Asia’s first cross-border mobile payment alliance, Singtel’s VIA, has expanded to Japan, according to a news release. Merchants at Haneda International Terminal in Japan will now be able to accept QR code payments on the VIA network, and there are plans to add more acceptance...
It’s a common story in urban areas: Cabs do not properly serve low-income and minority areas, leaving residents to the uncertainties of public transit — assuming there is some — or to their own devices. But can Lyft, Uber and other ridesharing services remedy that? A new...
German automaker Daimler just paid €70 million ($85 million) to buy the remaining 25 percent of carsharing company Car2Go that it did not already own. According to TechCrunch, the deal now brings Car2Go’s valuation to €280 million ($341 million). Founded in 2008, Car2Go originated in...
Many cities have bus systems, but they’re not always well-utilized by the majority of residents. The city of Arlington, Texas, located just outside Dallas, for example, had a single bus route — and discovered that most of its riders were students at the University of...
December 22, 2021
Transportation technology startup Via has moved to go public, filing a draft registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its intention for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a Wednesday (Dec. 22) press release. The number of shares of its common stock being offered and the price range have not yet […]
July 25, 2019
Asia’s first cross-border mobile payment alliance, Singtel’s VIA, has expanded to Japan, according to a news release. Merchants at Haneda International Terminal in Japan will now be able to accept...
March 02, 2018
German automaker Daimler just paid €70 million ($85 million) to buy the remaining 25 percent of carsharing company Car2Go that it did not already own. According to TechCrunch, the deal...
September 05, 2017
Reuters reports that Daimler is investing as much as 50 million euros in a joint venture with Via, a ride-hailing startup based in the United States. The joint venture will...
