It’s sometimes called “the ecosystem for indies;” was built to help creative freelancers book and track projects, send invoices and get paid on a single platform; has $250 Million in fresh investor capital; and is sitting at the crossroads at a seminal time for so-called...
FinTech Payfare on Tuesday (Sept. 28) announced an expanded partnership with Stride Bank that includes new and faster ways for gig workers to get paid 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through The Clearing House’s real-time payments (RTP) network. Because it’s tied into...
With dozens of job sites to click on, unprecedented digital connectivity and economic upheaval spurring two-sided demand for low commitment careers, you could say the pandemic has been a perfect storm for the freelance economy. Now 10 months — and counting — into COVID-19 disruptions,...
A flexible benefits fund is being introduced in Canada to assist gig economy workers in the ride-hail and food delivery space, Reuters reported on Monday (Aug. 30). The measure calls for all gig industry stakeholders to be transparent and share data on workers’ hours and...
Lyft Co-founder and President John Zimmer told CNBC’s Jim Cramer that the renewed legal fight regarding California’s Proposition 22 and the classification of workers will be on the side of his company, as well as other firms entrenched in the gig economy, CNBC reported. “As...
In a blow for Uber and Lyft, a California court has ruled that a 2020 ballot measure making it so rideshare and food delivery drivers were not able to be included in a state labor law is unconstitutional, The Sacramento Bee reported. The measure, called...
Online freelance services marketplace Fiverr has launched its Seller Plus subscription-based loyalty program for freelancers, according to a Thursday (Aug. 12) press release. The program gives freelancers access to a “dedicated success manager, faster payment clearance, growth program priority, priority support, advanced analytics and customer...
Despite the ebbing of the pandemic, London-based Deliveroo saw an 88 percent increase in quarterly food orders. As a result, the delivery company has raised its revenue forecast, multiple news outlets said. Reuters reported the company now predicts that its gross transaction value (GTV) will...
Delivery workers for British food app Deliveroo are self-employed, a U.K. court ruled Thursday, dismissing an appeal by a union seeking to represent those workers. The ruling by Britain’s Court of Appeal affirms previous court decisions that go against the claim by the Independent Workers...
