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Neobank Joust Targets Freelancers With New App

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The app was designed using input from customers and features an analytical dashboard, Joust Visa debit card management, invoice creation, payments and more. Feedback indicated that people wanted a “modern, streamlined user experience, ways to quickly visualize their finances, and manage clients, income and payments.” .

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Are Mobile Payments Finally Ready To Ignite In Japan?

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And insofar as they shopped online, cards (credit and debit) were preferred by nearly three-quarters of respondents. To get users on to the platform, it has adopted a points-based rewards system, as well as cash incentives to users who download the app and authenticate a Japanese phone number. percent).

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Freelancer Payments Turn Traditional Payroll On Its Head

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That figure could rise to 50 percent, it estimates, by 2027. According to Du Val, this also means that employers will use more expensive payment rails, like cards, to compensate their freelancers, leading to an added expense either for the payer or payee. working population. It’s not a U.S.-only ”

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