Analysis

May 13, 2019

Fintech for gig workers is the next big untapped market

Companies like Zego, Portify and Tapoly are helping independent workers get better access to loans and insurance.


Maija Palmer

8 min read

An estimated 4.8m people in the UK — and up to 162m across the EU and US combined — now work in the gig economy. Independent workers, freelancers, contingent workers, whatever you want to call them, are one of the fastest growing segments of the economy.

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Portify wants to offer loans to gig workers
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Difficulties in getting insurance can stop some people taking on delivery work. Photo by Dan Gold on Unsplash
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