December 17, 2018
BMW Launches Ride-Hailing Service In China
BMW has launched a ride-hailing service in the Chinese city of Chengdu, the company reported. The luxury car brand is the first foreign company to get a license to operate...
December 10, 2018
ParkJockey Tops $1B Valuation With SoftBank Investment
ParkJockey, a fully integrated parking technology solutions provider, has announced an investment from the SoftBank Group, bringing its valuation to more than $1 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the...
November 27, 2018
Say Goodbye To Ridesharing As We Know It
For decades, it stood as a rite of passage for so many consumers: buying one’s first car. However, according to many experts, vehicle ownership has a limited future, given the...
November 13, 2018
Alexa Fund Invests $5M In Parking Startup
ParkWhiz announced it has received an additional $5 million in equity to its recently-announced Series D financing, bringing the total funding round led by NewSpring Capital to $25 million. Get...
November 13, 2018
GM’s Maven To Open P2P Car Rental Service To Ford,...
General Motors announced that is expanding its car-sharing subsidiary Maven, making its P2P service available to non-GM vehicles. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
November 08, 2018
Can Lime’s Safety Push Attract More Bike, Scooter Users?
Scooters are so retro that they are almost brand new. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
August 13, 2018
Payments’ Stranger Things
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 unlimited free access to all...
August 07, 2018
Alphabet’s ‘Smart City’ — Futuristic Appeal vs. Privacy Fears
Development officials in Toronto recently signed a development agreement involving a “smart city” concept backed by Google’s parent company – but the project still faces doubts from civic officials and...
August 02, 2018
Does Apple Pay Growth Signal Contactless Transit Boost?
A certain amount of intellectual satisfaction — irony, perhaps — came from the conference call Wednesday (July 31) for Apple’s latest earnings report. In it, CEO Tim Cook credited much of...