gig economy

Today in Data: Finding a Gig to Fit Your Needs
Today in Data: Finding a Gig to Fit Your Needs
April 11, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, there are about a half-million gig economy drivers waiting to bring you somewhere. Also, the nationwide nursing shortage has healthcare organizations turning...

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LatAm’s Gig Economy Is Growing, Studies Show, Along With Digital Payments
LatAm’s Gig Economy Is Growing, Studies Show, Along With Digital Payments
April 08, 2022  |  Gig Economy

The gig or sharing economy has become an enticing employment opportunity for people in Latin America over the past two years, especially as new payment...

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Healthcare Organizations Turn to Gig Apps for Hiring, Payroll Help Amid Nursing Shortage
Healthcare Organizations Turn to Gig Apps for Hiring, Payroll Help Amid Nursing Shortage
April 08, 2022  |  Healthcare

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the pandemic has compounded one of the biggest problems facing healthcare in the U.S.: a continued...

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eCommerce Platform SamCart Raises $82M in Series B
eCommerce Platform SamCart Raises $82M in Series B
April 07, 2022  |  Investments

Creator-focused eCommerce platform SamCart has raised $82 million in a Series B funding round, the Austin, Texas-based company announced in a news release Thursday (April...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How the Rise of the Gig Economy Is Influencing Latin American Consumers’ Payment Needs
PYMNTS Intelligence: How the Rise of the Gig Economy Is Influencing Latin American Consumers’ Payment...
April 07, 2022  |  Latin America

Consumers worldwide have altered various aspects of their lives during the pandemic, including how they shop, pay bills and work. Digital-first remote or freelance positions...

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Cabify: Why Latin American Gig Platforms Must Make Space for Digital Payments
Cabify: Why Latin American Gig Platforms Must Make Space for Digital Payments
April 06, 2022  |  Latin America

As Latin America’s gig economy expands, these same employees are also looking for flexibility and convenience in how they're paid. In PYMNTS new "Digitizing Payments...

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Gig Economy Drivers Rent More Than 300,000 Vehicles
Gig Economy Drivers Rent More Than 300,000 Vehicles
April 05, 2022  |  Gig Economy

Renting vehicles to gig economy drivers is a total addressable market that is currently estimated at between 300,000 and 500,000 vehicles, EVmo CEO Stephen Sanchez...

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Uber, Lyft’s Win in Washington State Comes Before NLRB Rules on Gig Worker Standard
Uber, Lyft’s Win in Washington State Comes Before NLRB Rules on Gig Worker Standard
April 05, 2022  |  Gig Economy

Last week, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new law governing ride-hailing drivers that provides them with additional rights such as sick pay and minimum...

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Flexible Payouts Prove Tempting Way to Capture Loyalty of Latin American Gig Workers
Flexible Payouts Prove Tempting Way to Capture Loyalty of Latin American Gig Workers
April 05, 2022  |  Latin America

Consumers worldwide are reconsidering the way they do everything from pay bills to meet their job responsibilities in the aftermath of the global health crisis,...

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