Payfare Expands Platform To Include Visa SavingsEdge

Digital Banking

Payfare, a FinTech that provides payment and banking services for gig workers, has launched a collaboration with Visa to add Visa SavingsEdge to its platform.

The Toronto company announced the project on Wednesday (Sept. 22), saying that it would begin with the nationwide DoorDash DasherDirect card program.

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With Visa SavingsEdge, gig workers who are also Visa business cardholders can save on purchases with participating merchants, with discounts on things like fuel, auto parts, travel and dining from local, regional and national vendors.

“Our goal is for every worker in the global gig economy to become an empowered entrepreneur with financial security,” said Marco Margiotta, CEO and founding partner of Payfare. “With the addition of Visa SavingsEdge, we are arming gig workers with another financial tool to help them save and keep more of their hard-earned money, while supporting the overall financial health of the growing gig workforce.”

“Visa SavingsEdge will give gig workers the ability to take advantage of savings that are typically reserved for large businesses,” said Dahvie James, lead product manager for Visa SavingsEdge. “We know a sizable portion of the workforce already participates in the gig economy, and that the percentage is only growing. As we look toward enabling the financial health of these workers, we are thrilled to partner with Payfare to make Visa SavingsEdge available to them.”

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Payfare went public earlier this year with a $65.4 million initial public offering.

Payfare and DoorDash launched the DasherDirect program in December 2020. The card is issued by Stride Bank and is powered by Payfare. The platform offers drivers a mobile banking app and a business Prepaid Visa Card, as well as new rewards. DoorDash workers can also choose to have earnings automatically added to the card every day at zero cost. Users can also use the platform to check their balance, pay bills, transfer money and set savings goals.