Tipping

Grazzy wants to stop letting people use ‘no cash’ as an excuse to avoid tipping

With Grazzy, people can leave digital tips for frontline workers that employees can access on the same day.

Want to tip for your Amazon delivery? Drivr is a new app for that

Tipping in the U.S. is a critical part of how the wheels turn in the service economy. One service area that’s been very overlooked, however, is the world of last-mile delivery — a service

Google ditched tipping feature for donating money to sites

Leaked images obtained by TechCrunch reveal that Google considered and designed a feature that would let people donate money to websites to help support news publishers, bloggers and musicians. But Go

Lyft launches default tipping, rating protections and more to keep drivers happy

Until autonomous vehicles are here, ride-hailing companies like Lyft and Uber have to attract and retain human drivers if they hope to sustain their businesses. Lyft announced Thursday a half dozen ne

NYC passes tipping option rule that applies to ride-hailing apps

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) passed a proposed rule on Wednesday requiring that all for-hire vehicle drivers be provided a way to receive tips, including ride-hailing apps suc

Periscope vows fix for broadcasters mad that they forfeit tips by deleting replays

Periscope's new Super Hearts tipping feature that launched yesterday quickly sparked a backlash from the creators it was designed to help earn money.

Crunch Report | Uber Adds Tipping

Netflix launches a "choose your own adventure" style cartoon for children, Uber adds tipping as the first change in its "180 days of change" campaign, Skype outage causes connectivity issues and Boom

Uber is implementing tipping, but how well it works will be critical

On the heels of what must feel to employees like the longest six months in Uber's eight-year history, this morning the company introduced an initiative that it's calling "180 Days of Change" and annou

Uber adds tipping

After years of refusing to add a tipping option for drivers, Uber is finally adding tips to its app as part of an outreach program to riders and passengers. The company is extending this olive branch

Apple legalizes and taxes in-app tipping for content creators

Apple's newly published update to its App Store policies officially designates voluntary tipping via virtual currency as in-app purchases that Apple taxes 30 percent. By taking tipping out of the grey