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California Gig Decree Prompts Uber To Halt Upfront Pricing
California Gig Decree Prompts Uber To Halt Upfront Pricing
January 09, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Uber is dropping upfront pricing in favor of estimates in response to the California gig economy law that took effect Jan 1. Reuters saw an...

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Lyft Wants To Reward Consumers Who Sell Their Cars
Lyft Wants To Reward Consumers Who Sell Their Cars
November 07, 2019  |  Innovation

Go big or go home — that seems to be at least part of the thinking behind the latest effort to promote more ridesharing and more...

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Back To School Carpools Go Ridesharing
Back To School Carpools Go Ridesharing
September 03, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Summer is unofficially over and the kids are back in school. For some, that’s a mix of good and bad news (summer with children can...

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How Airbnb, Lime, Turo, Fiverr And Newegg Are Using Instant Payments
How Airbnb, Lime, Turo, Fiverr And Newegg Are Using Instant Payments
August 08, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Whether it’s a merchant or their customer, an employer or their employee — every party involved in a transaction wants to be paid immediately, without...

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How Payments Factor Into The Growing Gig Economy
How Payments Factor Into The Growing Gig Economy
April 08, 2019  |  Today In Data

The gig world is becoming a mainstream part of the economy, and workers are pursuing specialized jobs in the space. Last month, the all-in-one platform...

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An Australian Taxi Bidding Model In The Age Of Rideshares
An Australian Taxi Bidding Model In The Age Of Rideshares
November 08, 2018  |  Retail

In the dot-com era of the 1990s, Priceline came onto the scene with a revolutionary idea for travel: Travelers could use a “name your own...

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Gett Considers Exiting US Ride-Hailing Market
Gett Considers Exiting US Ride-Hailing Market
July 16, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Ride-hailing app Gett is considering a sale of Juno, the New York-based startup it bought last year for $200 million. According to Bloomberg, Juno represents...

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Payment Issues Take Center Stage In The Gig Economy
Payment Issues Take Center Stage In The Gig Economy
May 17, 2018  |  Gig Economy

It’s being treated as victory — perhaps a mild one, but still a win — for workers in the so-called gig economy: A recent ruling...

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