Uber cash payments could soon be accepted in the UK
Uber cash payments could be rolled out in more countries, including the UK, as ride-hailing app recognises people are still carrying and paying with cash. It’s one of the key players in edging us towards a cashless society – but Uber cash payments could soon be available in the UK.
The ride-hailing app, whose business model has always been to offer quick and cashless payments, already offers the service in 51 countries. It also announced in October 2016 that it would be trialled in Manchester but was never rolled out across the country.
Now, the Uber cash payments system could be made available in more locations, with one of its employees name-checking the UK during a talk at the Women of Silicon Roundabout conference in London last week.
Uber’s product designer Femke van Schoonhoven said: “We’ve launched ‘cash’ in 51 countries all over the world and we are continuing to grow into new markets. “We’re so excited about the potential of cash coming to the UK and what is has to offer, not just for us as a business at Uber, but also for our drivers and riders, as well as for earnings and potentials.”
A spokesman for the company said this remained a “work in progress”, with no firm plans yet to introduce Uber cash payments in Britain or other countries yet.
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