September 05, 2022
Vietnamese Ride-Hailing Startup Be Group Gets $60M Loan From Deutsche...
The Vietnamese startup Be Group, a rival of ride-hailer platform Grab, said it’s gotten a loan facility of $60 million, a Bloomberg report said Monday (Sept. 5). The loan, coming...
August 31, 2022
The Softwarization of Regulated Network Industries and Its Consequences for...
Advances in data and digitalisation create substantial opportunities for cost savings and enhanced competition in many network industries subject to regulation. By softwarization to mean innovations which reduce the need...
August 29, 2022
Indonesia’s GoTo Gets Into Crypto With Kripto Maksima Purchase
Indonesian tech firm GoTo is getting into the cryptocurrency business — and hoping to diversify its services — with its purchase of local crypto exchange PT Kripto Maksima Koin. As...
August 26, 2022
Ride-Hailing Weekly: Uber Changes Course in Europe, Bolt Faces Uphill...
This week, Uber announced it will overhaul its business model in Brussels and launched Uber Rent in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, both Uber and Bolt face continued strikes in South...
August 22, 2022
Indonesian eCommerce Firm Tokopedia Adds BNPL Option
Indonesian eCommerce company Tokopedia has added a buy now, pay later (BNPL) option to the range of digital payment methods it accepts. With the new GoPayLater Cicil, select Tokopedia customers...
August 13, 2022
Saturday Data Dive: Even the Rich Are Now Trying to...
Throughout the pandemic, we’ve all collectively acquired a whole new set of digital doodads and pastimes, but as that episode gives way to the jarring inflationary comedown, consumers in all...
August 11, 2022
Rising Inflation Curbs Enthusiasm for Ride-Hailing, Micro-Mobility
The paycheck-to-paycheck pain has us all reining in spending — and disconnecting a bit. Literally. And staying off the roads. And the electric scooters. We’re hailing Uber and Lyft drivers...
August 09, 2022
Caterers See Boost As Companies Use Free Lunch to Get...
Restaurants and grocery stores may be struggling with margin pressures and increasing customer dissatisfaction as food prices skyrocket, but one sector of the food industry, corporate catering, is doing just...
August 03, 2022
Crime, Fuel Costs Stymie Ride-Hail Drivers’ Profits
Carjackings are on the rise in Chicago and that combined with the rise in fuel costs has ride-hailing drivers less enthusiastic about taking to the road. As Bloomberg reported Wednesday...