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New Report: Payments, Transparency Build Trust In The Gig Economy
Gig Economy // June 10, 2020

The pandemic affected the freelance market in varying ways, with many workers facing increased economic uncertainty and drawing upon their savings as work opportunities became scarce. The U.S. government has developed programs to help, such as the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, but freelancers are...

New Shine Feature Lets Users Insure Invoices
B2B Payments // April 27, 2020

Challenger bank Shine, a French startup, has introduced a new program to insure invoices to help make sure they are paid, according to a TechCrunch report. Users of Shine’s mobile banking app will be able to insure their invoices for a total of 2 percent...

 Shine Sheds Light On Gig Economy Challenges
Gig Economy // September 06, 2018

In France, freelancing is no easy task.  Sure the gig economy has its lures — among them flexibility and the pursuit of work one enjoys doing.   But in that country, administrative tasks are arduous, relatively speaking, when striving to be a freelancer amid a gig...

Why Gig Workers Need Their Own Bank
Gig Economy // September 06, 2018

Freelancing isn't all about being footloose and fancy-free. Navigating paperwork, banking and invoices has its challenges — especially in France. Fresh off a funding round, startup Shine wants to be the freelancer's co-pilot, CEO Nicolas Reboud tells PYMNTS.

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New Report: Payments, Transparency Build Trust In The Gig Economy

June 10, 2020
The pandemic affected the freelance market in varying ways, with many workers facing increased economic uncertainty and drawing upon their savings as work opportunities became scarce. The U.S. government has developed programs to help, such as the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, but freelancers are still waiting weeks in some cases to receive their relief […]

Why Gig Workers Need Their Own Bank

September 06, 2018
Freelancing isn't all about being footloose and fancy-free. Navigating paperwork, banking and invoices has its challenges — especially in France. Fresh off a funding round, startup Shine wants to be the freelancer's...

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 Shine Sheds Light On Gig Economy Challenges

September 06, 2018
In France, freelancing is no easy task.  Sure the gig economy has its lures — among them flexibility and the pursuit of work one enjoys doing.   But in that country, administrative tasks are arduous, relatively speaking, when striving to be a freelancer amid a gig economy that is three million workers strong in France. The […]