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Neobank Joust Raises $2.6M To Improve Freelancer Payments

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At Joust, we understand the growing market of self-employed workers, freelancers and small businesses, and their need for an all-in-one banking solution –especially one that gives them the same benefits enjoyed by major corporations. Existing financial market infrastructure just isn’t built to provide this bundle.

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Are Mobile Payments Finally Ready To Ignite In Japan?

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It’s the market that should ignite but stubbornly refuses to. Included in Japan’s cashless by 2027 plan is doubling the ratio of card and e-money transactions from there within the next eight years in the eventual hopes of building what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called a “$1tn-plus cashless market.”.

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Freelancer Payments Turn Traditional Payroll On Its Head

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Today, nearly half of gig workers surveyed for the most recent PYMNTS.com Gig Economy Index say they use a digital marketplace to find work, handle payments and manage other key components of freelancing, like taxes. That figure could rise to 50 percent, it estimates, by 2027. working population. working population. ”

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