Branch news and trends

Indeed Flex and Branch Team to Offer Temps Same-Day Pay
Faster Payments // September 30, 2024

Temporary staffing platform Indeed Flex launched a partnership with workforce payments company Branch. Via the collaboration, the companies are offering Same Day Pay, which lets Flex users get up to half their earnings within an hour after finishing a shift, according to a Monday (Sept....

Branch Launches Instant Payroll Solution for Workers
Payroll // July 20, 2023

Workforce payments platform Branch announced the launch of Branch Direct, an online instant payment solution that allows companies to pay workers directly to an existing bank account. Commenting on the news, Branch CEO Atif Siddiqi said more companies are making it easier for employees to...

Experts on How Payments Automation Can Aid Middle-Market Businesses
Accounts Payable // June 27, 2023

With late payments resulting in late fees for 41% of buyers in the past year, companies are making accounts payable automation their top priority to keep up. PYMNTS explores how automation is helping transform AP into a customer service function to bolster businesses’ financial health.

Digitization Efforts Bring Unexpected Knock-on Benefits to Finance Operations
B2B Payments // October 09, 2022

CFOs and treasurers are pragmatic people who spend a lot of time preparing for worst-case scenarios. Small wonder they’re equipping their companies with the digital tools they need to survive — and thrive — in any storm. In a series of conversations on digitization, financial...

Interviews & Exclusives
Macro Challenges Drive More Business to Full-Blown Payments Automation

October 06, 2022
In payments, change is slow, and then it happens quickly. That’s especially true in business-to-business (B2B) payments, where “the check is in the mail” gives way to the invoices sent by email, which then gives way to the embedded payment options that link accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) departments — and buyers and […]

The Office Redux: WeWork Concepts Get Another Look as Businesses Rethink Design

April 18, 2022
We often fall in love with imaginary workplaces on TV series from “The Office” to “Succession” without ever giving a thought to how things have changed in the past two...

Mastercard and Branch To Fast-Track Pay For Hourly Workers

October 18, 2019
That instant payments have been a significant boon to workers in the gig economy is almost inarguable. A glance at the data demonstrates why. According to a study released jointly...

Quick Reads
Marqeta to Embed BNPL in Payment Apps and Digital Wallets

October 28, 2024
Marqeta has unveiled a new solution that delivers buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options inside payment apps and digital wallets. The new Marqeta Flex is being developed with payment providers Klarna and Affirm and payments platform Branch, Marqeta said in a Monday (Oct. 28) press release. “Marqeta Flex is about building upon the transformational […]

Indeed Flex and Branch Team to Offer Temps Same-Day Pay

September 30, 2024
Temporary staffing platform Indeed Flex launched a partnership with workforce payments company Branch. Via the collaboration, the companies are offering Same Day Pay, which lets Flex users get up to...

Branch Launches Instant Payroll Solution for Workers

July 20, 2023
Workforce payments platform Branch announced the launch of Branch Direct, an online instant payment solution that allows companies to pay workers directly to an existing bank account. Commenting on the...

Uber Launches Uber Pro Card to Give Drivers Faster Payments, Rewards

October 06, 2022
Uber is delivering new rewards and faster payments to its drivers and couriers through a partnership with card-issuing platform Marqeta, along with global payments firm Mastercard and workforce payments platform...