gig economy

Push-to-Debit Tops Consumer Choice for Instant Payouts

Push-to-Debit Tops Consumer Choice for Instant Payouts
Push-to-Debit Tops Consumer Choice for Instant Payouts
June 02, 2025  |  Disbursements

Imagine you’re owed a payment, whether it’s a gig paycheck, an insurance claim or a loan disbursement. Now, imagine two scenarios: one where you get...

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Papaya Launches Platform to Manage and Pay Contingent Workers
Papaya Launches Platform to Manage and Pay Contingent Workers
May 20, 2025  |  Gig Economy

Papaya Global launched a dedicated platform designed to help enterprises and managed service providers (MSPs) manage and pay freelancers, consultants, gig workers and independent contractors....

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Instant Payments Emerge as Strategic Necessity in Vendor Relations
Instant Payments Emerge as Strategic Necessity in Vendor Relations
May 20, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

The speed of instant payments is a well-known attribute. For many large businesses, instant disbursements for nonrecurring, or ad hoc, payments are becoming a strategic...

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Retail Sales Muted in April as Front-Loading Fatigue Sets In
Retail Sales Muted in April as Front-Loading Fatigue Sets In
May 15, 2025  |  Retail

Consumer spending, the key engine of the economy in the United States, is in danger of stalling. The U.S. Census Bureau released retail data Thursday...

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America’s Second Shift: Why Side Hustles Are Now a Financial Lifeline
America’s Second Shift: Why Side Hustles Are Now a Financial Lifeline
May 14, 2025  |  Gig Economy

The 9-to-5 workday is going the way of the door-to-door salesman. So is the definition of “work.” For a growing number of Americans, a traditional...

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CFPB Drops Lawsuit Against Walmart and FinTech Company Branch
CFPB Drops Lawsuit Against Walmart and FinTech Company Branch
May 13, 2025  |  Retail

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reportedly dropped a lawsuit against Walmart and Branch that it filed in December. The agency filed a notice of...

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Community Banks Craft Business Cases as Real-Time Payments No Longer Optional
Community Banks Craft Business Cases as Real-Time Payments No Longer Optional
May 06, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

The promise of payments that clear in seconds rather than days has moved from a bright idea to a strategic imperative for banks of all...

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Side Hustle Nation: More Americans Seek Extra Income Amid Economic Uncertainty
Side Hustle Nation: More Americans Seek Extra Income Amid Economic Uncertainty
May 05, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

When the economy starts to get wobbly, the warning signs typically emerge in closely-watched measures: government indicators of declining economic growth, rising prices and depressed...

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