Kudo Melted Service, Now Becomes "GrabKiosk by Kudo"

Kudo is now fully integrated into the ecosystem Grab, both brand and service. The name of the agent's shop, which was previously named Warung Kudo (along with the application) has changed to GrabKiosk by Kudo. Kudo site has been transferred to Grab sebagai submenus.

Kudo Nacitta Kanyandara, Head of Commercial & Business Expansion, explained that the changes had actually been made since the end of September 2019. In the near future, the company will make the inauguration.

"We are 100% owned Grab, so change brand this is to standardize the naming of all services Grab, from Grabfood, Grabexpress. Because with Kudo, people usually like to ask questions," said Nacitta, Thursday (17/10).

Since Kudo officially acquired Grab in April 2017, Kudo's agent became an ammunition add driver partner and expand faster.

Kudo's office is now an R&D for them Grab. It is hoped that this smelting will make things easier Branding Kudo when introducing himself to a prospective new agent.

In terms of services, Kudo made a number of developments. Not only selling PPOB, agents can buy stock items via the application, both FMCG and non FMCG. Kudo has also been connected to Ovo PayLater, so agents can more easily get a capital loan to expand their business.

In addition, Kudo agents in Bandung, Surabaya, and Jakarta have enjoyed the features drop points to send packets through GrabExpress without having to go to the courier.

For services that smell like fintech, gold savings and umrah services are available in several locations. This is the result of collaboration with Tamasia and GoUmroh through the program Grab Ventures Velocity. In addition, there is cooperation with insurance companies to make it easier to buy policies at affordable prices.

"We want the warung to become a symbol for community gatherings. They can do anything, not just buy physical goods. The goal is that they can still compete with modern channels."

Currently Kudo has 2,6 million stall agents scattered throughout Indonesia. Its growth is claimed to reach 44% year on year. The highest growth occurred in Aceh, Bengkulu, Central Kalimantan, Gorontalo, and West Sumatra.

In terms of transactions, Kudo claims that it grew 132% for the same period. Throughout Ramadan 2019, the transactions that agents used the most were credit, utilities, remittances, supermarket products, coupons and vouchers.