The global accommodation-sharing platform is exploring new ways to incorporate hosts into the company and reward them for the vital role they play

A working paper by the IMF is exploring how governments can mobilise revenue from the peer-to-peer sector

Airbnb has moved to seize a slice of China’s sharing economy, rebranding itself as ‘Aibiying’ to appeal to local customers

GM’s car-sharing service, Maven, has launched in San Francisco as the fight for the future of personal transportation intensifies

Shared office platform WeWork has been named one of the most valuable start-ups in the world as it prepares to expand in Asia

Airbnb’s recent win against attempts to curtail its use in San Francisco shows how the technology industry can defeat regulators by calling on the influence of its user base

Collaborative consumption – is it changing the way people live or is it just a passing fad?