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Uber To Team With Brazil’s Banco Inter For Financial Services
Uber To Team With Brazil’s Banco Inter For Financial Services
October 13, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

A source has revealed that Brazilian lender Banco Inter SA is currently in discussions with Uber about partnering in financial services. The move is another...

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Truckers Put The Hammer Down Into A Digital Marketplace Future
Truckers Put The Hammer Down Into A Digital Marketplace Future
October 02, 2019  |  Innovation

Trucking is a difficult and vital job. It’s not only the long, often-lonely hours, but the anxiety — as well as the lost time and...

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CA Gig Workers Split On Impact Of New Classification Law
CA Gig Workers Split On Impact Of New Classification Law
September 23, 2019  |  Gig Economy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a controversial bill that could reclassify ridesharing and other gig economy workers as employees instead of independent contractors,...

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Armored Truck Spills $175K Onto Atlanta Highway
Armored Truck Spills $175K Onto Atlanta Highway
July 10, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Drivers on Interstate 285 in Atlanta likely thought they had come into some quick cash when $175,000 recently fell out of an armored truck. As...

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Nigerian Ride-Hailing Startup Raises $5.3M For Motorcycle Unit
Nigerian Ride-Hailing Startup Raises $5.3M For Motorcycle Unit
May 27, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Nigerian-based Gokada has raised a $5.3 million Series A round that it will use to expand its motorcycle business. Co-founded in 2018 by Fahim Saleh,...

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Cargo Lets Brazil Uber Drivers Sell To Passengers
Cargo Lets Brazil Uber Drivers Sell To Passengers
May 20, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Cargo has gone international by expanding its partnership with Uber to include Brazil. Uber drivers in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro can sign up...

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Uber, Lyft Struggle To Keep Drivers On Board
Uber, Lyft Struggle To Keep Drivers On Board
May 12, 2019  |  Ridesharing

With Uber and Lyft now publicly traded companies, the two are facing pressure from investors to grow at a fast clip, which means hiring and...

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Strike News Drives Lyft Shares Down
Strike News Drives Lyft Shares Down
May 07, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Lyft shares fell as much as 4.2 percent on Monday (May 6) after reports came of a drivers’ strike, planned for this week. The planned rideshare...

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NY Uber Drivers To Strike Ahead Of IPO
NY Uber Drivers To Strike Ahead Of IPO
May 05, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Shortly ahead of Uber’s initial public offering, drivers of the company in New York plan on going on strike. According to a report in Reuters...

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