December 12th, 2015Uber announced on Wednesday that it’s delving further info into food delivery with its new UberEATS app, separating its food delivery from its ride-sharing service.
The original UberEATS launched in Los Angeles last year, and has since moved into Toronto, New York City, Austin, Chicago, and Barcelona. It promised delivery in...
December 10th, 2015Bengaluru: Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. has temporarily suspended offering autorickshaw rides on it platform, called uberAUTO, in Delhi, amid plans to revamp and expand the service to more Indian cities.
“We are temporarily removing this product to solve specific problems that need to be resolved to help it scale,”...
December 5th, 2015App-based taxi aggregator Uber is looking to raise USD 2.1 billion in a fundraising round led by Tiger Global and other investors, valuing the company at USD 62.5 billion.
The funds raised will be used primarily for investments in India and China, according to people aware of the development. Sources said that next round of investment...
December 4th, 2015India’s largest cab aggregator Ola has joined international peers Didi Kuaidi, Lyft and GrabTaxi to form an alliance against San-Francisco-based Uber.
The global alliance enables international travelers to avail cab-hailing services of the four companies through the same app they use in their home country.
The partnership would...
November 22nd, 2015Tow days before when OLA was trending, I thought it might be a marketing gimmick …. Indeed it was!!
Great job done by the Marketing team at OLA to seize this opportunity to showcase OlaBoat service as a "Goodwill" gesture and capture top of mind recall within their Customer Base.
That’s what I would call a Masters stroke by a...
September 1st, 2015US-based cab service provider Uber is planning to come up with its own mobile payment wallet in India, according to sources. It is planning to apply to RBI for the licence.
At present, consumers can pay for Uber trips via Paytm wallet. It recently tied up with Airtel Money to facilitate payments via the latter's wallet as well. The...
