In today’s jobs market, for employers, finding ways to attract and retain talent is imperative to continuing operations and growth. Payroll is certainly at the top of the list when it comes to factors that can make or break an employee-employer relationship, so identifying the...
With the pandemic nudging businesses further into the digital payments realm, commercial card innovation is heating up to capitalize on the opportunity for adoption. This week’s commercial card innovation roundup includes initiatives in areas like employee expense and small business credit, but some of the...
The gig economy is giving rise to a workforce that values flexible – and speedy – payments. Jennifer Schroeder, executive vice president of product management at PULSE, tells PYMNTS prepaid and payroll cards are proving increasingly popular among forward-thinking employers and can help cement loyalty.
Employers that cannot quickly adjust their staffing levels to meet customer demand fluctuations and workers’ life shifts may find themselves in a bind. Retailers often need additional coverage during peak holiday shopping periods, hospitals may need substitutes for nurses on paternity leave and construction companies...
March 12, 2020
The gig economy is giving rise to a workforce that values flexible – and speedy – payments. Jennifer Schroeder, executive vice president of product management at PULSE, tells PYMNTS prepaid and payroll cards are proving increasingly popular among forward-thinking employers and can help cement loyalty.
June 05, 2019
Cards (as in prepaid, stored-value cards that consumers can use for gambling, payroll and a variety of other uses, many of them novel) are only half the battle. The real...
March 07, 2018
It’s Wednesday, and Jane needs to get her car fixed. Payday for Jane comes Friday via a payroll card that pushes money into an account she can use. But Jane...
February 20, 2018
Carrying wads of hard currency in an overstuffed wallet has ceased to be fashionable, thanks to the advent and proliferation of plastic money and cashless digital payment mechanisms. In countries...
July 08, 2019
In a move that extends payroll card portfolios to serve small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), global business payments company FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. has acquired payroll card provider SOLE Financial. The move is said to bring SOLE together with FLEETCOR’s existing digital paycard business and grow the company’s overall addressable market, according to an announcement. FLEETCOR […]
June 10, 2015
Payment service providers are in the midst of a new era of developing ways for businesses to pay each other. What hasn’t gotten as much attention lately, however, is how...
