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Lyft

Lyft, Inc. is a ridesharing company based in San Francisco, California and operating in 640 cities in the United States and 9 cities in Canada. It develops, markets, and operates the Lyft mobile app, offering car rides, scooters, and a bicycle-sharing system.

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Lyft’s John Zimmer On The Uber Rivalry
Lyft’s John Zimmer On The Uber Rivalry
July 04, 2017  |  Ridesharing

With 30 percent of the app-driven ridesharing trips taken in the United States, a decade into its journey, Lyft is proving to be a formidable...

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Washington, D.C., Ups Its Taxi Game With Square
Washington, D.C., Ups Its Taxi Game With Square
July 04, 2017  |  What's Hot

For the last few years, ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft have taken off and completely disrupted the taxi industry. As we reported last month,...

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And Now, Uber By Boat
And Now, Uber By Boat
July 03, 2017  |  Ridesharing

By land, yes, and now by sea. Even amid turmoil at the top of its executive ranks and competitive pressures by the likes of Lyft,...

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Grubhub Suit To Help Decide Gig Economy Worker Rights?
Grubhub Suit To Help Decide Gig Economy Worker Rights?
July 03, 2017  |  Legal

Beyond Lyft and Uber, GrubHub’s ongoing legal battle centered on whether workers are employees or contractors may help settle the issue, and just what rights...

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Commanders in Chief: Merchant Link’s CIO Keeps Data Security on Its Toes
Commanders in Chief: Merchant Link’s CIO Keeps Data Security on Its Toes
June 30, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Security in payments — it’s what consumers and retailers alike need to have successful interactions. With connected devices within arm’s reach of most consumers, secure...

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PayPal Sizzles, Prepaid Card Regs Fizzle and Etsy’s Workforce’s Fizzled Reduction
PayPal Sizzles, Prepaid Card Regs Fizzle and Etsy’s Workforce’s Fizzled Reduction
June 23, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Another week, another collection of contenders hoping to sizzle. Some — like PayPal, Amazon and Lyft — managed to do so. Others — like grocery...

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Lyft Gaining Ground On Uber In The U.S.
Lyft Gaining Ground On Uber In The U.S.
June 19, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Adding to Uber’s ever-expanding series of recent woes is a new need to look in its rearview mirror.  Lyft, its long competitor in the ridesharing game,...

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Lyft’s Recent Fundraising Includes $25M From Jaguar Land Rover
Lyft’s Recent Fundraising Includes $25M From Jaguar Land Rover
June 13, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Lyft, the ridesharing app, recently raised $600 million in venture funding with participation from Jaguar Land Rover, via its mobility services unit InMotion. That news comes from TechCrunch,...

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Curb And Via Team Up To Challenge Uber
Curb And Via Team Up To Challenge Uber
June 06, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

Imagine an Uber with professional drivers, easily identifiable cars and no surge pricing. Oh, wait – that’s a taxi company. Now, a partnership between Curb...

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