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

Lyft Taps Google Veteran As It Goes After Business Market

Lyft Taps Google Veteran As It Goes After Business Market
Lyft Taps Google Veteran As It Goes After Business Market
August 22, 2018  |  Personnel

Lyft, the ride-hailing startup competing against Uber, has hired Manish Gupta, a Google veteran, as vice president of engineering. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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SoftBank Invests In Rental Car Co
SoftBank Invests In Rental Car Co
August 22, 2018  |  Investments

Carsharing platform Getaround has announced that it raised $300 million in a Series D funding round led by SoftBank. Toyota Motor Corporation and inside investors also...

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YayYo Gears Up For U.S. IPO
YayYo Gears Up For U.S. IPO
August 20, 2018  |  Investments

YayYo, the online ridesharing company, is gearing up an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. Seeking Alpha, citing an S-1/A registration with the Securities...

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Uber Secures $2.8B In Q2 Revenue
Uber Secures $2.8B In Q2 Revenue
August 16, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber revealed that its second-quarter revenue increased 63 percent from the prior year to $2.8 billion, while gross bookings jumped 41 percent to about $12...

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Payments’ Stranger Things
Payments’ Stranger Things
August 13, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

The payments world could very well be living in the Upside Down. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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The Philippines Give Grab Approval, With Conditions
The Philippines Give Grab Approval, With Conditions
August 10, 2018  |  South East Asia

In the Philippines, Grab’s acquisition of Uber’s operations is moving forward with approval from the country’s governing body for competition. The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC)...

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Marketplace Lending And Curbside Delivery Sizzle, Ridesharing Fizzles
Marketplace Lending And Curbside Delivery Sizzle, Ridesharing Fizzles
August 10, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The biggest story this week in grocery came, as it often does, care of the new Whole Foods Market as operated by Amazon. Curbside delivery...

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Lyft Details Corporate Travel Growth
Lyft Details Corporate Travel Growth
August 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Travel and expense management solutions providers are increasingly highlighting the shifting trends of corporate travel, like the rising use of ridesharing solutions. That development has...

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Five At Five: NYC Votes To Impose Ridesharing Cap
Five At Five: NYC Votes To Impose Ridesharing Cap
August 08, 2018  |  News

Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes New York lawmakers seeking to...

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