December 9, 2024
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5min11
PickMe will expand its technology to facilitate the delivery of spirits and soft liquor, integrating yet another key component of the economy on its platform. The company, which is set to launch the service during the holiday season, has in place a robust technological solution that will ensure secure and efficient merchant-to-customer transactions. The solution […]

November 25, 2024
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PickMe, Sri Lanka’s leading digital mobility solutions company recently entered into a strategic partnership with the University of Moratuwa (UOM) to strengthen human resource development and operational excellence in driving innovation in the logistics sector. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Jiffry Zulfer, CEO of PickMe and  Prof. N. D. Gunawardena, Vice Chancellor […]

September 4, 2024
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A legal dispute has emerged involving Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka Limited, the company behind the popular ride-hailing platform PickMe, as the company’s proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO) comes under the lens of the Commercial High Court. The action was filed by Fathhi Mohamed who alleged that he was a co-founding member of the company, naming […]

September 4, 2024
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Colombo, September 3, 2024: Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka Limited, the innovator behind Sri Lanka’s leading mobility solutions app PickMe, announces its forthcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). The IPO will feature an offer for sale of 43,474,179 existing ordinary voting shares at a price of LKR 36.00 per share, opening […]

June 13, 2024
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5min17
App based mobility company Pick Me opened new branch offices in Jaffna and Anuradhapura last week, 6 months after they launched a pilot programme to extend ride hailing services to the northern provinces. Isira Perera, COO of PickMe says their services have been received favourably by the newly added districts to the platform. “Already over […]

June 6, 2024
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Sri Lanka, 7th, June 2024; PickMe, Sri Lanka’s premier ride-hailing platform, has collaborated with PhonePe, India’s leading fintech company, to enable seamless UPI-based QR payments for Indian travellers in Sri Lanka. The partnership signifies a major step forward in enhancing their travel experience through the convenience of cashless transactions on PickMe rides, right from the […]

February 26, 2024

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25 February 2024, Colombo: Seylan Bank has entered a strategic partnership with PickMe, the leading ride-hailing and food delivery service in Sri Lanka, to introduce exclusive discounts for Seylan Accelerate Debit Cardholders. Accordingly, Seylan Accelerate Debit Cardholders will be able to enjoy a 20% discount, up to Rs. 500, on PickMe Rides across the Flex, […]

August 3, 2023
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      Under a new agreement between the Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Ltd., and PickMe, the app based ride hailing company will operate a taxi stand within the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).  The new arrangement will bring an additional revenue of Rs. 700/- per vehicle to the BIA while making it […]


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