Truck drivers help keep the supply chain functioning, but the turnover rate is high in the industry — a reality that can have ripple effects across the entire U.S. economy. PYMNTS Intelligence’s “Generation Instant: How Truckers Use Instant Payments to Support Their Lifestyles” revealed that...
Chime will soon add an earned wage access offering called MyPay to its banking app. The FinTech company has opened a waitlist for MyPay and will begin onboarding “soon,” according to a Wednesday (May 15) press release. With MyPay, qualifying Chime members will be able...
Labor costs continue to weigh on restaurants, according to a new report by Square. The point-of-sale payments company’s Quarterly Restaurant Report, released Tuesday (May 14) notes that average hourly earnings for restaurant workers have risen by 66% since 2017 compared to 40% for retail workers. However, these costs...
Ride-hailing platform Lyft said it wants to lift its driver’s earnings. Earlier this year, the company introduced a new standard for drivers, ensuring they will always earn 70% or more on fares per week, after external fees. If drivers are ever under 70% at the end of the week, Lyft...
May 13, 2024
Consumers are girding for inflation to settle in over the long haul. But they intend to keep spending. As reported on Monday (May 13), the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data detailed that, per the April Survey of Consumer Expectations, inflation’s expected to be higher one year from now, slightly lower at the three year mark, […]
April 05, 2024
Wages are increasing. The unemployment rate’s lower. The U.S. economy added more jobs in March than had been expected. And yet, it all may not be enough to offset the...
February 13, 2024
The latest data from the government on consumer prices indicates a bit of weary truth: Inflation’s settled in, seemingly for the long haul. The Bureau of Labor Statistics noted on Tuesday...
February 09, 2024
The debate between regulators and FinTechs over the state of earned wage access (EWA) innovations looks set to heat up through the next several months. In a Feb. 7 letter...
May 16, 2024
American medical care costs have gone up, and that’s reportedly helped inflation remain high. Hospital prices climbed 7.7% between April 2023 and April 2024, the biggest monthly increase since October 2010, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (May 16), citing data from the U.S. Department of Labor. The report also included an analysis — performed for the WSJ […]
May 15, 2024
Chime will soon add an earned wage access offering called MyPay to its banking app. The FinTech company has opened a waitlist for MyPay and will begin onboarding “soon,” according...
May 14, 2024
Labor costs continue to weigh on restaurants, according to a new report by Square. The point-of-sale payments company’s Quarterly Restaurant Report, released Tuesday (May 14) notes that average hourly earnings for...
May 14, 2024
Ride-hailing platform Lyft said it wants to lift its driver’s earnings. Earlier this year, the company introduced a new standard for drivers, ensuring they will always earn 70% or more on fares per week, after...
