freelancers

The Gig Economy Grows Up
The Gig Economy Grows Up
January 27, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Less than 20 years ago, freelancers were still a workforce oddity. They came and went kind of invisibly, taking on overflow work from full-time staffers,...

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Deep Dive: How Outdated Marketplace Payments Lead To Freelancer Desertion
Deep Dive: How Outdated Marketplace Payments Lead To Freelancer Desertion
January 24, 2020  |  Gig Economy

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How Shutterstock Relies On Fast Disbursements For Contributor Loyalty
How Shutterstock Relies On Fast Disbursements For Contributor Loyalty
January 22, 2020  |  Disbursements

Photographers and other creative professionals find aggregators to be extremely efficient at distributing their work, but extremely inefficient when it comes to paying them royalties...

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How kimkim Uses Faster Payments To Win Gig Worker Loyalty
How kimkim Uses Faster Payments To Win Gig Worker Loyalty
January 22, 2020  |  Gig Economy

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Gig Economy Co Upwork Reports Revenue Gain, New Enterprise Push
Gig Economy Co Upwork Reports Revenue Gain, New Enterprise Push
November 07, 2019  |  Earnings

Gig economy platform Upwork plans to focus more on larger companies in the coming months, as the company seeks to increase its market share in...

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Neobank Joust Raises $2.6M To Bank Freelancer Wages
Neobank Joust Raises $2.6M To Bank Freelancer Wages
August 12, 2019  |  Investments

The funding round was led by PTB Ventures, with help from Accion Venture Lab, Financial Venture Studio and Techstars. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Fiverr Reports Post-IPO Revenue Bump Amid Gig Economy Growth
Fiverr Reports Post-IPO Revenue Bump Amid Gig Economy Growth
August 08, 2019  |  Earnings

Fiverr, an online marketplace for freelance services, reported its Q2 results on Thursday (Aug. 8), posting a 41 percent year-over-year revenue increase in its first...

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Solving The Gig Economy’s T&E Puzzle
Solving The Gig Economy’s T&E Puzzle
August 01, 2019  |  Gig Economy

Last month, new data on the U.K.’s gig economy surfaced from the University of Hertfordshire, concluding that the number of gig workers in Britain has...

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Xolo Receives $6.8M, Debuts New Tools For Freelancers
Xolo Receives $6.8M, Debuts New Tools For Freelancers
July 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Xolo, formerly named LeapIN, has announced new funding and the debut of a new service targeted toward “virtual companies.” Get the Full Story Complete the...

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