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Airbnb co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Nathan Blecharczyk recently hosted members of the European Parliament to talk about updating European Union rules to help address hosting issues. According to a company blog post published Monday (June 6), the discussions centered around how Airbnb and EU...
Companies see opportunities to help gig economy drivers become even more digitized, offering them more apps, screens and electric cars. In one recent example, Hyundai and Firefly announced April 4 that they are collaborating to promote to rideshare fleets and drivers Hyundai vehicles equipped with...
The gig or sharing economy has become an enticing employment opportunity for people in Latin America over the past two years, especially as new payment methods become available. This is especially true for delivery and rideshare services, with one study showing that on-demand delivery platform...
Renting vehicles to gig economy drivers is a total addressable market that is currently estimated at between 300,000 and 500,000 vehicles, EVmo CEO Stephen Sanchez said Thursday (March 31) during the company’s quarterly earnings call. EVmo serves this market by providing rental vehicles to both...
Last week, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new law governing ride-hailing drivers that provides them with additional rights such as sick pay and minimum pay guarantees based on the time and distance they spend on each trip. Yet, drivers won’t get the full benefits...
Washington has become the first U.S. state to set earnings standards for ride-hailing companies after Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a minimum pay standard for Lyft and Uber drivers. As Reuters reported Friday (April 1), the law — signed Thursday (March 31) — said...
Gig economy drivers can face some complications when it comes to their auto insurance. First, when they turn on an app and start using their vehicle to generate revenue, their personal auto policy no longer provides coverage — they need a commercial policy. Beyond that,...
What was once novel in payments becomes table stakes, and what was once simply nice to have becomes an expectation. Jim Filice, vice president and head of new payments at Visa Canada, told PYMNTS that the gig economy — marked by flexibility, platforms and choice...
Amid ongoing reports of the difficult conditions faced by gig workers, aggregators are making moves to create more positive perceptions of the labor model. Instacart, for one, announced Thursday (March 10) the beginning of the rollout of a range of features meant to provide support...