Take this job and... gig it? The gig economy is taking off and an emerging workforce that covets flexibility isn’t looking back. According to the latest PYMNTS Gig Economy Index™, 69 percent of gig workers say they’d stick with their gigs over a full-time job....
Gigging Out With gig employees estimated to draw over $711 billion in income this year, the gig economy isn’t an emerging phenomenon anymore — it has become the new norm for the global workforce. And merchants across the spectrum are coming up with creative ways to...
To say that Uber’s last few months have been a bit rocky is something of an understatement. After a constant run of scandals, the founding CEO is out (as is about half the management team), it’s bleeding hundreds of millions per month and it find...
It's true that young people are embracing the gig economy at a higher rate than older generations, but project-based work isn't just for Millennials. PYMNTS’ Karen Webster sat down with Hyperwallet CEO Brent Warrington to discuss some of the myths that pervade independent work and...
New research shows that the number of on-demand workers in the U.S. is expected to nearly double in the next four years, fueled largely by startups like Uber, TaskRabbit and Airbnb. Recode reports that the combined research by Intuit and Emergent Research revealed that 9.2 million...
No one quite knows how Brexit will shake out, and PSD2 threatens to dramatically change the payments landscape across Europe. Hyperwallet MD Aran Brown tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that, despite the regulatory uncertainty that has emerged over the past few years, the U.K. — and...
Speed is king in payments, but when it comes to gig economy workers, so is flexibility. Hyperwallet CEO Brent Warrington spoke with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster about the trends shaping the payments industry and the future of the gig economy.
Lystable, a freelancer collaboration app that enables managers to monitor profiles, assign work, track invoices and make payments, announced the increase of its Series A funding round to $21 million. The U.K.-based startup added $10 million to the funding round on Thursday (March 23), doubling the...
There’s no question the way people work is changing. As more people flock to the gig economy, there are increasing challenges around developing and supporting benefits and/or benefits programs for these workers. Traditionally, the responsibility of providing benefits, such as health insurance, 401K investments, pensions,...
