Platform Fintechs Are Coming – How Should Startups Respond? There’s a key new player in the global financial services space. I’ll call them the Platform Fintechs – or the “PlatFins.” Super platform technology companies (most famously Facebook, Google, Tencent, Alibaba, and their ilk) are playing an increasingly central role in the financial lives of consumers […]
Uber Error Charges Riders 100 Times More Than the Original Price Moving the decimal point has caused some issues. An error in Uber’s systems on Wednesday led to people being charged 100 times what their ride should have cost. One user was charged $2,053 dollars on a ride that should have cost $20.53. The problems first surfaced […]
Uber Elevate, the aerial arm of rideshare service Uber, last week announced that it will start a fast food delivery by drone test service later this summer in San Diego. Delivery destinations won’t be houses or apartment buildings, however, but instead will be “designated safe landing zones,” according to reports. Those landing zones could include […]
