Omani home-grown app-based cab service OTaxi recorded 30,000 taxi rides in February, a year after launching, according to Omani media reports. According to Muscat Daily, the number of rides recorded in its first month in operation in February 2018 was just 30. Because of the enormous boost in passenger traffic, the government-owned Oman Technology Fund (OTF) has now bought a stake in OTaxi. Currently, the company is adding approximately 20 cars each week to its 450-vehicle fleet, and by the end of March will begin offering credit and debit card payment facilities.