“Citizens today announced a solution that enables corporate clients to give employees on-demand access to their earned pay, along with financial health tools designed to help them feel more financially secure…The Citizens solution funds the earned wages and then is reimbursed by companies during the traditional payroll cycle, which means employers can use it at no additional cost and with no impact to their working capital. Earned Wage Access connects with nearly all major enterprise human resource information and payroll systems, creating a seamless process that can be up and running in as little as 30 days.”

“Deluxe (NYSE:DLX), a Trusted Payments and Business Technology™ company, today announced its integration with Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: QTWO), a leading provider of digital transformation solutions for banking and lending. Through this integration, Deluxe will offer HR & Payroll Solutions within Q2’s Partner Marketplace Program, enabling financial institutions to seamlessly provide these solutions to their clients, while generating recurring revenue and increasing customer retention.”

“This morning Gusto , a unicorn that sells payroll and benefits management software, announced that it will now offer part of its service via an API to external platforms. The new product, dubbed Gusto Embedded Payroll, will allow vertical SaaS companies to provide payroll support to their own customers. The move to provide elements of its service through other firms’ offerings could bolster Gusto’s growth rate; for partner platforms the ability to provide payroll services may make their overall offering more attractive to small businesses.”

“Intuit Inc. announced today that customers of QuickBooks Online Payroll , the number one payroll provider for small businesses, can now take care of their employees with easy and affordable medical, dental and vision benefits right from within QuickBooks. This is just the latest example of how Intuit’s technology-driven Payroll solution leverages the power of the QuickBooks platform and helps businesses better manage their most valuable resources – the humans that make their business work. Today, one in twelve American workers are paid through QuickBooks Payroll, with $185B payroll payments processed annually. “”

“ADP’s latest payment solutions expand employers’ payroll capabilities and place financial wellness tools directly in the hands of employees.  Wisely Now™, the latest offering from Wisely by ADP™, enhances the availability of instant pay while providing key employer protections.  Additionally, myWisely™, the companion mobile application for Wisely by ADP, empowers employees with new tools for financial wellness.”

“Branch, a mobile platform that gives hourly workers advance access to their earnings, said it will roll out the service nationwide beyond its existing base of enterprise customers. The service, previously known as Branch Messenger, had an existing waitlist of 35,000 at major companies ranging from Dunkin Donuts, Target and Taco Bell.”

“With one month remaining, Kronos Incorporated today announced Fiscal 2018 is the most successful year yet for Kronos Payroll. Organizations of all sizes and across all industries are reducing payroll complexity while improving payroll accuracy and efficiency with Kronos human capital management (HCM) cloud solutions. By unifying HR, payroll, talent, and timekeeping into a single solution, organizations are empowered to spend less time managing processes and more time engaging their workforce.”

“The primary offering, Payroll Protection, extends the collection of payroll funds from a business’s bank account by seven days without interruption of service or insufficient fund charges, enabling business owners to pay employees and remit taxes on time even when vacations or invoice delays disrupt cash flow timing.”