gig economy

Coconut Adds PrePay Solutions Tech For Freelancer Banking
Coconut Adds PrePay Solutions Tech For Freelancer Banking
February 08, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.K. challenger bank Coconut, which launched only weeks ago to provide banking services for freelancers, has landed a new partner. Reports Wednesday (Feb. 7) said...

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PayPal Says Mobile Payments Important To Freelancers
PayPal Says Mobile Payments Important To Freelancers
February 07, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

PayPal’s “Global Freelancer Insights Report” found that mobile is an important tool for freelancers, while security is also top of mind. In a corporate blog...

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Real-Time Payroll: Not Just For Gig Workers
Real-Time Payroll: Not Just For Gig Workers
February 07, 2018  |  Matchmakers

Employees making $10 an hour or working gigs with companies like Uber and Lyft aren’t the only ones who struggle to make ends meet. Retail...

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i2C Partners With Payfare To Pay Gig Workers
i2C Partners With Payfare To Pay Gig Workers
January 30, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Global payments company i2c announced news on Tuesday (Jan. 30) that it inked a deal with Payfare, a provider of mobile banking and micro-lending, in which...

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Activist CFPB
Fizzle Of The Week: The Activist CFPB
January 26, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

It seems an era has drawn to a close at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) as that under Mick Mulvaney, interim director and Office...

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ADP: How Payments Power The Evolving Workforce
ADP: How Payments Power The Evolving Workforce
January 26, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Contract, or 1099, workers aren’t a new workforce phenomenon by any stretch of the imagination. But in the era of on-demand services — and a seemingly...

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Fiverr Acquires AND CO To Equip Freelancers
Fiverr Acquires AND CO To Equip Freelancers
January 25, 2018  |  Gig Economy

Fiverr, the online marketplace that enables companies to hire freelancers, is acquiring AND CO, another startup that provides support tools for freelancers. According to a...

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Mastercard Launches Inclusive Futures Project For Gig Workers
Mastercard Launches Inclusive Futures Project For Gig Workers
January 25, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has announced the Inclusive Futures Project, a new program that will offer specialized products and services for gig workers and next-generation workers. One-third of...

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Gig Workers And Instant Pay
Gig Workers And Instant Pay
January 24, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Workers in the gig economy don’t always get paid as quickly as they’d like. Drivers for Uber, for example, have their payments calculated on a...

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