Category: Mobility Companies

Lyft: Lyft Partners with Anti-Trafficking Organizations to Educate Drivers on Human Trafficking Prevention

Ahead of February’s big game and in alignment with Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Lyft is partnering with Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) and the Dressember Foundation to provide education for drivers in South Florida around human trafficking prevention.  BEST will lead the sessions on January 9 & 13 (in English) and January 10 &… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft Partners with Anti-Trafficking Organizations to Educate Drivers on Human Trafficking Prevention

Lyft: The Perfect Pairing: Dine Out Vancouver and Lyft

Dine Out Vancouver is happening from January 17 to February 2 and we’re thrilled to be the official rideshare partner of all the delicious festivities. So … forget about driving, parking, or finding a designated driver — and ride with us. To make sampling the best of Vancouver even tastier, get $5 off your next… Continue reading Lyft: The Perfect Pairing: Dine Out Vancouver and Lyft

Uber: Uber Completes Acquisition of Careem

SAN FRANCISCO & DUBAI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber (NYSE: UBER) today confirmed the official close of the previously announced acquisition of Careem for $3.1 billion. Careem Networks FZ-LLC has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uber, preserving its brand. Careem co-founder and CEO Mudassir Sheikha will continue to lead the Careem business, which will report to a board made… Continue reading Uber: Uber Completes Acquisition of Careem

Grab and Singtel partner for Singapore digital banking licence

Grab Holdings Inc, Southeast Asia’s leading super app, and Singtel, Asia’s leading communications technology group, are forming a consortium to apply for a digital full bank licence in Singapore. Grab will have a 60 percent stake in the consortium entity while Singtel will hold a 40 percent stake. Singapore, [30 December 2019] – Grab Holdings… Continue reading Grab and Singtel partner for Singapore digital banking licence

Uber: Travis Kalanick to Depart Uber Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced that Travis Kalanick will resign from the company’s Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2019, to focus on his new business and philanthropic endeavors. “Very few entrepreneurs have built something as profound as Travis Kalanick did with Uber. I’m enormously grateful for Travis’ vision and tenacity… Continue reading Uber: Travis Kalanick to Depart Uber Board of Directors

Lyft: Lyft Supports Local Nonprofits With More Than $160,000 in Transportation Grants

Local nonprofits work hard year-round to improve lives in their communities — often without the funding larger organizations have. To recognize the contributions of local nonprofits and ease transportation barriers they face, we award grants in the form of Lyft ride credit to a variety of local nonprofits each quarter.  Congratulations to all of the… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft Supports Local Nonprofits With More Than $160,000 in Transportation Grants

Lyft: Lyft Now Conducts Nationwide Continuous Driving Record Screening

We want every Lyft ride to be safe for everyone in the car. That’s why we hold all members of our community to a high standard of conduct. Criminal background and DMV checks are a fundamental part of our approach to safety. We require all drivers to pass rigorous, professionally administered screenings before they can… Continue reading Lyft: Lyft Now Conducts Nationwide Continuous Driving Record Screening