eScooters

Tougher eScooter Rules in Paris Highlight Diverging EU Micromobility Approach
Tougher eScooter Rules in Paris Highlight Diverging EU Micromobility Approach
November 30, 2022  |  Transportation

Paris micromobility firms have introduced new rules for electric scooters. Following threats from city officials to not renew operating licenses next year due a lack...

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Will Bird’s Payment Plans Take Flight?
Will Bird’s Payment Plans Take Flight?
February 26, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

(Warning: This article contains puns aplenty, fowl indeed). Bird, the scooter company, may ruffle some feathers in the very cities and locations where it seeks...

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Today In Payments: German Leaders To Vote On eScooter Ban; Softbank Takes Hit In Quarterly Earnings
Today In Payments: German Leaders To Vote On eScooter Ban; Softbank Takes Hit In Quarterly...
February 12, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Germany’s leaders will vote on the Road Traffic Act on Friday, which will determine the regulation of eScooters in the country,...

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eScooters Prepare As Germany Leaders Vote On Ban
eScooters Prepare As Germany Leaders Vote On Ban
February 12, 2020  |  Ridesharing

German officials are planning a vote on Friday (Feb. 14) to decide the fate of electronic scooters in what has become Europe’s largest market. Ever...

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Bird Buys eScooter Competitor Circ
Bird Buys eScooter Competitor Circ
January 27, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Creating a combined company that will lead to an addition of over 300 employees to its European operations, California-based Bird has purchased shared eScooter company...

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Tight UK Scooter Regs Lead To Bird Chief’s Exit
Tight UK Scooter Regs Lead To Bird Chief’s Exit
January 27, 2020  |  Personnel

Bird Rides, Inc., the eScooter startup, lost its U.K. and Ireland boss Richard Corbett, who stepped down from the job after two years at the...

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Helbiz eScooter Sharing App Taps Alipay For Mobile Payments Offering
Helbiz eScooter Sharing App Taps Alipay For Mobile Payments Offering
January 23, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Micro-mobility giant Helbiz announced a partnership with mobile payments platform Alipay, which will allow customers a wider breadth of access to Helbiz’s eScooters, eBikes and...

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Insuring A 10-Minute eScooter Ride? There’s An App For That
Insuring A 10-Minute eScooter Ride? There’s An App For That
May 22, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Many of us have seem them, and many of us have likely had the same reaction — those eScooters zipping along on sidewalks and streets,...

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Taxify CEO On Ride-Hailing’s Flexible Road From Cars To eScooters
Taxify CEO On Ride-Hailing’s Flexible Road From Cars To eScooters
September 21, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Short ride, long-term appeal? Taxify, the ride-hailing company, is branching out into eScooters in Paris (with plans for more European market rollouts), a change to...

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