UberEats is accepting cash in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and South Africa

UberEats is accepting cash in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and South Africa as it looks to grow in cash-based economies, Rodrigo Arévalo, head of UberEats in the EMEA region, told Bloomberg as part of a wider-ranging story. Some 94% of Uber’s transactions in Egypt are in cash — compared with 90% through e-payment service iDeal in the Netherlands. The unit plans to triple its EMEA staff to 900 from 300 by next year.