#EarnedWageAccess apps are just another #BigTech extraction technique used to suck money from Women of Color. The "tech" part allows them to do this without regulations. @pluralistic https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-25/california-regulate-cash-apps-trap-women-in-debt @jeffjarvis

As the CFPB re-establishes regulation, the fintech industry has moved in to add "with a computer" to many regulated activities and so declare them beyond regulation.

One fintech "innovation" is the creation of a "direct to consumer #EarnedWageAccess" product. Earned Wage Access is just a fancy term for a program some employers offer whereby workers can get paid ahead of payday for the hours they've already worked.

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There's definitely demand for on-demand pay (or, Earned Wage Access / EWA). But DailyPay charges the employee $2.99 on each "Now" (instant pay) transfer, regardless of the amount being transferred.

And they only serve workers from the U.S.

#PayMeInBTC

Video: https://player.cnbc.com/p/gZWlPC/cnbc_global?playertype=synd&byGuid=7000187733

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Employees can access pay as they earn it with DailyPay, but for a fee:
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/04/23/employees-can-access-pay-as-they-earn-it-with-dailypay-but-for-a-fee.html

#Bitcoin  #EarnBitcoin #PayMeInBitcoin #DailyPay #EarnedWageAccess #EWA #OnDemandPay #Payments #Payroll