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Gig workers are an exploding workforce in the U.S. According to the PYMNTS.com Gig Economy Index, these workers account for 3.7 percent of total GDP — which amounts to more than $711 billion in income this year alone. At the same time, payroll cards are experiencing...
Lots of big news out of Uber this week: The ride-sharing firm that got the gig economy off the ground has announced that it is accepting an investment from Japan’s SoftBank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
First Data, a global leader in commerce-enabling technology, announced its new “Disburse-to-Debit” solution, a low-cost payout option for businesses with gig economy workers that delivers funds directly to a debit card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
The European Commission is looking into providing more protections for gig economy workers and others who don’t have standard working contracts, reported Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Today is Labor Day, a holiday we’ve been celebrating to honor the hard work and productivity of the American worker since 1894. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...
Startup Zego has raised just over £1 million in seed funding from investors, including LocalGlobe, with FTSE 100 company Aviva, for an “insurtech” product for gig economy delivery drivers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Some innovative entrepreneurs are just born that way. They were the kids who founded lemonade stands before they could count or make lemonade by themselves and who dropped out of Ivy League schools for fear they were wasting the most productive years of their lives sitting in a classroom listening to...
Take this job and... gig it? The gig economy is taking off and an emerging workforce that covets flexibility isn’t looking back. According to the latest PYMNTS Gig Economy Index™, 69 percent of gig workers say they’d stick with their gigs over a full-time job....
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