For millions of hourly and shift workers, flexibility is built into when they work but rarely into when they get paid. Labor Economy workers are hourly, gig, seasonal or shift-based workers earning no more than $25 an hour and typically less than $50,000 a year....
Payroll infrastructure company Intermezzo has raised $10 million in new funding. The startup, founded by two veterans of Intuit, automates payroll for human capital management (HCM) platforms, Intermezzo said in a Thursday (Sept. 10) news release. These platforms often have no localized payroll capabilities in most international markets, requiring...
Embedded finance appears to have crossed a revealing threshold: Companies are treating its growing pains as reasons to improve the technology rather than abandon it. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Embedded Finance as a Strategic Initiative” found in October that 93% of companies encounter friction with...
On-demand pay was supposed to address a straightforward mismatch. Employees earn money every day, but traditional payroll systems release it every one or two weeks. When a car repair, utility bill or medical expense arrives between paychecks, workers may be forced to borrow even though...
September 15, 2026
For millions of hourly and shift workers, flexibility is built into when they work but rarely into when they get paid. Labor Economy workers are hourly, gig, seasonal or shift-based workers earning no more than $25 an hour and typically less than $50,000 a year. Only 11% of them have access to on-demand pay through […]
September 07, 2026
Embedded finance appears to have crossed a revealing threshold: Companies are treating its growing pains as reasons to improve the technology rather than abandon it. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Embedded...
July 15, 2026
On-demand pay was supposed to address a straightforward mismatch. Employees earn money every day, but traditional payroll systems release it every one or two weeks. When a car repair, utility...
June 04, 2026
Financial institutions have long treated disbursements as back-office logistics. Move the money, book the revenue and support the commercial client. However, the PYMNTS Intelligence report “Banking Both Sides: Instant Payouts...
September 24, 2026
Cash App, a financial services platform operated by Block, has partnered with enterprise software provider Workday to integrate its payment destination into Workday’s employee payroll management system, according to a Thursday (Sept. 24) news release. Under the agreement, eligible U.S. workers using Workday will be able to direct their paychecks into Cash App starting Oct. 1, […]
September 10, 2026
Payroll infrastructure company Intermezzo has raised $10 million in new funding. The startup, founded by two veterans of Intuit, automates payroll for human capital management (HCM) platforms, Intermezzo said in a Thursday (Sept....
July 14, 2026
Workforce financial infrastructure provider Branch now enables companies and platforms to embed its earned wage access into scheduling, shift and other tools used by workforces. These new integrations represent an...
March 25, 2026
Workforce payments platform Branch has launched an integration with financial services company Stripe. This collaboration, announced Wednesday (March 25), is designed to make it easier for companies to launch a...
