search result, but not corroborated by other sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GrabIt is a freeware Usenet newsreader for Windows developed by Ilan Shemes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrabIt

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Grab is a 2022 American documentary film directed and produced by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. It follows investigative journalists at The Center for Investigative Reporting as they uncover efforts to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grab

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Claim 6: “The company's revenue grew 22% year on year to $997 million”

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The revenue figure of $997 million (22% increase) is mentioned in the PYMNTS web search result, but not corroborated by other sources provided.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GrabIt is a freeware Usenet newsreader for Windows developed by Ilan Shemes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrabIt

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Claim 7: “Shares of the Nasdaq-listed company rose 4.86% in extended trading.”

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While web results discuss Grab's stock price movements (e.g., plunging 10.7% or rising 4.5 cents), none of the provided evidence mentions a specific rise of 4.86% in extended trading.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Grab may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grab

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A grab or mechanical grab is a mechanical device with two or more jaws (sometime clamshell-shaped), used to pick things up or to capture things. Some types include: Roundnose grab Clamshell grab Oran…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grab_(tool)

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Claim 8: “raised it's EBITDA estimates to $720 million-$740 million, from $700 million-$720 million”

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No provided evidence mentions the specific EBITDA estimates of $720 million-$740 million or the previous range of $700 million-$720 million.

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web search NEUTRAL — In July 2025, Grab piloted the first digital cycle rickshaw service in Vietnam known as Grab Cyclo. [54] Later that year, the company announced that it was working on a drone commercial delivery servi…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grab_Holdings

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web search NEUTRAL — Grab is Southeast Asia’s leading superapp. It provides everyday services like Deliveries, Mobility, Financial Services, and More.
https://www.grab.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Grab is Southeast Asia’s leading superapp. It provides everyday services like Deliveries, Mobility, Financial Services, and More.
https://www.grab.com/my/

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Claim 9: “Grab, Southeast Asia's leading ride-hailing and delivery firm, raised its full-year outlook on Tuesday”

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Multiple web search results confirm Grab raised its full-year revenue outlook, specifically mentioning the shift from $4.04-$4.10 billion to $4.10-$4.15 billion.

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web search NEUTRAL — Grab responded by raising its full-year revenue outlook to between $4.10 billion and $4.15 billion. The previous range was $4.04 billion to $4.10 billion. The new forecast implies annual revenue growt…
https://www.remio.ai/post/grab-raises-its-forecast-as-fuel-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Grab confirmed on Tuesday that it had raised $706m from Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and $150m from Japanese internet services company TIS to expand its financial services business.
https://www.ft.com/content/26b73df4-57a2-11ea-a528-dd0f971fe…

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web search NEUTRAL — Southeast Asian super-app Grab raised its full-year earnings forecast after reporting a US$10 million profit for the quarter ended March 31. Its revenue climbed 18 percent year-on-year to US$773 milli…
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/grab-raises-earnings-for…

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Claim 10: “The company saw a 28% year-on-year jump in the number of rides in the second quarter”

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The 28% year-on-year jump in rides for Q2 is reported in the PYMNTS web search result, but no other independent source confirms this specific figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a comprehensive index of all games released in 2026, sorted chronologically by release date, and divided by quarter. Information regarding developer, publisher, operating system, genr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Various organisations continually conduct opinion polls to gauge voter intention in anticipation of the next United Kingdom general election. The next general election must be held no later than 15 Au…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen who were all former employees at PayPal. He…
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