earned wage access

Branch Adds ‘Full-Service Paycard’ to Workforce Payments Platform
Branch Adds ‘Full-Service Paycard’ to Workforce Payments Platform
April 10, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Branch added a “full-service paycard” to its workforce payments platform. The paycard is delivered through the Branch App and Card, enables payments to a dedicated...

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DailyPay Sues NY AG to Counter On-Demand Pay Restrictions
DailyPay Sues NY AG to Counter On-Demand Pay Restrictions
April 07, 2025  |  Legal

Earned wage access company DailyPay has sued New York Attorney General Letitia James. The company’s suit, filed Monday (April 7), is aimed at stopping what...

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Utah Governor Signs Bill to Regulate Earned Wage Access Industry
Utah Governor Signs Bill to Regulate Earned Wage Access Industry
March 26, 2025  |  Regulation

Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed an earned wage access bill Wednesday (March 26), according to a press release issued by his office. The bill,...

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EarnIn Debuts Early Pay For Faster Paycheck Access
EarnIn Debuts Early Pay For Faster Paycheck Access
March 18, 2025  |  Personal Finance

EarnIn has debuted a product that lets users access their paychecks two days early. Early Pay, announced by the earned wage access (EWA) provider Tuesday...

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Fiserv Finalizes Payfare Purchase to Boost Embedded Finance Offerings
Fiserv Finalizes Payfare Purchase to Boost Embedded Finance Offerings
March 03, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Payments and financial services tech firm Fiserv finalized its purchase of Payfare. The completed deal makes the founders and employees of earned wage access (EWA)...

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Rent-A-Center Owner Targets Earned Wage Access With Brigit Acquisition
Rent-A-Center Owner Targets Earned Wage Access With Brigit Acquisition
January 31, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Upbound Group, owner of Rent-A-Center and Acima, has completed its purchase of Brigit. The deal, finalized Friday (Jan. 31), adds Brigit’s financial health technology to Upbound’s...

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Financial Services Legislation Is in the Spotlight as the 119th Congress Settles In
Financial Services Legislation Is in the Spotlight as the 119th Congress Settles In
January 07, 2025  |  Politics

The 119th Congress has now been seated, and is poised to consider, to take up — or to scuttle — financial services legislation that may...

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Platforms and Providers Expand With Earned Wage Access Acquisitions and Buildouts
Platforms and Providers Expand With Earned Wage Access Acquisitions and Buildouts
December 27, 2024  |  Payroll

Earned wage access (EWA) is expanding platforms, including the eCommerce and ridesharing mainstays that rely on drivers for deliveries and trips, and the FinTech providers...

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Fiserv Acquires Earned Wage Access Firm Payfare
Fiserv Acquires Earned Wage Access Firm Payfare
December 23, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Payments and financial services technology company Fiserv is acquiring earned wage access (EWA) provider Payfare. “This acquisition complements the embedded finance solutions of Fiserv with card program management,...

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