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Some Consumers Are Tip-Baiting Instacart Shoppers To Get Deliveries
Some Consumers Are Tip-Baiting Instacart Shoppers To Get Deliveries
April 09, 2020  |  Delivery

Some Instacart customers have begun pulling a nasty trick, changing large tips to the shoppers to much lower amounts or even $0 after the fact,...

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FinTechs Take On Payment Rail Status Quo
FinTechs Take On Payment Rail Status Quo
April 09, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Although SWIFT revealed plans for its account-to-account functionality last month, the announcement only began making headlines a few days ago. Reports have said the move...

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Sweden Joins ECB’s Real-Time Payments Platform
Sweden Joins ECB’s Real-Time Payments Platform
April 03, 2020  |  Faster Payments

Sweden is the latest country to join the European Central Bank’s (ECB) instant payments platform in an effort to ease electronic payments. The agreement allows...

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Instacart Plans Three-Day Strike Over Pay
Instacart Plans Three-Day Strike Over Pay
November 04, 2019  |  Gig Economy

Gig workers are disrupting Instacart’s delivery business Nov.3-5 to demand an increase in default tips and overall pay, Fast Company reported on Sunday (Nov. 3). ...

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Payouts Network Serves Restaurant Workers’ Real-Time Tips
Payouts Network Serves Restaurant Workers’ Real-Time Tips
October 30, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Montana-based FinTech Payouts Network announced a partnership with Georgia-based Priority Commercial Payments in a press release Tuesday (Oct. 29). The partnership enables instant payouts instead...

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Instacart Gig Workers Plan Protest Over Wages, Fees
Instacart Gig Workers Plan Protest Over Wages, Fees
October 11, 2019  |  Gig Economy

From Nov. 3 to Nov. 5, Instacart shoppers are planning to protest the delivery company, according to reports. The protesters have three demands: The want...

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DoorDash’s New Tipping Model Boosts Base Pay, Protects Tips
DoorDash’s New Tipping Model Boosts Base Pay, Protects Tips
August 23, 2019  |  Delivery

DoorDash has announced that it has a new pay model that aims to boost delivery workers’ earnings from the app. “We developed this approach with...

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Can Faster Pay Keep QSRs Competitive?
Can Faster Pay Keep QSRs Competitive?
August 14, 2019  |  Faster Payments

With a 132 percent annual turnover rate, at a cost of $2,000 per worker, employee retention is no small problem for quick-service restaurants (QSRs). On-demand...

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State Regulators Investigate Payday Advances
State Regulators Investigate Payday Advances
August 08, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced it will lead a multi-state investigation into alleged violations of state regulations of the...

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