Getaround

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  Partnerships / Acquisitions

  Getaround Acquires Nabobil For $12M

  Carsharing leader Getaround announced that it is expanding its global footprint with its $12 million acquisition of Nabobil. Founded in 2015, Nabobil...

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  Payments Innovation

  Case Study: Getaround Gets Around Vehicle Owners’ Trepidation

  Carsharing digital marketplaces also enable owners to rent out their vehicles to customers. But how can owners trust their automobiles to strangers?...

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  Payments Innovation

  How Lime Is Using Payments To Win The Global Scooter Race

  Trust keeps the sharing economy afloat. It’s what makes sellers feel comfortable with lending their personal properties to buyers whom they have...

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  Investments

  SoftBank Invests In Rental Car Co

  Carsharing platform Getaround has announced that it raised $300 million in a Series D funding round led by SoftBank. Toyota Motor Corporation and...

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  Regulation

  FinTech Catches Regulatory Gaze In The US 

  Regulators turned their collective gaze toward FinTech firms this past week. Specifically, the Treasury Department is slated to release (sometime over the...

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  Regulation

  Regulators Eye P2P Car-Sharing Platforms

  Peer-to-peer car-sharing services might soon face the same regulation as traditional car rental companies. According to The Wall Street Journal, startups Turo...

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  Retail

  Uber Partners Up With Getaround To Boost Car Rental Market

  Getting around without a car can be a laborious and grueling process. Within larger cities, there’s usually a Zipcar or other short-term...