The Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday in Senegal sees the trading of 700,000 sheep. Buyers and sellers at livestock markets used to be lucrative targets for pickpockets, but mobile payments are making it safer for all.
There’s a bunch of new deals coming to Ibotta, the shopping app that claims it’s “better than coupons.” Groupon, Jet.com and Drizly have all announced they are joining the app, which gives users cash back when they make in-store purchases. According to Internet Retailer, Ibotta...
Falling asleep on public transportation can be dangerous. Falling asleep in an Uber car can be very costly. At least, that’s the experience of one Uber rider in the U.K. who got hit with a more than $100 bill for a short trip — all because she...
Driverless cars may be the hope of many, but when it comes to what’s getting all the attention these days, its ride-hailing companies that are getting all the love. After all, who doesn’t love the idea of ordering up a ride from a smartphone? Apparently, investors...
Google is driving straight towards ride-hailing giant Uber. In a clash of tech-driven titans, The Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday (Aug. 30) that Google is unveiling a ridesharing service in San Francisco, with an eye on carpools and with a pilot program that the Alphabet...
Want to build brand loyalty? Uber seems to have found the keys to that vehicle, and now, it’s adding another way to maintain customer loyalty: a monthly, subscription-based model. Unveiling: Uber Plus. Depending on the city a consumer lives in, Uber Plus could be cheaper than taking...
Uber is losing money hand over fist. To make matters worse, its drivers are at best unhappy and, at worst, getting arrested. Which begs the question: Could what appears to be a series of missteps playing out in locales such as London and Adu Dhabi...
Deutsche Bahn, a German railway company, announced plans to abandon its mobile ticketing payment scheme, known as Touch&Travel, due to low adoption and the continuing use of paper tickets. The company introduced mobile ticketing back in 2006 and introduced NFC technology into the system in...
RadPad, a mobile payments app designed for landlords and renters, had to end a promotion it launched with Stripe and Android Pay after just two weeks due to an overwhelming number of people participating. The deal allowed renters using the app to pay rent with...
