Nekso (company)
| Industry | Transportation network company |
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| Founded | Toronto, Canada (June 24, 2015) |
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| Headquarters | , Canada |
Number of locations | 11 countries (May 2017) |
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| Website | nekso |
Nekso is a mobile E-hailing application available in Central and South America. The app allows users to book a taxi and track it in real time. The taxi user can utilize technology to find taxi service in the vicinity, schedule for trip and make transaction.[1] The app is available on iOS and Android.[2]
Currently Nekso is operating in numerous countries in South America such as Ecuador[3], Venezuela[2], Dominican Republic, as well as Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, South America, Peru, Argentina and Chile.[4]
There are several similar apps that provide E-hailing services such as Easy Taxi, UnTaxi, Auto Amigo. Unlike Uber that competes with licensed taxi companies around the world, these services partnered directly with taxi firms. The Nekso service does not charge the passenger, however, it takes a certain percentage of each taxi fares.[5]
Nekso is subsidiary of Blanclink, a holding company that started in Toronto. Currently, Nekso has offices in Canada, Venezuela.[1] The application can be downloaded for on devices running Android and iOS, and the user should register a profile with their complete data, pictures and the payment cards with which they could schedule or cancel the service.[6]
Nekso provides mobile application that serves as a network between users and taxi lines.[2] The panic button that can be accessed by the user and the driver to have his/her location shared if he/she is in danger.[7] At the end of the service the application gives you the option to qualify the driver.[7]
References
- ^ a b Peña, William. "Nekso, el uber de las líneas de taxis tradicionales". PC World. PC World. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Nekso llegó a Ecuador con rápido servicio de taxis". Noticia al Día. Noticia al Día. June 20, 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Telégrafo, El (2017-06-19). "Taxistas conversaron con operadora nacional". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ Noguera González, Jarmon (May 4, 2017). "Nueva aplicación quiere reunir a todos los taxistas ticos". La Prensal Libre. La Prensal Libre. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Wong, Christine. "Toronto-based firm launches Venezuela's 'Uber' without taxi tensions". ITbusiness.ca. ITbusiness. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Agüero, Selene. "Sustituto de Easy Taxi comenzará a trabajar en el país". LaRepublica.net - Soluciones para profesionales. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ a b "ENTER.CO". ENTER.CO. Retrieved 2017-09-19.