Lime had a larger share of U.S. transactions in January 2019, the first month it beat competitor Bird. However, six senior staffers have left the company in recent months. Lime has also had to remove its scooters from three continents due to hardware and safety issues. (The Information)

Talking point: Bird and Lime are taking very different paths to international expansion. Last week, Bird announced it would sell its e-scooters to local entrepreneurs in Canada, New Zealand and Latin America and help them launch their own scooter businesses in exchange for 20 per cent of each trip fare. This is partially an acknowledgement of how far ahead Lime already is in the international market, operating in 34 cities compared to Bird’s nine. As The Logic reported in February, Lime is looking to expand even further, with open or recently-closed job postings for managers or other senior staff in 21 new locations.