India’s ride-hailing giant Ola is bringing its business to another overseas market, stepping up its international challenge to Uber. Now, it’s heading to the UK’s capital city, adding to the intense competition Uber already faces in one of the world’s most active ride-hailing cities. Transport for London (TfL) has given Ola the nod to begin operating in […]
Uber has found out that it will not receive a license renewal in London, after Transport for London (TfL) deemed it is not a ‘fit and proper’ operator. The ride hailing company’s current London license expires on 30 September but it has 21 days to appeal, under the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998, and […]
From today, London’s Tube and train passengers can get travel alerts sent to their phone, thanks to a partnership between Transport for London (TfL) and Twitter. In what’s being described as a “world first” by the travel authority, the new service will notify travellers via a direct message if there are severe delays on their […]
MasterCard is teaming up with British Airways and TfL as part of its ‘Trip Hack’ hackathon that will aim to create payments-enabled travel apps that help consumers make journeys across multiple forms of transport, whether its the everyday commute or an international holiday. More than 100 coders, designers and developers from around the UK will […]
Google’s launch of its Android Pay platform in the UK may be extremely imminent, according to tags seen on payment terminals at fast food chain Pret A Manger, which suggested that the brand was now accepting Android Pay. According to The Telegraph, multiple Pret A Manger branches in London have added tags to credit card […]
The Google-backed Physical Web is now operating in the physical world. UK-based mobile commerce provider Proxama, in partnership with out-of-home advertising firm Exterion Media, launched this month in London what they describe as “the world’s first deployment of a Physical Web consumer engagement experience.” Called MyStop, the project delivers up-to-date bus information and notifications to passengers and […]