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Yelowsoft helps The Black Ride to become a leading ride-hailing service in Ghana

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  About The black ride is one of the prominent ride-hailing services in Ghana. The black ride allows its passengers to ride in Ghana’s coolest cars by making requests via mobile apps or by simply making a phone call to their control centre. This service allows even those passengers to book a ride who don’t have the BR app on their phone. With the TBR app, the passengers can book both black rides as well as the regular clean taxis. Not only this, but the passengers can also schedule their ride for later dates too. The main objective of The Black Ride is to redefine the transport industry in Ghana with its advanced technology platform that connects drivers with riders in a clean and safe way. They believe that their venture would initiate a new professional environment which is the need of the hour in the country’s transportation industry. Moreover, they are also looking to generate employment for the people. They are aiming to provide 1000 jobs to Ghana’s youth by the year 2023. The rid

Expand your business beyond ride-hailing with a Super App

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  The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unimaginable mayhem in most parts of the world. This disaster has two catastrophic outcomes. First, the obvious one is the massive number of loss of lives. And the second outcome is of its impact on world economics. COVID-19 has either slowed down or shut a huge number of businesses across the world. The fear of catching the virus has forced people to stay inside their houses. Moreover, the restrictions imposed by governments like lockdowns and curfew have also caused a massive impact on both small as well as big businesses. If we go industry-wise, then the magnitude of impact varies from one industry to another. Businesses that rely on more human contact are severely impacted. The best example of it would be that of ride-hailing businesses. Ride-hailing businesses were booming all around the world in pre-COVID-19 times. Giants like Uber, Lyft, and Grab were making headlines for their humongous deals and expansion plans. Not only that, but even small 

Evolution of micro-mobility: From past to present

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Well known economist, E.F. Shumacher mentioned in his 1973 essay collection Small is Beautiful that “today, we suffer from an almost universal idolatry of gigantism. It is therefore necessary to insist on the virtues of smallness—where this applies.” Today, after almost four and a half decades later his words are truly put to practice with micromobility – a rapidly increasing  transportation service  which includes electric scooters, dockless and docked shared bicycles, e-bikes, electric skateboards, etc. The concept that was introduced to the market in the latter half of the 2010s has resonated with the needs of the consumers which is quite evident from the rapid adoption of micromobility in just a matter of few years. Micromobility is seen as an effective solution that can establish a better connection between people and public transport. This connect would reduce reliance on private vehicles and also help in reducing congestion in urban areas across the globe. Having said that, micr

Yelowsoft delivers a Super App to MyCar: One of the biggest e-hailing companies in Malaysia

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About MyCar is a Malaysia-based e-hailing ride application that offers their riders with on-demand passenger transport services in 14 major cities of the country. MyCar is owned by the platform apps Sdn Bhd, which is a technology company founded by Mohd Noah Maideen.   MyCar officially started its operations on February 2018. MyCar’s application helps drivers to leverage a high consumer demand in the ever-growing ride-hailing market. Today, there are around 113,800 drivers registered with MyCar, out of which 20% are women drivers. More than 2 million riders use MyCar’s services in a month. MyCar’s vision is to become the most preferred e-hailing service in the region with its most affordable transportation offerings. The traditional taxi services in Malaysia don’t have a good reputation. This is evident from the fact that the list of the world’s worst taxi drivers which was published by LondonCabs.co.uk. had Malaysia at the first rank. This is primarily the reason why riders choose app

Top factors and features that you must consider before building an on-demand food delivery application

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The   food delivery businesses   are booming across the world. Uber Eats, GrubHub, Swiggy, and other food delivery app’s success stories are a testimony to that fact. But why is that? Well, the answer is quite simple. Food delivery apps offer quick, easy, and convenient food delivery option without much human interaction. It offers customers the luxury of ordering their favourite cuisines from their  favourite restaurants  by simply making a few taps on their smartphone. Well, that was from a customer’s perspective, but why one must build an on-demand food delivery app? The answer lies in the ever-increasing demand and popularity of on-demand food delivery applications. As per the eMarketer research, almost 23%of the US smartphones will be using applications for delivering food by the year 2023. This is a massive chunk of population which is equal to around 60 million people. And this number comes just from the US; imagine what a huge market base would be present everywhere else around

Yelowsoft introduces YelowXpress – An on-demand parcel delivery solution

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  The   delivery businesses   are booming all across the world thanks to the cutting-edge technologies and tools that are enabling these businesses to offer rich customer experience along with pushing the delivery standards higher and higher. But delivery businesses are of different types. Most of you might have heard of on-demand deliveries. The  food delivery businesses  that satiate your hunger with instant delivery of your desired cuisines are an example of an on-demand delivery business where the food is delivered on your demand. Similarly, there are  on-demand taxi booking services like Uber , Lyft, Grab, and many more which enables you to book a cab on your demand. In these businesses, the delivery person gets money for each delivery. These were the prime examples of on-demand deliveries. Then there few delivery businesses which don’t work on-demand business model. Ecommerce delivery is the best example of this type. In eCommerce, the customer orders an item online. That item is

Yelowsoft helps Sandra with a highly secure solution to emerge as the best taxi booking service in South Africa

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  About Sandra is a taxi application based in South Africa. Sandra’s aim is to emerge as the best local on-demand taxi app service that can offer the best customer service whether the customers are travelling alone, riding with someone, or making stops along their journey. According to the industry reports, around 70% to 80% of entire South Africa’s population is completely dependent on public transport for commutation and mobility purpose. The minibus taxi is the most chosen mode of transport by the South African population. That’s the reason why these minibus taxis have an annual turnover of between R60bn to R90bn. Sandra knows this fact very well and that’s why they want to offer a better alternative to the people of South Africa with their fast, affordable, and convenient on-demand taxi service. With Sandra, the users can book a ride immediately or can schedule it for later. Moreover, Sandra’s app also allows its riders to track their driver’s location, view ride history, and get f

Ride-hailing companies eyeing to unlock massive business opportunities in West Africa

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  The   taxi booking business   has rapidly boomed in many countries of the African continent. Especially countries of the West African region have witnessed big taxi players like Uber expanding their business in the region.  Moreover, it has also seen the emergence of local taxi   startups   that have done well in many countries of this region. The West African region consists of many countries like Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Togo, Saint Helena, Niger, Nigeria, Gambia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Ghana, and Mali. In this article, we will focus on the latest developments taking place in the taxi booking industry in this region. We’ll see the taxi booking market stats, major players, and other major incidents that have shaped the taxi booking landscape in this region. Let’s have a glimpse of some  taxi industry  stats of this region. READ MORE  :  Ride-hailing companies West Africa