The agency said that drivers on Walmart's Spark platform couldn't immediately access their earnings without giving the app a cut.

A Walmart delivery driver allegedly pleasured himself feet from the doorstep of the South Carolina woman whose groceries he’d just delivered. Both Walmart, Inc., and delivery driver Alvin Ortiz ...

The programme plays a crucial role in Walmart’s e-commerce operations, which saw over 20 per cent growth in United States sales during the most recent quarter. The Spark Driver app allows drivers to ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing Walmart and payroll service provider Branch Messenger for alleged illegal payment practices for gig workers. The bureau says Walmart was ...

UPDATE: This article includes comments from a Branch Messenger spokesperson. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Walmart and payment app Branch Messenger for illegally opening 1 million ...

More than one million delivery drivers collectively paid more than $10 million in fees after Walmart and Branch Messenger illegally opened costly deposit accounts in their names without consent ...

CFPB said in a news release on Monday that the companies opened deposit accounts for Walmart drivers with their personal information, including their social security numbers, without authorization.

If drivers wanted to avoid fees, they had to wait up to five days to have their money transferred, the CFPB alleged. Walmart is facing a lawsuit over how it paid delivery drivers using the company’s ...

According to the lawsuit, Walmart and Branch opened Branch accounts for last-mile Spark drivers and deposited pay into these accounts without the drivers' consent. Spark consists of independent ...