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Neobank Joust Raises $2.6M To Improve Freelancer Payments

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Freelancers require credit and banking products that mirror the user experience of the consumer market but [offer] the product sophistication of the small business market,” said Dave Fields, founder and managing partner of PTB Ventures. The bank combines an FDIC-insured account and a merchant account and accepts a variety of payments.

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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. As the freelancer economy continues to proliferate, Du Val noted that there will be even more opportunities to innovate, add new features, and lower the overall barriers for both freelancers and employers to step into the gig economy. working population. It’s not a U.S.-only

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