Portals offering bus tickets gain ground- Internet -Infotech-The Economic Times: "Portals offering bus tickets gain ground
14 Dec, 2007, 0007 hrs IST,Pramugdha Mamgain, TNN
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NEW DELHI: Tired of standing in long queues to book bus tickets? Go online. A number of online bus-ticketing portals have sprung up of late. Though the business is still at a nascent stage, it’s witnessing a 30% year-on-year growth. Some like Redbus.in, Tickevala.com, Yatra.com, Theluxurybuses.com, Abhibus.com, Indiabusticket.com and Checkouttrip.com have made bus journeys more convenient.
“Online booking offers wider choice, comfort and convenience to the customers. Instead of physically going from one tour operator to another to check availability of fare and journey details, one can now get all the information from multiple operators at one click,” said Yatra.com co-founder Dhruv Shringi.
Given the growing potential of the sector, some players in the online air ticket booking space are also planning to join the bandwagon. “The online bus-ticketing business is likely to witness robust growth in the coming years. We are aggressively planning to foray into this sector and are looking for tie-ups with some of the budding online bus-ticketing portals,” said M"
Friday, June 20, 2008
PayMate plans to partner with IRCTC for railway tickets booking | Alootechie
PayMate plans to partner with IRCTC for railway tickets booking | Alootechie: "PayMate plans to partner with IRCTC for railway tickets booking
19 June, 2008
by Asfaq Tapia
Mobile payment company PayMate India, which recently raised $9 million in a second round of funding which took the total funding received by the company till date to $14 million, is planning to partner with IRCTC (which runs Indian Railways’ online passenger reservation site IRCTC.co.in) for railway tickets booking. “We also plan to increase our visibility in Sri Lanka and Nepal and are looking to enter the Middle-East,” Ajay Adiseshann, CEO of PayMate, told AlooTechie in an interview.
PayMate has been very active in the last year, tying up with banks and other services. What are your plans for the future?
We at PayMate plan to continue to build the ecosystem. We currently partner with ten banks and will look to focus on building the retail space by expanding our 9000+ merchants database. We plan to introduce mobile recharge options soon. This year, we plan to increase our visibility in Sri Lanka and Nepal and are looking to enter the Middle East. We are also going to partner with IRCTC for railway tickets soon.
When you first rolled out the service, Citibank was one of your bank partners, why have they now backed out?
Yes, we did p"
19 June, 2008
by Asfaq Tapia
Mobile payment company PayMate India, which recently raised $9 million in a second round of funding which took the total funding received by the company till date to $14 million, is planning to partner with IRCTC (which runs Indian Railways’ online passenger reservation site IRCTC.co.in) for railway tickets booking. “We also plan to increase our visibility in Sri Lanka and Nepal and are looking to enter the Middle-East,” Ajay Adiseshann, CEO of PayMate, told AlooTechie in an interview.
PayMate has been very active in the last year, tying up with banks and other services. What are your plans for the future?
We at PayMate plan to continue to build the ecosystem. We currently partner with ten banks and will look to focus on building the retail space by expanding our 9000+ merchants database. We plan to introduce mobile recharge options soon. This year, we plan to increase our visibility in Sri Lanka and Nepal and are looking to enter the Middle East. We are also going to partner with IRCTC for railway tickets soon.
When you first rolled out the service, Citibank was one of your bank partners, why have they now backed out?
Yes, we did p"
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