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DailyPay COO Stacy Greiner to Serve as Interim CEO
Personnel // May 28, 2024

DailyPay CEO Kevin Coop will step down from that position to pursue other endeavors and serve as a board advisor for the company. The WorkTech firm’s chief operating officer (COO), Stacy Greiner, will succeed Coop and serve as interim CEO, effective June 1, DailyPay said...

Shoppers Dig Into Their Savings to Afford Essentials, Not Nice-to-Haves
Retail // May 24, 2024

Among consumers who expect to have to dip into their savings this year, most expect to do so to afford items and services they need, rather than to treat themselves to nonessential purchases. By the Numbers “The Pessimism About Pay Rises Offsets the Effect of Falling Inflation” installment of...

Steep Hospital Costs Help Inflation Persist
Economy // 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...

93% of Truck Drivers Want Instant Payments
Faster Payments // May 15, 2024

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...

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93% of Truck Drivers Want Instant Payments

May 15, 2024
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 one key contributor to the high turnover is that, in […]

Fed Says Consumers See Higher-for-Longer Inflation

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...

Wage Growth May Not Rescue Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy

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...

Inflation’s Still With Us as Food and Shelter Were Pricier in January 

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...

Quick Reads
Consumers Increasingly Expect Growth in Public Assistance Programs

May 28, 2024
Consumers are more likely to expect an expansion of public assistance programs than they were a year ago. Among the programs about which they have increased optimism are federal student aid, student debt forgiveness, federal welfare programs, unemployment benefits and the federal minimum wage, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data […]

DailyPay COO Stacy Greiner to Serve as Interim CEO

May 28, 2024
DailyPay CEO Kevin Coop will step down from that position to pursue other endeavors and serve as a board advisor for the company. The WorkTech firm’s chief operating officer (COO),...

Steep Hospital Costs Help Inflation Persist

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...

Chime to Add Earned Wage Access Offering to Banking App

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...