Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Uber begins accepting cash in Mexico City after Supreme Court ruling

Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday that it would begin accepting cash fares in Mexico City, seizing on a recent Supreme Court decision, though local government has yet to approve the form of payment.

Uber waged a long campaign for cash fares in Mexico where roughly 60 percent of the population lacks a bank account.

Mexico’s top court sided with the company two weeks ago, finding that a state ban on cash fares for ride-hailing firms was unconstitutional, setting a national precedent.

Although a cash ban in Mexico City is still in place, Uber decided to begin accepting . . .

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