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Chase Adds Payroll to Larger Business Banking Offering

October 07, 2026
Chase SMB Offerings Point to Appeal of Real-Time B2B Payments
Workday Teams With Cash App on Payroll, Experian on Verification
Payroll // 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...

Hourly Work Changes by the Shift but Payday Doesn’t
Payroll // 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....

Intermezzo Raises $10 Million for Payroll Automation Platform
Payroll // 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. 10) news release. These platforms often have no localized payroll capabilities in most international markets, requiring...

61% of Firms Put Payroll Benefits Next in the Embedded Finance Queue
Payroll // 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 Finance as a Strategic Initiative” found in October that 93% of companies encounter friction with...

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Hourly Work Changes by the Shift but Payday Doesn’t

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 […]

61% of Firms Put Payroll Benefits Next in the Embedded Finance Queue

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...

Earned Wage Access Reaches Workers but Fails to Win Them

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...

Every Instant Payout Is a New Customer Waiting to Happen

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...

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Chase Adds Payroll to Larger Business Banking Offering

October 07, 2026
Chase is expanding its payroll service to help business clients dealing with cash flow pressures. The new offering, announced Wednesday (Oct. 7), brings Chase Payroll alongside the banking and payment activities business customers already manage through the lender. “Small business owners are constantly balancing employees, customers, expenses and cash flow,” Stevie Baron, CEO of Chase […]

Workday Teams With Cash App on Payroll, Experian on Verification

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...

Intermezzo Raises $10 Million for Payroll Automation Platform

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....

Branch Embeds On-Demand Pay in Workplace Apps

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...