gig economy

Grabbing Hold Of The Gig Economy’s Long Tail
Grabbing Hold Of The Gig Economy’s Long Tail
June 05, 2018  |  Data Drivers

Beyond Uber and Lyft, the gig economy is evolving, with a long tail that places value on plugging gaps in firms' skill sets and boosting...

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Mary Meeker’s View Of The Digital World In 2018 — And Beyond
Mary Meeker’s View Of The Digital World In 2018 — And Beyond
June 04, 2018  |  Innovation

Digital is turning us into freelance workers whose worries about healthcare costs could finally help drive down those prices, and whose online purchasing seems increasingly...

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QuickBooks Offers Direct Deposit for B2B Independent Contractors
QuickBooks Offers Direct Deposit for B2B Independent Contractors
June 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A product launch from QuickBooks seeks to profit from one of the main ongoing trends in payments now: getting wages to independent contractors as quickly...

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Subpoenas Start To Fly In Wake Of Gig Economy Ruling
Subpoenas Start To Fly In Wake Of Gig Economy Ruling
May 31, 2018  |  Gig Economy

And here come the subpoenas …. This week, Uber and Lyft were told by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera to “turn over records on whether they...

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Resetting Digital Delivery
Resetting Digital Delivery
May 30, 2018  |  Today In Data

Though ubiquity is talked up as a goal, for smartphones in the U.S., it has already achieved destination status as 80 percent of American adults...

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PEX CEO: Why Gig Workers Need Spend Management Tools
PEX CEO: Why Gig Workers Need Spend Management Tools
May 29, 2018  |  Gig Economy

If you really know the music industry, you know that many tour managers and accountants are barely a half-step removed from the glory days of...

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Moving Services Use The Gig Economy To Simplify Pricing For Consumers
Moving Services Use The Gig Economy To Simplify Pricing For Consumers
May 28, 2018  |  Retail

Moving companies traditionally charge consumers a fixed fee for a move along with other costs: As a result, an already stressful process becomes more of...

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The Gig Economy Sizzles, Autonomous Cars Fizzle And Victoria’s Secret Needs To Bring Sexy Back
The Gig Economy Sizzles, Autonomous Cars Fizzle And Victoria’s Secret Needs To Bring Sexy Back
May 25, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Fizzle of the Week: Victoria’s Secret The results are in for Victoria Secret’s Q1 performance, and they’re nothing to swoon over. Following the quarterly check-in...

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Modo: Interoperability Powers The Three Cs In Payouts
Modo: Interoperability Powers The Three Cs In Payouts
May 23, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

As noted in last week’s PYMNTS Gig Economy Index, 35 percent of today’s workforce participates in the gig economy, and that number could swell to...

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