oBike Introduces oBike Flash, A Two-Hour Guaranteed Crowdsourced Delivery Service

oBike
Introduces oBike Flash, A Two-Hour Guaranteed Crowdsourced Delivery Service

Singapore, 15 January 2018 – oBike,
Singapore’s first homegrown bikesharing operator, today announced the launch of
its new venture. Called oBike Flash, it offers on-demand guaranteed 2-hour delivery
service, from pick up to anywhere across the island. oBike Flash delivers anything
that ranges from documents to small packages to food, and can be accessed via
the existing oBike application.

oBike
Flash’s model which taps on the nearest available manpower to make the
delivery, is part of the sharing economy ethos that oBike embodies. This business
model allows time-starved people a more convenient way to send out their items,
while leveraging on available resources to fuel the increasing demand for speedier
online deliveries.   

In line with its
startup nature, oBike Flash promises agile, speedy service, while keeping prices
competitive. Delivery prices start from an affordable flat rate of $10 within a
radius up to five kilometres (km), with a surcharge of $0.30/ km thereafter up
to 10km, and $0.50/ km between 10.1km to 20km. The maximum weight of the item
should not exceed 10 kilogrammes. Users can even request for a delivery at
night. However, there will be an additional charge at 1.5 times the usual rate for
deliveries made between 2300hrs to 0700hrs.

HOW TO USE OBIKE FLASH

New users can download
the oBike Singapore application, while existing users simply need to update their
oBike app to view the oBike Flash tab. No deposit is required to use the
service; however, users will need a credit or debit card to pay for the
service. To start using the service, senders can fill in a simple online form
with delivery details via the app. Once an order is placed, any delivery person
can bid to accept the order based on the proximity of the pick-up location. The
sender, delivery person and recipient will each receive a code and when all
parties have entered their codes respectively, the order is complete.

HOW TO JOIN AS OBIKE FLASHMAN

Interested parties who
wish to join as oBike Flashman, can download the oBike Flashman app and
register as one. All applicants will be individually vetted and certified. A
certified oBike Flashman will start receiving notifications from the app if he
is in the vicinity within the pick-up location. An oBike Flashman stands to
earn 100% per delivery trip

Mr Tim Phang, General
Manager of oBike Singapore, expressed, “At oBike, we
embrace the notion of a sharing economy, that was why we decided to launch
oBike Flash. oBike Flash works based on a crowdsourcing approach, harnessing
the availability of our existing manpower that can be located across the
island. And because we screen all our candidates prior to putting them on our
list of elite Flashmen, customers can be assured that their deliveries will be
safe, secure and fast!”

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About oBike

oBike is a station-less bike sharing platform,
providing a hassle free, more sustainable, healthy, tech-friendly, and economic
mode of transport. Founded in Singapore in January 2017, oBike was Southeast
Asia’s first smart station-less bike-sharing company.

Currently operating in over 60 cities across
17 countries, oBike aims to become the next generation transportation company
designed for the urban leisure cyclists and first and last mile commuter.
oBike’s mission is to make environmentally friendly transportation affordable,
available and accessible by everyone and everywhere.