sharing economy

Sharing economy is a term for a way of distributing goods and services, a way that differs from the traditional model of corporations hiring employees and selling products to consumers.

Wardrobe Expands Reach In Closet-Sharing Economy With Rent My Wardrobe Merger

Wardrobe Expands Reach In Closet-Sharing Economy With Rent My Wardrobe Merger
Wardrobe Expands Reach In Closet-Sharing Economy With Rent My Wardrobe Merger
November 17, 2020  |  Partnerships

New York’s Wardrobe has expanded its geographical footprint in the emerging online clothing rental space by acquiring Dallas-based rival Rent My Wardrobe. Get the Full...

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Getaround Car-Sharing Tech Disrupts Car Ownership
Getaround Car-Sharing Tech Disrupts Car Ownership
November 06, 2020  |  Innovation

In a world that’s home to one billion cars that sit unused the majority of the time, the concept of sharing a vehicle only when...

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Trust And Verification Undergird The Sharing Economy
Trust And Verification Undergird The Sharing Economy
September 18, 2020  |  Authentication

Trust, not money, is what keeps the financial services world running. And it’s harder to come by post-pandemic with a crush of remote digital onboarding...

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Deep Dive: How Digital ID Verification Helps Build Trust in Carsharing and Housesharing Platforms
Deep Dive: How Digital ID Verification Helps Build Trust in Carsharing and Housesharing Platforms
September 17, 2020  |  Authentication

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How Digital ID Verification Approaches Can Make Or Break Sharing Platform Trust
How Digital ID Verification Approaches Can Make Or Break Sharing Platform Trust
September 16, 2020  |  Authentication

More than 32 million U.S. consumers move every year, with many turning to shared spaces to store their belongings. Renters want assurances that they can...

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Report: Digital ID’s Role In Boosting Trust In The Sharing Economy
Report: Digital ID’s Role In Boosting Trust In The Sharing Economy
September 15, 2020  |  Authentication

More than 32 million U.S. consumers move every year, with the major moving season ending in September. Consumers who use storage sharing platforms to stash...

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Wardrobe: Recommerce Meets The Sharing Economy In Bid To Become The ‘Airbnb of Fashion’
Wardrobe: Recommerce Meets The Sharing Economy In Bid To Become The ‘Airbnb of Fashion’
September 08, 2020  |  Retail

The reCommerce business has met the sharing economy. That’s the oversimplified view of the business model adopted by Wardrobe, a new kind of peer-to-peer fashion...

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Short-Term Rental Hosts Undercut Airbnb With Pricing, Bookings
Short-Term Rental Hosts Undercut Airbnb With Pricing, Bookings
May 06, 2020  |  Business

Dissatisfied with Airbnb and other short-term rental companies, many hosts have created their own direct-booking websites to boost business and end years of frustration with...

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