For its latest banking offering, Revolut recently launched Revolut Pro, a dedicated income, payment and expense management account for freelancers, sole traders, contractors and self-employed individuals looking to manage their business funds. Alongside the recently-launched Revolut Reader, a lightweight point of sale (POS) terminal suitable...
It’s been over a decade since Uber first launched its ride-hailing app in San Francisco, and in the years since, the notion of the gig economy has come to define a platform-based freelance employment model that takes Uber as its archetype. But gig work has...
From self-employed freelancers to the local shops and restaurants that are the cornerstones of so many communities, small businesses in emerging markets across Africa must maintain enough liquidity to take advantage of growth opportunities or tackle challenges. And in the absence of cash on hand,...
FinTech startup pioneer ImaliPay has closed a seed funding round for $3 million, IBS Intelligence wrote Friday (April 8). Founded in late 2020 in Nigeria, the company’s services allow eRide hailing drivers and gig workers to get access to working capital, which was ascertained to...
July 29, 2022
It’s been over a decade since Uber first launched its ride-hailing app in San Francisco, and in the years since, the notion of the gig economy has come to define a platform-based freelance employment model that takes Uber as its archetype. But gig work has evolved: alternative platforms have entered the market, governments have imposed […]
April 10, 2022
FinTech startup pioneer ImaliPay has closed a seed funding round for $3 million, IBS Intelligence wrote Friday (April 8). Founded in late 2020 in Nigeria, the company’s services allow eRide hailing drivers and gig workers to get access to working capital, which was ascertained to be a larger problem with gig workers not having bank […]
