gig economy

Protest at Nation’s Fifth Busiest Container Port Fuels Ongoing Supply Chain Crisis
Protest at Nation’s Fifth Busiest Container Port Fuels Ongoing Supply Chain Crisis
July 25, 2022  |  Supply Chain

A weeklong and ongoing protest at the Port of Oakland by independent truckers has had an immediate impact upon the movement of containers from the...

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Lyft Shuts Car Rental Unit, Cuts About 60 Jobs
Lyft Shuts Car Rental Unit, Cuts About 60 Jobs
July 20, 2022  |  Ridesharing

Lyft has laid off about 60 people and announced it was ending its program that let people rent its cars on its app. The Wall...

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Facebook Pivots From News Coverage to Creator Economy
Facebook Pivots From News Coverage to Creator Economy
July 19, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta will be changing how it uses resources for its Facebook News tab and Bulletin newsletter, intending to focus more on the creator economy, according...

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The Startups Solving the Working Capital Challenge for Africa’s Small Businesses
The Startups Solving the Working Capital Challenge for Africa’s Small Businesses
July 19, 2022  |  Startups

From self-employed freelancers to the local shops and restaurants that are the cornerstones of so many communities, small businesses in emerging markets across Africa must...

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Citi Says P2P Payments Are Direct Deposits to Avoid Fees
Citi Says P2P Payments Are Direct Deposits to Avoid Fees
July 18, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Citi is now accepting peer-to-peer (P2P) payments as direct deposits that qualify for checking account monthly service fee waivers, according to a Monday (July 18)...

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Changing Work Patterns Leave Starbucks Weighing Sale of UK Unit
Changing Work Patterns Leave Starbucks Weighing Sale of UK Unit
July 18, 2022  |  Retail

With consumers’ lifestyles permanently changed by the events of the past few years, coffeehouse chains that relied on in-office consumers stopping in on their breaks...

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Real-Time Digital Disbursements Boost Long-Term Loyalty Among Gig Workers
Real-Time Digital Disbursements Boost Long-Term Loyalty Among Gig Workers
July 18, 2022  |  Disbursements

Impending recessions aside, new forms of wage access and fast disbursement are hot commodities for businesses that rely on gig workers but are finding them...

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Influencer Marketing Platform LTK Teams With Stripe to Pay Creators Instantly
Influencer Marketing Platform LTK Teams With Stripe to Pay Creators Instantly
July 14, 2022  |  Partnerships

Global influencer marketing platform LTK on Thursday (July 14) partnered with financial infrastructure platform Stripe to fuel instant payments to creators on the LTK Connect...

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Uber Files Leak May Push Forward EU Gig Worker Legislation  
Uber Files Leak May Push Forward EU Gig Worker Legislation  
July 11, 2022  |  Ridesharing

Uber’s past ghosts are still chasing the company, and the recent revelations exposing how top politicians secretly helped Uber to grow may have consequences beyond...

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