May 07, 2015
Uber Teams With UK P2P Lender To Finance Cars
While Uber continues to face regulatory pressures in the U.S. (and abroad), in London it has formed a unique partnership with the peer-to-peer lending service Zopa to help drivers gain...
April 22, 2015
Uber Drives Cashback Rewards For Capital One
Uber has already gained a reputation for offering consumers cheaper cab options, but as of yesterday (April 21), the ride-hailing company secured a partnership to help some riders earn cash...
March 16, 2015
Tencent Follows Amazon Onto Alibaba’s Tmall
Tencent and Alibaba have always had fierce competition in the eCommerce space — usually with Alibaba taking the lead above its trailing counterpart. Now, it appears, Tencent has flipped sides and...
February 16, 2015
Who Gets Paid In Alibaba, Tencent Ride-Hailing App Merge?
Despite a fierce rivalry in all other areas, Chinese mobile payment giants Alibaba and Tencent have agreed to a rare truce in the taxicab industry, according to The Wall Street Journal, as...
February 03, 2015
Once Investor, Google Looks To Take On Uber
Is Google waging a war on Uber? Early signs say yes. Google Ventures was once Uber’s biggest supporter, backing the ride-hailing app with $258 million in 2013. Now Uber faces a...
September 09, 2014
Uber’s Compromise In India To Appease Regulators
Global ride-hailing company Uber is scrambling to find payments partners in India to meet new mobile-payments regulations that go live on Oct. 31, India’s Economic Times reported. The most likely...