Gig Workers

Today In Payments: Scammers Target Used Car Buyers; California Voters Uphold Gig Worker Status
Today In Payments: Scammers Target Used Car Buyers; California Voters Uphold Gig Worker Status
November 04, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, scammers are targeting used car buyers amid an uptick in digital sales, and California voters passed a proposition that upholds gig...

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Prop 22: California Voters Side With Uber And Lyft, Nix AB 5 Gig Worker Law
Prop 22: California Voters Side With Uber And Lyft, Nix AB 5 Gig Worker Law
November 04, 2020  |  Gig Economy

California voters passed Proposition 22, which exempts tech platforms like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash from state law AB 5, which forced them to reclassify gig...

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Fiverr Reports 37 Pct Surge In Active Buyers Amid Rollout Of Payment Features
Fiverr Reports 37 Pct Surge In Active Buyers Amid Rollout Of Payment Features
October 28, 2020  |  Earnings

Fiverr reported on Wednesday (Oct. 28) as part of its Q3 earnings report that active buyers increased to 3.1 million as of Sept. 30 from...

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Mastercard: New Stride Partnership Is Just ‘First Step’ In Helping Gig Workers
Mastercard: New Stride Partnership Is Just ‘First Step’ In Helping Gig Workers
October 16, 2020  |  Healthcare

Mastercard has teamed with portable-benefits platform Stride to make it easier for gig workers to buy healthcare coverage. Jess Turner, Mastercard’s executive vice president for North America Products and Innovation, tells PYMNTS the...

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Today In Payments: UK Watchdog Investigates Klarna Over Email Fiasco; Mastercard, Stride Enable Benefits To Gig Workers
Today In Payments: UK Watchdog Investigates Klarna Over Email Fiasco; Mastercard, Stride Enable Benefits To...
October 15, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, a U.K. watchdog is investigating Klarna over a recent email fiasco, and Mastercard and Stride are teaming to offer benefits to...

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Mastercard, Stride Enable Portable Health Benefits To Gig Workers
Mastercard, Stride Enable Portable Health Benefits To Gig Workers
October 15, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Mastercard is working with portable benefits program Stride in order to help companies offer U.S. workers access to affordable healthcare plans, according to a press...

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Instant Pay Startup Clair Notches $4.5M To Help Gig Workers
Instant Pay Startup Clair Notches $4.5M To Help Gig Workers
October 09, 2020  |  Investments

New York City-based FinTech startup Clair has raised $4.5 million in seed funding to disrupt payday lending schemes and help gig workers and freelancers get...

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Uber CEO’s 900,000 Reasons Why AB5 Shouldn’t Fly
Uber CEO’s 900,000 Reasons Why AB5 Shouldn’t Fly
October 05, 2020  |  Gig Economy

California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) — and its now famed (and feared) three-part test as to whether a worker could be classified as an independent...

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The Rise Of The Pay-Advance App
The Rise Of The Pay-Advance App
October 05, 2020  |  Gig Economy

For workers living paycheck to paycheck even before COVID-19, having their hours cut back due to the pandemic can stretch already tenuous financial situations to...

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