Remote Workers news and trends

Visa+ Gives Consumers Option to Send P2P Payments to Anyone
Payment Methods // April 11, 2023

We’ve all done this dance.   You want to send money to another person — you have a Venmo account, but they don’t. They have a PayPal account, but you don’t. Your bank is connected to the Zelle network, and they don’t know if theirs is...

Surge in Remote Workers Brings Opportunity for Online Retail, Grocery
Gig Economy // December 28, 2022

The growing remote workforce presents a unique opportunity for online businesses as they boost online grocery and retail sales. A record number of consumers globally are at least partially working outside the office as of Q3 2022. Of those who reported working in the 30...

Zoom to Launch Virtual Co-Working Space and AI Chatbot
Gig Economy // November 08, 2022

With people’s work habits continuing to evolve, Zoom has debuted features the video conferencing platform says are designed to improve the modern work experience. “As global organizations are adapting to how, when, and where work happens, it’s crucial that human connection remains a top priority to drive...

Survey Finds Managing Taxes Is Top Global-Hiring Headache
B2B Payments // June 06, 2022

International hiring skyrocketed in 2021 among businesses in the U.S. and U.K. after the pandemic replaced the office-work paradigm with a remote-first alternative.  Firms most commonly hire internationally because they want to expand into other markets, increase their market share in other countries or both,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Surge in Remote Workers Brings Opportunity for Online Retail, Grocery

December 28, 2022
The growing remote workforce presents a unique opportunity for online businesses as they boost online grocery and retail sales. A record number of consumers globally are at least partially working outside the office as of Q3 2022. Of those who reported working in the 30 days before the survey, 44% said they had worked online […]

Spike in Remote Workers Raises Odds of Hacks and Scams for Businesses

November 03, 2021
It’s a sad but simple truth: The move to remote work has increased the opportunity for fraud. Employees are more likely to make significant, serious requests over emails that are...

ADP: Pandemic Prompts Firms To Replace Checks With Pay Cards

June 29, 2020
The pandemic has spurred businesses — by necessity — to use digital means to interact with their employees and to keep operations humming. And the great shift to digital is...

Quick Reads
Neobank Bunq Looks to Court UK’s Digital Nomads

June 03, 2024
Dutch neobank Bunq is reportedly aiming to return to the U.K. Founder and CEO Ali Nikham told CNBC in a report published Monday (June 3) that the company is hoping to obtain a banking license from British regulators. “I hope we’ll get somewhere by the end of the year, maybe early next year, because the U.K.’s processes may be slightly different […]

Zoom to Launch Virtual Co-Working Space and AI Chatbot

November 08, 2022
With people’s work habits continuing to evolve, Zoom has debuted features the video conferencing platform says are designed to improve the modern work experience. “As global organizations are adapting to how, when,...