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Branch Overview

What is Branch?

Branch is the leading workforce payments platform that delivers fast, flexible options for people to get paid. Easily pay W-2 and 1099 workers: offer cashless tips, reimbursements, paycard alternative, earned wage access, and other types of payments—all from one platform. No pre-funding needed. Whether it’s sending earnings to employees or contractors, companies choose Branch because they know that faster payments can help them strengthen worker loyalty, save time and money, and unlock productivity to drive business growth. Earners that sign up with Branch can receive a free bank account, quick access to earned wages, rewards, and personal finance tools to help them manage their cash flow between paychecks. Branch partners with the nation’s leading companies in hospitality, healthcare, gig platforms & marketplaces, and staffing services. Customers like Jimmy John’s, Uber, and Continuum experience greater efficiency, worker loyalty and retention by implementing our solutions. Want to join their ranks? See what Branch can do for you by requesting a demo.

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Product Description

Branch is a mobile-first technology that helps workers grow financially. Filling the gap for low-income working Americans that are underserved, Branch provides transparent and equitable financial services, including instant access to earned wages.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Branch is a fast, easy, and embeddable solution for technology partners looking to deploy free financial services and faster payment methods to their customers. Instead of having to build something themselves, partners can turn to Branch for a seamlessly embeddable solution that can be customized to best meet their unique needs. We offer open APIs that not only enable real-time data transfer, but also provide an embedded experience within a partner's platform, which allows for a continuous user experience. While adding value to a partner's offering, our tools help streamline the payroll process for businesses and assist the employees of those businesses in getting ahead financially—all at zero cost.


Seller Details
Seller
Branch
Year Founded
2015
HQ Location
Minneapolis, MN
Twitter
@branch
2,739 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
256 employees on LinkedIn®

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Stephanie F.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Branch is an easy way to pay out tips daily."
The fact that team members have all their funds loaded directly into their card.
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Kim N.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Easy way to pay tips out daily!"
Branch is easy to use and identify employees that have accounts and those that still need accounts. Working with a daily file that provides the co...
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Carlos R.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"CFO"
Branch is Free. The Branch app works and allows employees to pay electronically

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LP
Corporate Recruiter
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Branch?

It is very easy to set up and use. You have the ability to get instant pay for a small fee and free transfers to your bank account. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Branch?

I don't have any downsides except maybe transferring to your bank instantly or faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Branch solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's easy to use and see your money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Payroll & Benefits Manager
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Branch?

The Branch app experience has been really great compared to past direct deposit card companies we have worked with before. The onboarding process was seemless, and the user experience has been great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Branch?

So far I have not run into anything that I dislike about branch. Any issues that we have run into have been rectified very quickly, and were caused by human error on our side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Branch solving and how is that benefiting you?

Branch allows us to offer a no cost payment option for our employees that do not have access to traditional bank accounts or other direct deposit methods. Their integration into apple and google pay has also been a huge win for employees that do not like carrying arounds cards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Branch?

The flexibility to transfer funds to any other banks.

Ease of use of the debt card at retail shops. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Branch?

It just lacks a web-based portal. Would be convenient to track funds without the app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Branch solving and how is that benefiting you?

Huge savings on the operational cost compared to using a 3rd party payroll platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

LH
Payroll Administrator/ + Other
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Branch?

I like that the employees sign up, and I get an email being notified to update their banking information. It's also nice that employees can get some cash early before payday. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Branch?

It seems a little harder for Minors to sign up for this program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Branch solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeping employees happy being able to work for cash the next day. This allows them to have any gas money if needed to get to the next shift. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Tyler Zipperer of Branch

Hi there, thank you for your review of Branch. This feedback is invaluable as we continue to develop our platform for employers like you. We're glad to hear your experience with Branch has been beneficial so far. Please let us know how we can continue to support your success.

SB
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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Branch?

From the initial setup to daily operations, their staff is extremely helpful and available to help whenever I need them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Branch?

Some of the information you need to input has to be exact. An example is the date of birth for each worker has to be Year-Month-Day. This is not a huge deal, but rather something to get used to and expect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Branch solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are currently in the process of integrating Branch with our new operational software to streamline payments to our workers. Branch has been extremely helpful and available to help with this process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SW
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What do you like best about Branch?

Our employees love the direct deposit option and they are appropriately using the cash advance options.

Our account rep is amazing and responsive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Branch?

Minors cannot get the cash advance.

We sometimes have issues at the end of the pay period.

We could not get swag for each roll out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Branch solving and how is that benefiting you?

Direct deposit.

Employees working more hours to get pay on demand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

TL
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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Branch?

I like that I can instantly pay workers at anytime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Branch?

The instant tranfer fees is the biggest issue my workers have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Branch solving and how is that benefiting you?

I no longer have to manually pay workers in Quickbooks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Branch?

As a business owner, the simple setup and the ease of use are my favorite part of using Branch. It makes operations easier. Our credit card tips for employees were outweighing the amount of paper cash that we brought in each day which meant that we had to pull money from our bank account to pay out tips to employees. It was a headache to manage and a nightmare to audit. Branch has simplified all of that and our employees are happy with the change too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Branch?

There is not a single thing that I dislike about Branch. It is shocking how easy it is to use and how great their customer service is for both the business owner and the employees. I have never had a vendor that operated as flawlessly as Branch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Branch:

Absolutely give it a try! You will love it as an employer and your employees will be happy too! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Branch solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our credit card tips were outnumbering the amount of physical cash we brought in during a shift. Our tipped employees had to be paid with money from the register which made our drawers short every day. We had to pull money from the bank account every few days to make up for the negative balance in our registers. It was such a nightmare to audit and made it difficult for our managers to know if their registers were accurate. Switching to Branch has allowed up to eliminate the exchange of cash tips and now we don't have to worry about having enough money on hand to pay out tips. It is also a convenient option for our employees that don't have a bank account of their own. We have seen many employees use the Branch card for their direct deposit as well. Branch direct deposit request forms come directly to me and I don't have to worry about missing or incorrect information on the form. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AH
Accounting
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Branch?

Great Customer Service, with a dedicated account rep. My employees love the advances and early pay options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Branch?

I wish I had the ability to force set up employee accounts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Branch solving and how is that benefiting you?

They are offering free daily pay options which our employees love. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.