Uber India is on road to overtake US parent: David Richter, SVP of business, Uber
(WorldNews Business)

India continues to be a high-priority market for Uber despite the management upheaval at the company. In an interview with ET`s Surabhi Agarwal , David Richter, SVP of Business at Uber said that there is likelihood that the country may even overtake San Francisco-based ride-hailing firm`s home market - the US - to become the largest for the company. He spoke about why Uber is taking the lead in launching UPI (Unified Payments Interface) and how this solution could be extended to other global markets of Uber in the future. Excerpts: What is the idea behind linking with UPI? The government in India is doing a tremendous initiative with UPI. This is a coherent digital effort to change the way...