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How income smoothing solutions can support the creator economy’s growth

Behind Instagram’s Huda Kattan‘s make-up mastery and TikTok’s Khaby Lame‘s truth about lifehacks lies a flourishing community of skilful creators willing to monetise their craftsmanship. After the pandemic, a whole new gig-centred workforce across the globe has been growing exponentially, giving birth to what’s being labelled as the creator economy. Read more…

By Jim Esposito, 6 months ago
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Introducing the Slinger app – our new hospitality partner

In the last couple of years and with the pandemic fading, the hospitality industry has been experiencing a severe staffing crisis due to the substantial workforce leaving the UK post-Brexit and hospitality workers demanding more flexibility, fairer pay and better working conditions. With the rising inflation and cost of living Read more…

By Jim Esposito, 7 months7 months ago
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Build your credit with SteadyPay

We’ve just launched a credit building service! And it’ll be bundled into the current SteadyPay subscription at no extra cost. So what is this awesome new service? When you make a repayment, you’ll be doing more than refreshing your credit for the next top-up – you’ll also be building your credit record. Read more…

By Victor Pawley, 2 years2 years ago
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Five benefits of having a good credit record

1. Better interest rate We don’t charge interest here at SteadyPay (we’re a subscription service), but other lenders do. The interest rate you’re offered is pretty much tied to your credit score and credit history. If these are in a good state, you should qualify for a good interest rate. Read more…

By Victor Pawley, 2 years2 years ago
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Building credit – it takes time and effort

So what does it take to build a good credit record? Great question. Generally speaking, it takes two things. The first is time. How much time will depend on your personal situation. May be you’ve just opened your first credit account. Provided you’re disciplined with your repayments, it’ll be a Read more…

By Victor Pawley, 2 years2 years ago
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Volatile pay the norm for UK workforce

In 2018 a thinktank called the Resolution Foundation published a fascinating report on pay volatility in the UK. Their findings remain relevant today, may be even more so given the economic fallout from COVID-19. The research was based on anonymised month-to-month data from seven million Lloyds Banking Group bank accounts. Read more…

By Victor Pawley, 2 years2 years ago
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SteadyPay versus overdrafts

Overdrafts are designed to be a quick fix. This means they address a symptom of the problem (“I need money to buy this thing now!”), rather than the root cause (“Why am I short of money again?”). Our service is designed to get at the root cause and help you Read more…

By Victor Pawley, 2 years2 years ago
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A new kind of credit

We want to challenge the way banks and lenders make money. When we looked around for inspiration, it came from modern businesses that don’t operate in financial services. Think Netflix and Spotify. They make money by charging a subscription fee. We replicated this with SteadyPay because we believe it’s a Read more…

By Victor Pawley, 3 years3 years ago
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No one likes losing

People don’t like to lose. We associate unpleasant emotions with it, like sadness, pain and frustration. Indeed, we’re hard wired to avoid losses. Especially when it comes to money. Finding £100 is nice, but being out of pocket £100 is just not on. When we make decisions we tend to Read more…

By Victor Pawley, 3 years3 years ago
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Don’t be afraid to ask for help

Can’t make a repayment? Don’t be afraid to ask for help Life happens – job loss, illness, family crisis, a sudden increase in living expenses. We understand there may be times when you just can’t afford to make a top-up repayment. Do reach out to us if this happens, rather than Read more…

By Victor Pawley, 4 years4 years ago

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