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Amazon has been changing its policies over the past few years like many companies and has been reckoning with consumers who seem to not want to go into physical supermarkets as much, CNBC wrote Tuesday (March 8). Amid increased competition from Walmart, other supermarket chains...
The next generation of small business owners, freelancers and gig workers have grown up using platforms like Venmo and other instant payments, giving them some expectations when it comes to the payments experience. “This new generation of workforce talent has grown accustomed to instant payment...
Uber will be testing a new algorithm for drivers that allows them to see pay and destinations before accepting a trip, according to a Reuters report Friday (Feb. 25). This will give drivers more incentives to take short rides, and aims to help attract more...
Inflation may be the tailwind that pushes all of us to become part of the gig economy. That’s a sweeping statement to be sure — exaggerated, yes, but revealing a fundamental truth. The higher cost of living is spurring many individuals to supplement their incomes...
The Senate Committee that is looking into Australia’s gig economy published its fourth interim report on February 11, suggesting that more changes are needed to protect contractors from exploitation in on-demand platforms such as Uber. “There will always be a place for genuine independent contractors...
For a very large population of customers in the United Kingdom who are ‘credit invisible’ — meaning they have little or no credit history with credit agencies — accessing credit or affordable lending is often an uphill battle. Most of these people are immigrants and...
From the fairly forgettable 1990 film “Cadence” starring Hollywood father-son team Martin and Charlie Sheen, four words of dialogue — “a gig for Bean!” — have achieved a certain cult status. In that case, a “gig” was an unwanted task like peeling potatoes or cleaning latrines....
Pallo.com, which bills itself as an all-in-one Software-as-a-Service platform for freelancers, launched Monday (Jan. 24) on the website Product Hunt. “COVID has expedited the transition to remote working as workers nationwide moved from traditional jobs to freelancing,” the company said in a news release. “While...
Freelance platform Upwork on Monday (Jan. 10) partnered with portable benefits program Catch to provide access to healthcare benefits and personal payroll to independent workers who have Upwork accounts. Recent Upwork research shows that 36% of the entire U.S. workforce freelanced in 2021. Catch gives...