One of the conveniences of Uber is that no cash is involved with the transactions. It truly is great: Order the Uber, arrive to your destination, and the ride is automatically charged to your credit card. But the problem with this in developing countries is that not everyone has a credit card.
Many users don’t have access to a credit or debit card and would like to have other payment options.
So Uber is doing something a little different in Panama and beginning on Friday, August 5 users will be able to select cash as a payment option for the first time. The option to pay with credit card is never going away but Uber is hoping to tap into a new market of customers that have previously had a barrier to using the application.
How to be part of the cash payment pilot program:
- Within the application, users can select the payment option located in the left menu.
- Select payment method as “cash”.
- Order an Uber from the app.
- Once you arrive to your destination you will pay the amount shown on the app at the end of your ride.
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