How can FinTechs and Payroll Providers Enable Better Capabilities to Help Employees Manage and Access their Earned Pay

There have been countless variables for how the “new normal” is impacting this subsector of FinTechs. Digital acceleration has taken place in telehealth, insurance claim scanning, contactless payments and now on-demand pay. Specifically, on-demand pay ensures employees  feel safe and empowered with these new digital experiences, including instant-pay apps on mobile devices.

Why on-demand pay, though? The current bi-weekly payroll cycle has failed to timely and financially cover employees’ necessary and unexpected emergency costs. COVID was an awakening for businesses to abandon the antiquated payroll process and migrate to a digital, contactless pay solution which provides employees access to their earned pay and eliminates the typical two-week wait time until payday. Speed and safety are prioritized through digitization which ends up saving everyone valuable time and money. If you can change the cycle of payments — and make the money earned available when it is needed — you can remove the financial stress of waiting.

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