Grab Buys Singapore’s Chope to Add Dining Reservation Service

Ride-hailing and delivery provider Grab Holdings Ltd. acquired Singapore restaurant reservation app Chope for an undisclosed sum, expanding its services as competition over users intensifies.

The deal adds dinner bookings to Grab’s offerings as it seeks to ward off rivals like GoTo Group and Line Man Wongnai in markets including Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand. Spokespersons for Grab and Chope confirmed the acquisition, which was earlier reported by the Business Times.

Grab is pushing beyond its core services of ride hailing and food delivery, seeking to boost its margins in the cut-throat Southeast Asia market of more than 650 million ...