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Fast Company November 2003 Ian Wylie |
A Taxi, by Jingo -- er, Zingo Cell phones + GPS + taxi cabs = one happy passenger. |
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider |
An Uber Competitor Is Coming To New York's Taxi Fleet Creative Mobile Technologies, which provides the ubiquitous credit card readers and Taxi TV monitors to half of New York's cabs, has inked a partnership with Arro to hail yellow and green cabs via smartphone. |
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Credit Card Competition Coming The legal defeat for Visa and MasterCard is a victory for some other firms, such as American Express, and also for some card-issuers. As competition heats up, we may enjoy better rates and service. |
Real Travel Adventures September 2006 Antonio Graceffo |
The Rickshaws of New York Bicycle taxis in New York have been winning recognition as environmentally friendly alternatives to automobiles. But for New Yorkers, the most important advantage of the bicycle taxi is the speed during rush hour. |
CIO March 11, 2013 Tom Kaneshige |
Mobile App Drives Digital Disruption for London Taxi Company Mobile transportation apps like Hailo and others have forced traditional taxi companies to pull a strategic u-turn. Here's the story of how 60-year-old Radio Taxis Group of London has gone digital and mobile to catch up to Hailo's disruptive powers. |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2005 Tim Beyers |
Taking Too Much Credit Apparently, we're moving away from checks and toward credit cards. OK. But wouldn't we be better off just spending less? Here are four fast tips to help free you of debt. |
U.S. Banker January 2005 Holly Sraeel |
MasterCard. Visa. Amex. Welcome to the Sandbox. Citibank's decision to issue Amex cards to its customers will force other large banks to follow suit -- exactly what MasterCard and Visa have been dreading. |
Job Journal April 30, 2006 Julia Hollister |
Rev Up Your Career If you have a driving ambition, here's a look at three opportunities that await you. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2004 Alyce Lomax |
Giving Credit to AmEx Given the current economic climate, is AmEx about to charge it up? Third-quarter net income at American Express rose 14% to $879 million, or $0.69 per share. |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Discover Finds It Finally Pays to Discover The credit-card dark horse scores a windfall. |
The Motley Fool June 9, 2011 Aimee Duffy |
This Credit Card Stock Is King of the Castle Visa's moat keeps competitors at bay. |
Fast Company Pavithra Mohan |
Report: Cabbies Are Getting Nicer -- And We Have Uber To Thank Research from the Technology Policy Institute supports the theory that taxi drivers are becoming nicer -- and attributes it to the rise of the ride-hailing startup Uber. |
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Morgan Housel |
MasterCard Is Stabilizing Global consumers aren't dead yet. |
Entrepreneur May 2005 Chris McGinnis |
Ticket to Ride Flying to New York City is a breeze compared to the hassle of journeying from any of its three airports to Manhattan. Here's some advice and options on getting downtown in a jiffy. |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2011 Morgan Housel |
A Big Myth About U.S. Consumers Why we haven't given up on credit cards. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
AmEx Withdraws Cash From MasterCard American Express wins a settlement with MasterCard for as much as $1.8 billion, in one of the largest antitrust suits ever. |
BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Mara Der Hovanesian |
Charge! American Express CEO Ken Chenault is about to launch a huge credit-card war. Backed by an antitrust ruling, he's gunning for Visa and MasterCard. Let the fight begin |
PC Magazine May 31, 2006 |
Hybrid Taxis Hit the Streets As hybrids become more popular among consumers, they're also joining the taxicab fleets of America's larger cities. |
BusinessWeek November 5, 2007 Cliff Edwards |
Gift Cards with a Personal Touch Put your photo or special messages on gift cards - they're Visa's bid to regain share from stores and restaurants. |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
MasterCard Dazzles MasterCard reports an absolute blowout quarter in the midst of a miserable economy. |
CIO August 15, 2005 Michael Schrage |
Feedback Worth $50 Million If you don't make it easy for your customers to offer ideas about how your company can improve its services, they may just give those ideas to your competitors. |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2004 David FitzMaurice |
Battling for Profits Why American Express and Discover will make more money competing for customers. |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Sell Visa. Now. Meeting future lofty expectations will likely result in less-than-awesome returns for Visa. |
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
Fast Company September 14, 2011 Alyssa Giacobbe |
PlanetTran, Uber and RelayRides Want To Take You On A Fantastic (And Green) Voyage When innovative cab companies launch, the old-guard competition doesn't play nice. |
Reason May 2009 Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Connecticut vs. Cuba The Cuban government took a surprising step forward regarding taxis, loosening the strict rules, even going so far as to let taxis set their own rates, while Connecticut taxi drivers aren't as lucky. |
The Motley Fool December 20, 2010 April Taylor |
2 Stocks That May Spring a Leak Visa and MasterCard have benefited mightily from consumers' shift from paper to plastic, garnering fees on each transaction. Will these companies' moats survive 2011? |