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Uber Blames Higher Minimum Wage For Price Boost In NY
Uber Blames Higher Minimum Wage For Price Boost In NY
February 01, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Uber is blaming a rise in the minimum wage for its decision to boost prices in New York City. In a statement to Bloomberg, Uber...

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PrismHR Links Employees To On-Demand Wages Via FinFit
PrismHR Links Employees To On-Demand Wages Via FinFit
February 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Employee financial wellness company FinFit is integrating its technology into human resource management platform PrismHR, the firms announced on Thursday (Jan. 31). PrismHR is linking...

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Inflation to Keep on Truckin’ With Walmart’s Long Haul Plans?
Inflation to Keep on Truckin’ With Walmart’s Long Haul Plans?
January 25, 2019  |  Economy

Inflation may keep on truckin’ — literally. As has been reported across any number of media outlets on Friday (Jan. 25), Walmart wants to hire...

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Conflicting Research Leaves Doubt Over Small Business Confidence
Conflicting Research Leaves Doubt Over Small Business Confidence
January 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

After months of record highs, small business optimism has apparently begun a downswing — or has it? The latest research on the topic reveals a...

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Delivering On-Demand Payments To On-Demand Professionals
Delivering On-Demand Payments To On-Demand Professionals
January 11, 2019  |  Disbursements

Tools and cleaning supplies aside, handymen and housecleaners need a reliable cash flow keep their financial houses in order. On-demand wages, says Oisin Hanrahan, CEO...

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On-Demand Wages Spruce Up The $400B Home Services Market
On-Demand Wages Spruce Up The $400B Home Services Market
January 10, 2019  |  Disbursements

From tax refunds and government assistance to payments made for home service and housekeeping professionals, faster payout solutions appear to be gaining popularity — all...

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Non-Farm Payrolls Rose By 312K In Dec
Non-Farm Payrolls Rose By 312K In Dec
January 04, 2019  |  Economy

Even amid declines in the financial markets, employers in the United States brought more jobs into the economy in December at the quickest cadence in...

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Real-Time Payments Gathering Steam For Workers
Real-Time Payments Gathering Steam For Workers
December 20, 2018  |  Investments

In perhaps the latest vote of confidence in the movement toward speedier employee compensation, Earnin – which facilitates real-time payroll payments – announced Thursday (Dec....

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Consumer Credit Default Hits Low For Nov 2018
Consumer Credit Default Hits Low For Nov 2018
December 19, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

New data has found that the default levels for bank cards, auto loans and first mortgages have reached their lowest levels of 2018 within the...

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