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Earned Wage Access Reaches Workers but Fails to Win Them

July 15, 2026
Branch Embeds On-Demand Pay in Workplace Apps
Payroll // 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. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Every Instant Payout Is a New Customer Waiting to Happen
Disbursements // 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 Turn Receivers Into Customers” challenges that framing. The recipients of those payments may be just...

The Work Schedule Behind a $20 Billion Paycheck Problem
Consumer Insights // May 29, 2026

“The Schedule Shock: How Unstable Hours Turn Paychecks Into Guesswork” is the May 2026 edition of the Wage to Wallet Index, a PYMNTS Intelligence and WorkWhile collaboration. The report examines how unstable work schedules affect income stability, household finances and career mobility among Labor Economy...

Payroll Leads AI Shift in the Back Office
Back-office // April 02, 2026

The back office has always been the part of the enterprise that nobody glamorizes, and everybody depends on. Payroll runs. Taxes get filed. Compliance boxes get checked. And then the cycle starts again. For decades, this was simply the cost of employing people, a largely...

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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 bill or medical expense arrives between paychecks, workers may be forced to borrow even though they have already performed enough work to cover the cost. […]

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...

First Dollar Wins: How Deposit Timing Is Rewiring Financial Loyalty

March 27, 2026
The earliest interactions between a consumer and a financial provider rarely take place in a branch, and the account opening is just the beginning. The most important moment, arguably, happens...

Earned Wage Access Is Reshaping How Employers Keep Staff

March 25, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With Green Dot’s Crystal Bryant-Minter Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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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. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, […]

Branch and Stripe Launch Digital Wallet for Worker Payouts

March 25, 2026
Workforce payments platform Branch has launched an integration with financial services company Stripe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Agibank May Postpone US IPO After Brazil’s Social Security System Finds Irregularities

January 09, 2026
Brazilian FinTech Agibank reportedly may postpone a planned initial public offering (IPO) in the United States after Brazil’s social security system suspended one of the firm’s main businesses. Get the...

Amazon Extends Payroll and Cybersecurity Help to Small Businesses

December 18, 2025
Amazon Business is offering new benefits to members of its Business Prime program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...