| Mastercard And Branch To Fast-Track Pay For Hourly Workers If gig and hourly workers are facing similar financial issues, shouldn't they have similar tools to manage their cash flow? Mastercard and Branch think so, which is why the two firms are partnering to make it easier for hourly workers to get free digital access to a portion of the wages they've already earned. Branch CEO Atif Siddiqi and Mastercard Senior Vice President of Digital Partnerships Adam Granoff talk with Karen Webster about why the time is now to rethink payroll for the hourly worker. |
| How TaskRabbit, With IKEA, Is Reshaping The Gig Economy TaskRabbit, the platform that matches gig workers with consumers in need of home repairs and maintenance, is on a growth kick â thanks to its acquisition by IKEA in 2017. Sarah Rose, the companyâs president and chief product officer, talks with Karen Webster about how the platform is using retail partners to drive demand for âTaskers,â and create an entirely new ecosystem â one intended to appeal to the home-inspired consumers. Hereâs how. |
| Why Payments Is Bringing More Adventure To Travel As more consumers seek out travel adventures and luxury tourism experiences, the margin for error in payments is getting slimmer. Colin Smyth, industry director of travel at Flywire, talks with PYMNTS about how peer-to-peer (P2P) and other payment trends are changing the expectations of how thrill-seeking travelers want to pay for those jaunts, and why travel operators are taking notice. |
| Protecting The Youngest — And Most Vulnerable — ID Theft Victims Increasingly, fraudsters are preying on children, pilfering SSNs and other data to commit identity theft, run up charges and ruin credit. Zac Cohen, general manager of Trulioo, tells PYMNTS that education and tech (along with a global digital ID network) can shield the youngest victims from harm. Here’s how. |
| | Faster Payments Tracker™ | | Trending: Data Aggregation Makes Home Mortgages Cheaper When financing a first home, a complicated mortgage process can confuse buyers, and draw out loan underwriting timelines â costing time and money. Yet, lenders often lack the information they need to close loans sooner, and reduce costs for borrowers, Eric Bloomquist, chief product officer of finance management platform FinLocker, tells PYMNTS. In the latest Faster Payments Tracker, he explains how data aggregation, storage and validation tools can safely accelerate mortgage underwriting. |
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