Gig economy

Uber’s getting a half billion dollar investment from PayPal at a time when the ride-sharing app is prepping a $100 billion IPO and can least afford speed bumps in its user experience and payment process.

Almost conspicuous by its absence, Apple Pay is finally an option in the Uber Eats food delivery app — after five years of being a way to pay for Uber's separate ride-sharing service.

CV Systems’ COO Randy Schmidt, BHMI Chairman Jack Baldwin and Mickey Goldwasser, vice president of Payrailz, discuss challenges and opportunities, for faster payments, back office gaps, and cross-industry cooperation.

Uber is a lot more than a ride-sharing app — it is also one of the most disruptive forces in payments.

Mergers and acquisitions in the payments segment rose 16 percent in 2018, fueled in part by PayPal closing two large deals.

Large investment houses see an opportunity to improve financial conditions for contract workers, accelerate evolution away from cash to digital payments, expand the smartphone as a commerce device and streamline user experience.

The gig economy presents many challenges in its reliance on a freelance workforce. Among those is the task of managing corporate spending for workers that don't use a corporate card or expense platform.

The rise of Uber, Lyft, Etsy, Kaggle and other forms of freelance work has sparked a new generation of specialist fintechs.

The rise of Uber, Lyft, Etsy, Kaggle and other forms of freelance work has sparked a new generation of specialist fintechs.

The use cases for faster payments are typically considered to be somewhat niche. But if any payment can be made in real time, why should full-time employees wait two weeks for every paycheck?