Gig work

Report: Uber Plans TaskRabbit-Style ‘Chore’ Service
Report: Uber Plans TaskRabbit-Style ‘Chore’ Service
September 11, 2023  |  Gig Economy

Uber is reportedly looking to add odd jobs to its list of services.  The company is developing “Chore,” a service similar to TaskRabbit that would let users hire...

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Businesses Offering Student Loan Help to Gain Recruitment Edge
Businesses Offering Student Loan Help to Gain Recruitment Edge
August 30, 2023  |  Loans

Businesses are increasingly hoping to get a leg up in the recruitment of new graduates by offering a relatively rare benefit: paying off student loans....

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Uber Driver Revs Up to Top of Gig Platform App Provider Rankings
Uber Driver Revs Up to Top of Gig Platform App Provider Rankings
August 15, 2023  |  Mobile Applications

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...

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A Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumer Needs Faster Payouts
A Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumer Needs Faster Payouts
June 13, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

The popular conception of a household living paycheck to paycheck may be one of poverty. The reality is that a large share of households representing...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Workplaces Begin to Offer Instant Payroll in Limited Capacities
PYMNTS Intelligence: Workplaces Begin to Offer Instant Payroll in Limited Capacities
January 31, 2023  |  Faster Payments

Payroll delay is rampant among the American workforce, especially gig workers. Studies have found that 74% of freelance workers have not received their pay on...

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Zillennials: The Next Generation of Connected Consumer
Zillennials: The Next Generation of Connected Consumer
January 16, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Who are the zillennials? A cohort of the 30 million United States consumers born between 1990 and 2000, zillennials bridge the gap between millennials and...

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Faster Deposits Benefit Gig Workers
Faster Deposits Benefit Gig Workers
November 14, 2022  |  Money Mobility

PYMNTS talks with Ben Mendelsohn, director of product management at Fifth Third Bank, about how faster direct deposits have an appeal for workers of all...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How Digital Payments Can Benefit Workers and Employers
PYMNTS Intelligence: How Digital Payments Can Benefit Workers and Employers
May 13, 2022  |  Consumer Payments

Financial insecurity affects millions of workers: 52% of adults in the United States say they typically live paycheck to paycheck. This instability can mean unexpected...

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Upwork On Streamlining Cross-Border Gig Economy Payments
Upwork On Streamlining Cross-Border Gig Economy Payments
November 05, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Employers may have embraced an increasingly remote and global workforce, but paying workers around the world is not without its challenges. In the latest Cross-Border...

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