Latest articles Wednesday January 13, 2021

1. Featured Story: Why gig workers are turning away from traditional banks

   162 million people, or 30% of the workforce, across the US and the EU-15 countries are gig workers. In 2018, the total spending on the gig economy around the world reached a staggering $4.5 trillion. Meanwhile in the US, 80% of large companies are planning to switch to a “flexible workforce”.

   By Stav Dimitropoulos

1. When it comes to social commerce, influencers and Twitch streamers are thriving

   Atarabyte is a Twitch streamer living in South Korea who is currently doing daily streams on Amazon Live. She started last year when the platform was just taking off, and she has come a long way since she first started streaming on Justin.TV ten years ago.

   By Aimee Pearcy

   From the Ecommerce desk