Consumer electronics major Samsung India has launched a range of solar powered smart convertible frost-free and direct cool refrigerators, targeting the semi urban and rural customers. Smart convertible refrigerator, which is the first of its kind in frost-free category, will have prices starting at Rs 27,250 and its mid-segment range begins from 253-litre and has […]
Transportation app Ola today said it has roped in two new executives, Pranav Tiwari and Sanjay Kharb, to strengthen its core technology leadership. Tiwari, former CTO of Cellworks, has joined Ola as Vice President of Engineering and will work towards optimising growth and profitability by bringing in necessary efficiencies in the supply chain function, Ola […]
Ola, India’s most popular mobile app for transportation, today announced the appointment of Vishal Kaul as its Chief Operating Officer. Vishal is a PepsiCo veteran, who has been with the company since the start of his career in 1999. He has held key leadership positions across operations, sales and marketing in his career spanning 18 […]
Leading ride-hailing firms have praised an Indian policy blueprint on regulating the taxi industry, saying it would offer their app-based services a chance to flourish despite their concerns about price caps. A committee set up by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways recently published its findings, stating that India needed one regulatory framework for […]
Transport aggregator Ola today said its India-focussed innovations like offline booking and local language apps have helped the homegrown company “effectively hold onto over three-fourth market share”. The SoftBank-backed firm, which is locked in an intense battle with US-based Uber, also claimed that every bit of technology it has built has been “made from the […]
Indian startups playing up the ‘home-grown’ card and asking government to shut doors to global companies indicate that companies are losing confidence, entrepreneur and angel investor Saurabh Srivastava said today. Instead, companies need to focus on ways to create an “enabling environment” without closing the doors for foreign players, he said. “One needs to have […]
After petrol pumps, cash can now be withdrawn by swiping debit cards at select Ola cabs as India’s largest ride-hailing service partners with lenders like State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank to ease cash crunch. With banks and ATMs not being able to cope with the rush for access to lower denomination […]
Claiming it to be a global first, cab aggregator Ola today launched Ola Play, a connected car platform for ride sharing that it said will transform the in-car experience for users on the go like never before. “Ola Play is a world first, built in India by an Indian team, which showcases that we can […]
Cab aggregator Ola announced the launch of Ola Credit – a postpaid service to enable hassle-free mobility to citizens who can now pay later for their rides. Claiming to be a first in the industry, the service is being launched at a time when cash conservation is important for many citizens, the company said. The […]
Leading taxi-hailing app Ola on Monday partnered with luxury car maker BMW, which the two companies claimed will go a long way in redefining on-demand luxury mobility in India. Ola claims it has around half a million drivers on its platform and the service, Ola Lux, is available in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru to begin with, […]
As per Economic Times report, Japan’s leading telecom giant Softbank looking to invest Rs 1,700-2,000 crore in India’s leading Taxi aggregator Ola. This is the first funding investment from Softbank after Nikesh Arora Exit. According to the sources, ” SoftBank is looking to commit more capital but Ola wants to control dilution”. Ola was valued at […]
Consumers will now be able to book a ride on Ola and Uber directly from Google Search. Earlier this year, Google had introduced the feature on Google Maps, where a dedicated tab with information for cab services was made available to Indian users, in addition to the existing driving, public transport, or walking options. “Now […]