gig economy

How Advances Could Help Gig Workers Receive Early Pay
How Advances Could Help Gig Workers Receive Early Pay
August 30, 2019  |  Today In Data

Pay advances can let workers receive full or partial payments for assigned (but not yet completed) jobs, which could be a compelling innovation for gig workers. In...

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Gig Workers’ Preferences For Advance Pay Depends Upon Persona
Gig Workers’ Preferences For Advance Pay Depends Upon Persona
August 30, 2019  |  Payment Methods

The gig economy might be transforming many aspects of the traditional employee-employer relationship – there is still not a consensus on whether gig workers are...

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Top News In Payments: Advances Let Gig Workers Receive Early Pay; Juul To Adopt New Verification System
Top News In Payments: Advances Let Gig Workers Receive Early Pay; Juul To Adopt New...
August 29, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, a report highlights advances that can help gig workers receive early pay. Also, Facebook is staying ahead of advertising...

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Moving Into The Sharing Economy With Self-Storage Platforms
Moving Into The Sharing Economy With Self-Storage Platforms
August 29, 2019  |  Retail

While a student at the University of Missouri, Eric Laurent had to be moved out of his apartment by the end of July, but he...

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Changing The Conversation: From Spend Management To Margin Improvement
Changing The Conversation: From Spend Management To Margin Improvement
August 26, 2019  |  Spend Management

The rise of the gig economy and the popularity of remote work are among the factors that are laying bare the need for better spend...

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Mastercard: Driving The Gig Economy’s Future Through Pay Advance
Mastercard: Driving The Gig Economy’s Future Through Pay Advance
August 22, 2019  |  Mastercard

While traditional temporary and contract workers are not exactly new in the economy, the modern gig economy enabled by mobile technology is something of an...

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Instacart Rolls Out Insurance, Loan Repayment To Gig Workers
Instacart Rolls Out Insurance, Loan Repayment To Gig Workers
August 21, 2019  |  Gig Economy

To counter criticism of its independent contractor procedures, Instacart announced a series of new benefits for its contract shoppers, VentureBeat reported on Wednesday (Aug. 21).  The San...

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Apple Jobs Have Grown 20 Pct. Since 2017
Apple Jobs Have Grown 20 Pct. Since 2017
August 16, 2019  |  Apple

Apple announced that it is responsible for 2.4 million U.S. jobs, a 20 percent boost from the 2 million the tech giant estimated in 2017....

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