transportation

Bike And Scooter Businesses Take A Beating

Bike And Scooter Businesses Take A Beating
Bike And Scooter Businesses Take A Beating
March 08, 2019  |  Connected Economy

The sharing of bicycles and scooters is a model that has over the last year or two has moved further into the mainstream of consumer...

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Bird To Roll Out Scooter Program In Three Regions
Bird To Roll Out Scooter Program In Three Regions
March 07, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Bird, the scooter sharing startup, is gearing up to roll out a new program in New Zealand, Canada and Latin America dubbed Bird Platform, in...

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Visa, Planeta Fast-Track Contactless Mass Transit Payments
Visa, Planeta Fast-Track Contactless Mass Transit Payments
February 25, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Visa and Planeta said on Monday (Feb. 25) that they have launched new technology that speeds contactless payments for mass transit and lowers the cost...

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Is Amazon Planning A ‘Megafleet’ For Electric Delivery?
Is Amazon Planning A ‘Megafleet’ For Electric Delivery?
February 22, 2019  |  Amazon

Pretty much anything Amazon does impacts so much else — and that truth, one of the longest-standing in the world of commerce and payments, seems...

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Hello TransTech Takes On Didi Chuxing In China Ride-Hailing
Hello TransTech Takes On Didi Chuxing In China Ride-Hailing
February 21, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Hello TransTech, the Chinese ride-hailing startup formerly known as Hellobike, is launching a carpooling service this week, on the heels of a test that ran...

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Shipping Co XPO Refinances $1B After Amazon Pulls Biz
Shipping Co XPO Refinances $1B After Amazon Pulls Biz
February 19, 2019  |  Loans

A global shipping company is reeling after Amazon apparently pulled business to focus on its own logistics, according to a report from Bloomberg. Get the...

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When Will Profits Hitch A Ride With Uber And Lyft?
When Will Profits Hitch A Ride With Uber And Lyft?
February 18, 2019  |  Ridesharing

The world of ridesharing — one that has expanded into such areas as food delivery and last-mile transportation needs via scooters — is about to get...

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