gig economy

Top News In Payments: Advances Let Gig Workers Receive Early Pay; Juul To Adopt New Verification System
Top News In Payments: Advances Let Gig Workers Receive Early Pay; Juul To Adopt New...
August 29, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, a report highlights advances that can help gig workers receive early pay. Also, Facebook is staying ahead of advertising...

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Moving Into The Sharing Economy With Self-Storage Platforms
Moving Into The Sharing Economy With Self-Storage Platforms
August 29, 2019  |  Retail

While a student at the University of Missouri, Eric Laurent had to be moved out of his apartment by the end of July, but he...

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Changing The Conversation: From Spend Management To Margin Improvement
Changing The Conversation: From Spend Management To Margin Improvement
August 26, 2019  |  Spend Management

The rise of the gig economy and the popularity of remote work are among the factors that are laying bare the need for better spend...

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Mastercard: Driving The Gig Economy’s Future Through Pay Advance
Mastercard: Driving The Gig Economy’s Future Through Pay Advance
August 22, 2019  |  Mastercard

While traditional temporary and contract workers are not exactly new in the economy, the modern gig economy enabled by mobile technology is something of an...

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Instacart Rolls Out Insurance, Loan Repayment To Gig Workers
Instacart Rolls Out Insurance, Loan Repayment To Gig Workers
August 21, 2019  |  Gig Economy

To counter criticism of its independent contractor procedures, Instacart announced a series of new benefits for its contract shoppers, VentureBeat reported on Wednesday (Aug. 21).  Get the...

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Apple Jobs Have Grown 20 Pct. Since 2017
Apple Jobs Have Grown 20 Pct. Since 2017
August 16, 2019  |  Apple

Apple announced that it is responsible for 2.4 million U.S. jobs, a 20 percent boost from the 2 million the tech giant estimated in 2017....

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How Faster Payments Can Help Retain Employees
How Faster Payments Can Help Retain Employees
August 14, 2019  |  Faster Payments

New developments could speed up instant payments in the U.S. Last week, the Federal Reserve announced it would give some competition to The Clearing House’s...

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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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