KakaoTalk

Retail Asia21/01/2019

SK Telecom introduced a new messaging service on Tuesday in an attempt to compete with Korea’s dominant chat app, KakaoTalk. The new service will look a lot like Apple’s iMessage. Users won’t have to download a separate app. It is offered to SK Telecom subscribers only. Messages will be sent on data networks. Group chat and check […]

Retail Asia12/11/2018

Kakao, the operator of Korea’s top mobile messenger, KakaoTalk, said Thursday its third-quarter operating profit fell 35 percent from last year due to increased costs from new businesses. Operating income reached 30.7 billion won ($27.3 million) in the July-September period from 47.4 billion won a year ago, the company said in a regulatory filing. Sales […]

Retail Asia29/10/2016

Korean internet company Kakao, known for its chat app KakaoTalk, plans to jump into the food-delivery sector. The Kakao food-delivery service is planned for launch by January, and it is expected to be incorporated into the app, which has four menu buttons. One of them lists extra services such as sending gifts or making reservations. […]

Retail Asia21/09/2015

In a region where masses of users are newly armed with smartphones and more spending power, Southeast Asia is a new gold mine for tech enterprises. China’s quickly saturating market for all things tech has pushed Asia-bound start-ups to seek new territory, and global companies like Rakuten, eBay and Rocket Internet are vying over Southeast […]

Retail Asia01/06/2015

South Korean messaging app operator Daum Kakao Corp said it has acquired social networking assets from U.S.-based Path Inc, giving it a strong presence in Indonesia and sending its shares surging 10 percent on its push to expand globally.While Daum Kakao owns South Korea’s dominant chat app KakaoTalk, investors have been worried that KakaoTalk’s global […]

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SK Telecom announces plan to take on KakaoTalk

Kakao profit falls in Q3 as investment costs rise

Kakao food-delivery service planned

Korea more active than Japan in Southeast Asian tech

Daum Kakao buys Path assets for Indonesia growth