February 01, 2022
Deep Dive: How Open-Loop Contactless Payments Could Power Global Transit
Pandemic-related concerns and restrictions brought contactless payments into the mainstream by prompting unprecedented numbers of consumers and merchants to adopt the technology. Contactless payments’ popularity extends far beyond retail, however. A recent report has found that...
January 31, 2022
Dallas Area Rapid Transit on How Contactless Payments Can Increase...
Almost 90% of public transportation riders want contactless options when it comes to paying for travel, pushing transit agencies to go beyond tokens, tickets or cash. In the Transit Payments...
January 28, 2022
Today in Food Commerce: Mondelēz Sees Digital Growth; Zomato Backs...
Today in food commerce, Mondelēz reports rising eCommerce sales, and rapid delivery service Zapp raises $200 million in Series B funding. Plus, FAT Brands Chief Operating Officer Thayer Wiederhorn discusses...
January 24, 2022
Flying Air Taxis Cleared for Approach as Urban Mobility Eyes...
Funny how with regular cars we call it “ridesharing” whereas up in the sky the word “taxi” still describes new copter-like vehicles meant to take for-hire mobility into the clouds....
January 17, 2022
Parking Payments Go Digital and Do More Than Just Feed...
Parking and parking payments have always been filled with friction. Stopping to pay a parking attendant in gated parking lot, finding payment for a meter at on-street parking and worrying...
January 11, 2022
Estonia’s Bolt App Nets $714M to Scale Its Shared Mobility...
Tallinn, Estonia-based “super app” Bolt has announced its biggest funding round yet, according to a company blog post Tuesday (Jan. 11). The investment for 628 million euros ($714 million) was...
January 11, 2022
Will Turo IPO Plans Mark Milestone or Hurdle In Carsharing...
Platforms, in starkest terms, enable demand to meet supply. We’ve seen the dynamics across all manner of interactions, from vacation homes (Airbnb) to B2B to buying and selling non-fungible tokens...
January 05, 2022
Walmart, FedEx Sign Deal with General Motors for Electric Delivery...
Walmart and FedEx plan to add several thousand electric delivery vans to their fleets over the next few years, the two companies announced Wednesday (Jan. 5). According to multiple published...
December 21, 2021
Competition Grows in Crowded European E-Scooter Market as US Players...
Competition in the European electric scooter (e-scooter) space continues to grow, as micromobility companies capitalize on new sustainability trends to lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduce motor traffic congestion in...