October 29, 2012
Uber Could Make NYC Return
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has proposed regulations that would allow transportation booking service Uber to operate in the city, reports Venture Beat. The proposal comes...
October 18, 2012
Uber Launches In San Francisco One Day After NYC Discontinuation
Uber has announced in a blog post that it’s launching the “Taxi” version of its car service in San Francisco, notes Tech Crunch. The announcement comes just one day after...
October 17, 2012
Uber Follows Square, Ends New York City Taxi Service
Uber has discontinued its New York City Taxi service one moth after launch thanks to disagreements with the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), notes Venture Beat. The announcement comes just...
October 17, 2012
cab:app – Driving Mobile Payments Across The UK
cab:app is a new easy and convenient way to hail a taxi in London, Glasgow and Edinburgh, among others. PYMNTS.com spoke with Peter Schive, co-founder of the company about the...
October 16, 2012
Merger Control in India
Nisha Kaur Uberoi, R. Shyam Khemani, Cyril Shroff, Oct 15, 2012 Although India enacted the Competition Act in 2002 (“Act”), various legal challenges delayed its implementation and the Competition Commission...
September 03, 2012
Apple and NFC: Will They Or Won’t They?
I have a confession. I like to study vintage advertising. I know, it probably sounds weird in this day of digital and mobile techniques but I think that looking at...
August 04, 2012
New Echo Card Combines Three Magstripe Cards Into One
The new Echo card from Protean lets consumers reduce wallet clutter by putting three of their payment cards onto one piece of plastic, TechCrunch notes. Users first load the information...
August 01, 2012
PYMNTS Daily Roundup: August 1-2
CardSpring Gains New Investors, First Data Partnership, As Its App Platform For Payment Cards Nears Launch Forum responds to Black Hat presentation on NFC vulnerabilities Facebook Better Get Mobile Quick....
July 03, 2012
All-American Apps: Mobile Works Its Way Into Summer Pastimes
Odds are you already use your phone for more than calling, texts and emails. Even if it just the occasional game of Skeeball, you’re like most people if you’ve found...