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UPS To Team With Waymo, Arrival For Electric Vans
Partnerships / Acquisitions // January 30, 2020

The United Parcel Service (UPS), looking to cut costs and pollution, is teaming with Arrival and Waymo for an electric vehicle deal, according to reports. About 10,000 new trucks will be ordered by U.K.-based Arrival, then UPS will partner with Waymo — the self-driving arm...

American Express To Roll Out Credit Card Made From Recovered Plastics
Partnerships / Acquisitions // June 11, 2018

American Express and Parley, an organization focused on combating marine plastic pollution, are teaming up to raise awareness about the issue. The payments company is planning to launch the first Amex card made from plastics recovered from the oceans and coasts. In a press release...

Bicycle, Bicycle — Why People Want To Ride Mobike’s Bicycle
Mastercard // July 17, 2017

Bike-sharing has become big business worldwide in a relatively short span of time.  Virtually unheard of even a few years ago, these days there are over 1,000 bike-share operations in locations around the globe — and research firm Berger expects that by year 2020, the industry...

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Bicycle, Bicycle — Why People Want To Ride Mobike’s Bicycle

July 17, 2017
Bike-sharing has become big business worldwide in a relatively short span of time.  Virtually unheard of even a few years ago, these days there are over 1,000 bike-share operations in locations around the globe — and research firm Berger expects that by year 2020, the industry will be worth almost $6 billion annually. Here in the […]

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UPS To Team With Waymo, Arrival For Electric Vans

January 30, 2020
The United Parcel Service (UPS), looking to cut costs and pollution, is teaming with Arrival and Waymo for an electric vehicle deal, according to reports. About 10,000 new trucks will be ordered by U.K.-based Arrival, then UPS will partner with Waymo — the self-driving arm of Google parent Alphabet — to do a six-month testing […]

American Express To Roll Out Credit Card Made From Recovered Plastics

June 11, 2018
American Express and Parley, an organization focused on combating marine plastic pollution, are teaming up to raise awareness about the issue. The payments company is planning to launch the first...