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Equifax does not verify gig worker income

Shmulek Bachar · He built Uber for parking & exited. Then raised $100M+. Here's his formula for finding product-ma... · PMF Show · May 20, 2024 · at 19:58

Shmulik Fishman, founder and CEO of Argyle, discusses the white space in payroll and employment verification that Argyle exploited.

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“Equifax doesn't verify gig worker income.”

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Equifax does not verify gig worker income.

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Assessment

The claim asserts that Equifax does not verify gig worker income. However, Equifax supported both automated 1099 contractor data verification and manual self-employed/gig verification long before May 2024. Equifax's The Work Number included hundreds of thousands of 1099/contractor payroll records beginning by at least 2020/2021, covering direct 1099 income reporting from participating employers and staffing/platform firms. In addition, Equifax Workforce Solutions offered dedicated Self-Employed Verification of Employment and Income solutions as early as 2011 (enhanced in February 2022). While coverage of non-reporting gig platforms was expanded further in 2025 via consumer-permissioned bank data tools, Equifax already provided gig worker and 1099 income verification services at the time of the claim.

Equifax press release (December 4, 2020) confirming The Work Number database includes contractor (1099) records.
Equifax press release (January 14, 2021) stating automated verifications tapped into hundreds of thousands of active 1099 records for income decisions.
Equifax product documentation confirming The Work Number supports both W-2 and 1099 income data, alongside Self-Employed Verification solutions enhanced in February 2022.

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[1] prnewswire.com [2] equifax.com [3] prnewswire.com [4] theworknumber.com [5] equifax.com [6] theworknumber.com [7] equifax.com [8] pymnts.com

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