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goCatch hitches a ride with Mint Payments as taxi wars heat up

Patrick Durkin
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Taxi booking app goCatch has signed a deal with ASX-listed Mint Payments to hijack the lucrative payments market from start-up rival Ingogo and major incumbent Cabcharge.

The partnership means that Mint and goCatch, backed by prominent investors including Malcolm Turnbull's son Alex Turnbull, SEEK co-founder Paul Bassat, fund manager David Paradice and venture capital firm Square Peg, which is backed by billionaire James Packer, will capture a share of revenue from taxis hailed from the street or taxi rank, rather than using an app.

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Patrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership. Connect with Patrick on Twitter. Email Patrick at pdurkin@afr.com

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