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What’s Wrong With The Attack On Gig Economy Pay
What’s Wrong With The Attack On Gig Economy Pay
October 14, 2019  |  Gig Economy

Drivers can’t make ends meet. Given the median income of roughly $25,000 a year and the number of hours required behind the wheel to earn...

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Instacart Gig Workers Plan Protest Over Wages, Fees
Instacart Gig Workers Plan Protest Over Wages, Fees
October 11, 2019  |  Gig Economy

From Nov. 3 to Nov. 5, Instacart shoppers are planning to protest the delivery company, according to reports. The protesters have three demands: The want...

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How Payroll Keeps Up With A Modernizing Workforce
How Payroll Keeps Up With A Modernizing Workforce
October 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

With virtual assistant technology pressing deeper in corporate finance, bots and  artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools deploying natural language processing are popping up from logistics management...

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As Unemployment Hits Fresh Low, Signs That US Economy Is Cooling
As Unemployment Hits Fresh Low, Signs That US Economy Is Cooling
October 04, 2019  |  Economy

The headline numbers trumpet that the unemployment rate is at a 50-year low. But the latest data points show a more mixed picture — not...

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Rakuten On Growing Demand For Instant Rebates
Rakuten On Growing Demand For Instant Rebates
October 02, 2019  |  Disbursements

Consumers are no longer willing to wait for even the simplest of disbursements. Whether they’re waiting to receive government payments, wages or rebate checks from...

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Mastercard Teams With Retailers To Enable Digital Payments For Factory Workers
Mastercard Teams With Retailers To Enable Digital Payments For Factory Workers
September 26, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Mastercard is aligning with clothing retailers in a global effort to digitally pay factory garment workers to ensure they consistently get paid, the company said...

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Payment Cards Shine A Light On Construction Spend For Solar Firms
Payment Cards Shine A Light On Construction Spend For Solar Firms
September 24, 2019  |  Spend Management

The solar energy market’s rapid growth has many field-based solar technicians finding themselves on shaky financial ground when making expensive out-of-pocket purchases for a job....

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How Spending Cards Lighten Solar Installation’s Financial Burden
How Spending Cards Lighten Solar Installation’s Financial Burden
September 20, 2019  |  Spend Management

  The U.S. construction market is on track to reach $1.8 trillion by 2023. In order for construction firms, contractors and subcontractors to succeed in...

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Amid Trade War, US Job Growth Misses Estimates
Amid Trade War, US Job Growth Misses Estimates
September 06, 2019  |  Economy

The trade war, indirectly, seems to have had an impact on hiring. The latest data from the Labor Department show that in the United States,...

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