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Jeff Brodsly, President of Chosen Payments
Moorpark, Calif. — As covered in this month’s issue of Chauffeur Driven, Chosen Payments was instrumental in foiling an ongoing credit card scam. The individual, Charlie Barbero, used expired credit cards to stay at high-end hotels and use luxury chauffeured transportation. When the company would attempt to run the card, it would come up as declined. Barbero would claim to contact the credit card company, and he would provide a so-called “offline authorization,” which was fake. The credit card processor would deposit the money in the account of the company as normal. Weeks or months later, the bank would discover the error, leaving the company on the hook for upwards of thousands of dollars with Barbero long gone.
Barbero pleaded guilty to identity theft and possession of a stolen vehicle in late June. A local Los Angeles television news show, News 10, covered the case, including an interview with Jeff Brodsly, president of Chosen Payments. You can see the video clip of the story here.
Visit www.chosenpayments.com for additional information.
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Elkhart, Ind. — Ten fingers, ten toes! William “Bill” Battisti, founder and president of Battisti Customs, and wife Amy recently debuted the newest member of their family: Liam Joseph. The healthy baby boy was born on June 23, weighing in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Both mom and baby are doing fantastically. Liam joins proud older sister Alexis, 17, who will be a senior in high school this coming fall. Congrats to the Battisti family!
Battisti Customs, founded in 2009, is a leading Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Preferred Upfitter. The company, in addition to custom vehicles, also modifies Ram ProMaster and Ford Transit vehicles.
Visit battisticustoms.com for more information.
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New York — Dashride, a software provider with a complete suite of tools for mobile dispatching specific to the livery industry, recently announced the launch of its new corporate accounts capability.
According to a press release from the company, corporations are increasingly asking their fleet providers for a modern and mobile-first way to book rides and simplify transportation management, which spurred the release of Dashride’s new corporate accounts feature. Dashride works with its livery clients to create customized, state-of-the-art mobile apps for company employees and VIPs to easily book rides both for themselves and on behalf of others.
“Corporations, many of which have long-standing relationships with their corporate transportation providers, are no longer satisfied with dated dispatching methods and the limitations associated with having to book rides in advance. They want their providers to give them an on-demand way to book cars, and Dashride’s app solutions gives companies just that,” said Nadav Ullman, CEO of Dashride.
Apps designed by Dashride are customizable to fit the unique needs of the transportation company, and are white-labeled with their branding. The app allows a passenger to view their chauffeur on a map and communicate directly with them. Once the ride is complete, corporations can still use their own preferred billing method—regular invoicing, individual credit cards, or department credit cards.
Although several ridesharing giants have recently released corporate accounts capabilities—Ullman said many are still largely unable to offer proper billing preferences such as direct billed accounts, and cannot accept future bookings, which are necessary requirements for larger companies. In addition, they do not provide the data required by many companies, such as client matter numbers and MIS reporting on ride data. Many companies have also not switched their corporate accounts to the ridesharing giants due to their often unpredictable pricing models, and driver background checks and insurance policies that many consider insufficient.
Along with the mobile technology that is built to meet today’s corporate client needs, the Dashride platform also comes with live vehicle tracking, ride reporting and analytics, easy-to-use driver apps, auto-dispatching, coupon management, multi-state franchising, along with many other tools to meet the needs of the modern corporate traveler.
“The new demand for mobile on-demand corporate booking leaves a huge opportunity for existing fleets to gain market share in the corporate world and lock down existing business relationships for the long term. Giving corporate clients exactly what they want has never been easier with Dashride,” said Ullman.
Visit dashride.com for more information.
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