Tagged: freelancers

January 15, 2023 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qonto has revealed its roadmap for the integration of Penta. Qonto, which claims to be the European market leader in digital financial management for SMEs and freelancers joined forces with Penta, the digital business banking provider for SMEs and freelancers in Germany last summer. The… Read More

November 10, 2022 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ping, the global payment platform for freelancers and contractors, announced a $15 million seed funding round from key investors “including Y-Combinator, Race Capital, BlockTower, Danhua Capital, Signum Capital and Goat Capital.” The funds from the investment round will “further propel and expand Ping’s platform to… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zimpler, a Fintech company based in Sweden, has partnered with Fintech startup Gigapay in order to offer content creators with a seamless payout management system. Gigapay was reportedly the first to accommodate freelancers without a registered firm and now thanks to their collaboration with Zimpler,… Read More

July 31, 2022 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ageras Group—whose suite of financial and accounting software powers more than one million small businesses across Europe and North America—announced that it has acquired Kontist, a Berlin-based neo-bank “focused on the complex accounting and banking needs of Germany’s growing populations of microbusinesses and self-employed workers.”… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ABN AMRO’s (AMS: ABN) freelancer payout solution Payday is launching a new pilot in collaboration with Younited®, the widely-used platform for self-employed workers: the Payday Freelancer Wallet app. The freelance market continues “to flourish and grow,” according to an update from the ABN AMRO.  In… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qonto, the European business finance solution, has announced the launch of its new solution for invoicing. This new solution “simplifies the process of generating, sharing and managing professional and customized invoices directly from the platform.” Whether they are SMEs or freelancers, clients will be able… Read More

April 1, 2022 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Archie, the firm that is building the financial infrastructure for the freelance economy, is officially launching operations, with its first product to assist businesses with onboarding, managing and paying independent workers. Archie is also announcing $4.5 million in funding from B Capital Group, Mac Ventures,… Read More

March 24, 2022 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) has announced a new offering with DoorDash, a “last-mile” logistics platform, in order to help enable faster payouts “to eligible Dashers across Canada.” The latest feature, called DoorDash Fast Pay, is “facilitated by Stripe’s Instant Payouts product, made available through Stripe’s financial… Read More

March 19, 2022 @ 10:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Catch, the first and “only” personal payroll and benefits product, announced the launch of free automated income tax routing, “alongside a new brand identity.” With Catch, self-employed people are able to “automatically route their income — for free — setting aside for taxes, retirement, and… Read More

December 29, 2021 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At workforce payments platform Branch, the firm claims that they love partnerships, especially with companies that share “a commitment to financial inclusion.” That’s why they’re really pleased to confirm that they’re working with HR, payroll, and compliance software Greenshades to offer fee-free financial services to… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crunch, an online accountancy software & service platform for freelancers and small businesses, has secured 112% (£672,965) of its £600,002 target from 272 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs with 2 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign. Based in Brighton, United Kingdom,… Read More

December 4, 2021 @ 10:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gigacover, a Singapore-headquartered Fintech firm that offers gig workers with access to employment/worker benefits, has announced that it’s expanding its operations into the Philippines, which has a 1.5 million+ informal workforce. Gigacover provides freelancer workers with special incentives associated with maintaining regular employment. In statements… Read More

August 31, 2021 @ 6:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TheJobApp, a newly developed app that has been introduced to improve gig working and support businesses, will be available across the United Kingdom. This proposition aims to provide immediate payments after shifts and assists businesses with sourcing the best gig economy workers in an efficient… Read More

July 20, 2021 @ 2:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paro has announced a $25 million Series B funding round. The rapidly-growing startup offers businesses with flexible finance solutions through teams of remote finance professionals in order to help them address problems and support their ongoing growth. Paro, a Chicago-based startup “disrupting” the way firms… Read More

July 14, 2021 @ 2:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform, and Payfare (TSX: PAY), a Fintech firm focused on offering instant payout and digital banking services for contract professionals, have formed a new partnership in order to expand the reach of Payfare’s platform to the fast-evolving… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dubai-headquartered Fintech firm Mamo has reportedly secured $8 million through a pre-Series A funding round. Mamo offers a digital wallet and payments platform and has previously raised $1.5 million in order to launch a peer to peer payments app. As mentioned in a release shared… Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Lili, a U.S.-based mobile banking app specifically for freelancers, announced on Tuesday it secured $55 million through its Series B investment, which was led by Group 11 with participation from Target Global and AltaIR. The investment round brings Lili’s total funding to $80 million. … Read More

April 27, 2021 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Branch, an Employer Payments Platform, and global card issuing platform Marqeta have shared the findings from a study on the work and payments “preferences” of gig workers. Surveying more than 1,000 workers who began engaging in gig and 1099 work during the past six months,… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Garanti BBVA, BBVA’s Turkish unit, announced on Monday the launch of its new bank account aggregation service specifically for businesses, SMEs, and freelancers. According to Garanti, the services allow clients to view the amount debited and credited to their non-BBVA accounts. Garanti did explain… Read More

March 21, 2021 @ 8:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payoneer Inc., the global payment and commerce-enabling platform, has published a blog post in which it argues that freelancing or the gig economy is “here to stay.” Kareen Friedman (from Payoneer), who focuses on the freelance and service providers sector, writes that it should be… Read More