Ask what expensive gas does to a household, and you’ll get the familiar answer. It squeezes the budget. Less to spend, more to worry about. An affordability story, and a tired one. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
New government data showed working-class consumers in the United States seeing a bump in pay, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (July 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
For decades, the hourly labor market has organized worker pay around the wage itself. Employers compete by adding another dollar per hour, workers compare job postings by headline pay, and policymakers measure economic progress through changes in average earnings. Get the Full Story Complete the...
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...
July 22, 2026
For decades, the hourly labor market has organized worker pay around the wage itself. Employers compete by adding another dollar per hour, workers compare job postings by headline pay, and policymakers measure economic progress through changes in average earnings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access […]
July 07, 2026
Earned wage access has largely solved the question of availability. The remaining challenge is persuading workers that it deserves a place in their regular financial lives. Get the Full Story...
June 25, 2026
For many hourly workers, the most useful financial tool may not be a bigger paycheck, but a clearer view of when that paycheck will arrive and how large it will...
June 17, 2026
Explore more conversations like this on the PYMNTS Podcast page Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
July 23, 2026
New government data showed working-class consumers in the United States seeing a bump in pay, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (July 23). 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, PYMNTS Today. […]
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...
June 09, 2026
JPMorgan Chase’s consumer and community banking chief said the lender is keeping an eye on consumer health. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
June 08, 2026
Embedded earned wage access platform Reset raised $6 million in a seed funding round, according to a Monday (June 8) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
