December 09, 2015
The Rest Of The Payments 2015 By The Letter: S...
A was for Apple Pay, B was for bitcoin and C was for cross-border. OK, maybe you saw those ones coming, but whatever could the Z stand for in MPD...
December 07, 2015
Uber Rivals Plot Alliance As Uber Marches Toward $64B Valuation
Top ride-hailing companies from around the world are forming an alliance to beat their prime competitor, Uber, which has raised $2.1 billion in a recent round of funding led by Tiger...
December 03, 2015
Uber ‘Ride Request Button’ Expands To More Apps
Uber is not just expanding geographically but via technology, too. As reported by TechCrunch on Wednesday (Dec. 2), the company is seeking to take over the mobile app landscape with a new Ride...
November 30, 2015
Canada: Don’t regulate Uber, competition watchdog says
The federal competition watchdog is urging municipal governments to relax “heavy-handed” regulations on taxis rather than crack down on alternative ride-hailing services like Uber. “Old school regulations need to be...
November 27, 2015
Goldman Bankers Ditch Wall Street For Uber
Uber is stealing some top talent from Wall Street. The latest to leave Wall Street for Uber are three Goldman Sachs bankers, who are joining the trend of former Wall...
November 23, 2015
Can Uber And Lyft Be The Ultimate Connected Platforms?
Few companies understand growth like Uber, which has continued to expand not only in scope as it adds more U.S. cities and foreign countries to its service network but also...
November 19, 2015
Lyft Closing The Gap On Uber
The ride-hailing pioneer is reportedly looking to raise new capital. Four anonymous people close to the matter told The New York Times that Lyft is currently seeking nearly $500 million...
November 19, 2015
Uber’s Indian Competitor Ola Raises $500M
Uber India’s top rival, Ola, has raised $500 million in its latest round of funding, pushing the company’s valuation to $5 billion. The Series F round, which was led by Baillie...
November 17, 2015
Is Pricing Uber’s Achilles Heel?
While Uber is busy expanding internationally and fending off regulatory battles, its competitors are still at the drawing board trying to come up with ways to stem the momentum of the...