- November 10, 2023
Amid persistent inflation and economic uncertainty, gig work offers a way to pad our wallets and cushion our financial safety nets. With so many platforms to get a gig, it ...
- October 16, 2023
This month in PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Gig Platform Apps, we have a lot of contenders that maintained their rankings.
Still in first place is Uber Driver, but come back next ...
- September 14, 2023
In this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Gig Platform Apps, Uber Driver stands out as the frontrunner. To delve deeper into the leading platforms of the moment, check ...
- August 15, 2023
Uber Driver leads by a long shot in this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Gig Platform Apps. For more on which platform apps are pulling ahead of the ...
- January 12, 2022
We’re just a few days into 2022, but if the recent spate of initial public offering (IPO) announcements and filings are any indication, it may be the case that 2022 ...
- January 11, 2022
Platforms, in starkest terms, enable demand to meet supply.
We’ve seen the dynamics across all manner of interactions, from vacation homes (Airbnb) to B2B to buying and selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
And, ...
- August 9, 2021
Carsharing firm Turo Inc., on Monday (Aug. 9) confidentially submitted a draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a planned initial public offering ...
- January 4, 2021
After a banner 2020, the car rental website Turo announced it is planning to pursue an initial public offering (IPO) in 2021, either traditionally or via a merger with a ...
- August 8, 2019
Whether it’s a merchant or their customer, an employer or their employee — every party involved in a transaction wants to be paid immediately, without any hassles or surprises.
That’s why ...
- July 17, 2019
Turo, a car-sharing startup, has raised $250 million from IAC in a Series E funding round, which puts the company’s valuation at above a billion dollars, according to reports.
IAC is ...
- May 7, 2019
Forget car and truck rentals, at least for the moment. Subscription commerce is the coolest new thing in automotive retail. Enterprise Holdings reportedly is running a test in three states ...
- June 25, 2018
Regulators turned their collective gaze toward FinTech firms this past week.
Specifically, the Treasury Department is slated to release (sometime over the next few weeks) recommendations that would tie into regulating ...
- June 21, 2018
Car-sharing marketplaces are rolling out new ways for borrowers to access cars through mobile apps. And PayPal has announced that it will acquire Hyperwallet to create an end-to-end payment solution. In other news, the restaurant industry is ...
- June 20, 2018
While peer-to-peer car (P2P) marketplaces can match borrowers with car owners, they sometimes come with a potential downside: Car owners often have to give their borrowers the keys to their ...
- June 20, 2018
Peer-to-peer car-sharing services might soon face the same regulation as traditional car rental companies.
According to The Wall Street Journal, startups Turo and Getaround, which allow car owners to rent out ...
- March 1, 2018
Rent or buy? Borrow or share? In the land down under, this isn’t about housing; it’s about cars.
Modes of transport, where short trips — of the garden variety type, where ...
