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Seamless qualification
Get users linked and qualified with the industry’s trusted financial onboarding.
Smarter approvals
Assess repayment risk with insights from a network of 1M+ daily connections.
Real-time risk insights
Stay ahead of fraud, confirm balances, and time repayment to income deposits.
20% more coverage
in transaction categories compared to the nearest competitor
500M+ transactions
enriched daily across our network
Qualify more users
Help new users connect through a familiar, mobile-first experience trusted by millions of U.S. bank account holders.
- Convert up to 25% more potential users
- Reach users across 99.9% of U.S. banks and credit unions
- View income, pay cycles, and balances instantly
Assess repayment risk
Make smarter approval decisions using live data from each user’s cash flow history.
- See recurring payroll deposits, including frequency and consistency
- Spot spending trends and overdraft patterns to assess ability to repay
Reduce losses
Use real-time insights to mitigate risk, time repayment, and cut losses.
- Know when income lands in a user’s bank account to time repayment
- Check balances before repayment to reduce NSF risk
- Understand user financial behavior to predict fraud risk more accurately
“Plaid was the best choice for us because of its data quality and ease of integration. Plaid has done a great job of normalizing its service across all financial institutions, so we don’t have to worry about where our users do their banking.”
Zuben Mathews
CEO & CO-FOUNDER
Transactions
See up-to-date transaction history to make safer, more accurate cash advance decisions.
Auth
Instantly confirm a user’s bank account details to initiate repayment easily.
Balance
Check real-time balances before repayment to prevent insufficient-funds failures.
Income
Speed up debt-to-income calculations with detailed income insights.
Underwriting
Strengthen credit decisions with clear views into a borrower’s financial stability.
Protect
Assess risk from onboarding to repayment with first-of-its-kind fraud data.
customer stories
See how teams grow with earned wage access
- Klover gets customers $1M a day in cash advances
Read the Q&A - Branch uses Plaid to stay at the forefront of digital finance
Read the story - Brigit helps users save an average of $500 a year on fees and interest
Read the story - Chime boosted account funding by 300%
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Your questions, answered
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What is earned wage access?
Earned wage access (EWA) lets consumers access money they’ve already earned—before payday. EWA is offered through employers or third-party apps and typically repaid once the employee's paycheck is deposited.
How does earned wage access help consumers and providers?
Earned wage access helps consumers manage cash flow, reduce financial stress, and avoid high-interest alternatives.
Does earned wage access cost consumers money?
Earned wage access may cost consumers money. Some providers offer free transfers, while others charge for faster delivery or added features.
How does an earned wage access app determine eligibility?
An earned wage access app determines eligibility by reviewing income patterns and pay history linked by the user.
Do earned wage access apps require employer participation?
Earned wage access apps do not require employer participation and typically work directly with the employee’s bank account.
How do earned wage access apps get repaid?
Earned wage access apps get repaid by deducting the accessed amount from the user’s next paycheck or bank deposit.
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