[delroth]

> No credit cards. Drivers get paid directly with cash.

I can understand why some people might see this as a feature, but that's severely misunderstanding why people use services like Uber.

[tommorris]

Also, payment is very culturally specific.

In Brazil, Uber required drivers to accept cash payment having seen that it was successful in other countries like India. Suddenly carjackers realised that Uber cars were basically cash machines on wheels and so armed robbery, murder and mayhem ensued.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/brazils-love-affa...

[kissickas]

As a counterpoint, Careem, Uber's biggest competitor in the GCC, accepts cash. I love the system as they've handled it well - if the driver has no change, they just add it to your account for use on the next trip, with no pressure to tip. You can even run a negative balance although I'm not sure what the limit is.