November 18, 2016
Fed Chairwoman Urges Caution About Trump’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
As part of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has promised $1 trillion in infrastructure spending to kick-start an economy that is not living up to its potential. Speaking on Capitol...
November 11, 2016
Whatever Happened To… Meniga, White-Label Personal Finance Solutions
When the three largest banks in a country go bankrupt, entrepreneurism is what emerges from the rubble. Meniga, a leader in white-label personal finance and online banking solutions, was spawned...
November 07, 2016
Gig Workers Cannibalize Rides/Rooms Payroll Spots — And More?
The gig economy is the future. But does the gig economy also presage the hobbling of the traditional, non-gig economy? In a Wall Street Journal column last week, Mark Muro, a Brookings Institution senior fellow, wrote that the app-driven freelancer has...
November 07, 2016
Corporate America Hinges On Presidential Election
It’s one day to election day in the U.S., and as always, national economic issues are at the top of voters’ minds. The stakes are high for businesses of all...
November 04, 2016
US Hiring, Wages Strong — Care to Bet on Rate...
So the numbers are in — and by numbers, we mean the jobs numbers and wages data — and should we assume that a rake hike is about to transpire?...
November 01, 2016
Adults Ages 18–34 Most Likely To Live At Home
The Pew Research Center’s analysis of census data found that, for the first time in 130 years, 18- to 34-year-olds are most likely to be living with their parents. The...
October 26, 2016
Target Pushes Out Free Shipping Deadline, Expands Promo Activity
Retailer Target will continue to offer free shipping into January, in tandem with what Reuters reports said are “more deal-driven promotions” through the holiday shopping season. The dual push on...
October 25, 2016
Is Gigging The New American Workforce?
The gig economy — employees working in short-term, ad hoc positions and the companies employing them — is BOOMING. According to the inaugural PYMNTS Gig Economy Index™, more Americans are...
October 12, 2016
Tech Revolution But Few Jobs
Expectations for the technology revolution were high back in the year 2000 and included jobs, prosperity and innovation. Although innovation has been realized, the tech industry has created surprisingly few...
With 96% of corporates that offer earned wage access saying it helps attract new talent, and 75% of millennials saying that it would influence their acceptance of a job offer, it’s obvious why almost two-thirds of employers see earned wage access as a low-cost tool for employee recruitment and retention. PYMNTS examines the trend in the latest issue of the “Money Mobility Tracker®,” a collaboration with Ingo Money.
