Transport The Bangalore Transport Department has issued notices to Ola and Uber for not disabling child-lock on their cabs, pointing out that only 20% of the city's 100,000 cabs have disabled child-lock, according to the Economic Times. The transport department has disabled the feature in 22,000 cabs and penalized the owners. It has further formed 11 teams with 3 members each to check on cabs in different areas of the city. Narayana Swamy, the additional commissioner of the Transport Department, told ET that these companies were operating 60,000 cabs, and that the cab platforms' support was necessary to implement this and ensure the safety of women. * Ola has applied for an NBFC license and is looking to expand a short-term credit service (which is currently running in pilot for riders), launch a credit card (in partnership with a bank), sell insurance to drivers and riders, reports the Economic Times. Ola already offers trip-insurance to customers, and a pay-later option called Ola Credit. The new product will begin with a 15-day credit period, and could be extended to 30 days depending on customer behavior. Sources told ET that Ola wants to expand its existing services like Ola Credit via an NBFC arm. Currently under Ola Credit, users can pay later for multiple cab rides in a single settlement. Wearables Fossil Group will sell the intellectual property of its smartwatch technology, which is under development, to Google for $40 million, reports the Economic Times. Expected to close this month, the deal also involves…
