Ridesharing

Peer-to-peer ridesharing can be divided along the spectrum from commercial, for-fee transportation network companies to for-profit ridesharing services to informal nonprofit peer-to-peer carpooling arrangements.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Cabify: Why Latin American Gig Platforms Must Make Space for Digital Payments
Cabify: Why Latin American Gig Platforms Must Make Space for Digital Payments
April 06, 2022  |  Latin America

As Latin America’s gig economy expands, these same employees are also looking for flexibility and convenience in how they're paid. In PYMNTS new "Digitizing Payments...

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Uber Adds Booking for Flights, Trains, Hotels
Uber Adds Booking for Flights, Trains, Hotels
April 06, 2022  |  Transportation

Uber is adding new travel booking options for U.K. users as part of a strategic push to become a super app and one-stop-shop for national...

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Gig Economy Drivers Rent More Than 300,000 Vehicles
Gig Economy Drivers Rent More Than 300,000 Vehicles
April 05, 2022  |  Gig Economy

Renting vehicles to gig economy drivers is a total addressable market that is currently estimated at between 300,000 and 500,000 vehicles, EVmo CEO Stephen Sanchez...

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Uber, Lyft’s Win in Washington State Comes Before NLRB Rules on Gig Worker Standard
Uber, Lyft’s Win in Washington State Comes Before NLRB Rules on Gig Worker Standard
April 05, 2022  |  Gig Economy

Last week, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new law governing ride-hailing drivers that provides them with additional rights such as sick pay and minimum...

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Flexible Payouts Prove Tempting Way to Capture Loyalty of Latin American Gig Workers
Flexible Payouts Prove Tempting Way to Capture Loyalty of Latin American Gig Workers
April 05, 2022  |  Latin America

Consumers worldwide are reconsidering the way they do everything from pay bills to meet their job responsibilities in the aftermath of the global health crisis,...

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Washington State Sets Minimum Pay for Uber, Lyft
Washington State Sets Minimum Pay for Uber, Lyft
April 01, 2022  |  Gig Economy

Washington has become the first U.S. state to set earnings standards for ride-hailing companies after Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a minimum pay standard...

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Lyft Teams With Spin to Offer Scooter Transportation
Lyft Teams With Spin to Offer Scooter Transportation
March 24, 2022  |  Ridesharing

Lyft and Spin are teaming up to offer scooter transportation in 60 U.S. markets with an initial rollout in Nashville, Tennessee, followed by 13 additional...

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2 Plead Guilty, 17 Charged in US Rideshare, Delivery Fraud Racket
2 Plead Guilty, 17 Charged in US Rideshare, Delivery Fraud Racket
March 24, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Two Brazilian nationals — one residing in Lowell, Massachusetts and another in Daly City, California — pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and...

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Super App GoTo Readies $1.3B IPO on Indonesia Stock Exchange
Super App GoTo Readies $1.3B IPO on Indonesia Stock Exchange
March 15, 2022  |  IPO

Super app GoTo, Indonesia’s largest startup, is planning to raise $1.3 billion at an estimated valuation of $29 billion in an initial public offering (IPO)...

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