“Can Clair become the default embedded earned wage access layer inside every HR and payroll platform?”
Clair is an embedded earned wage access (EWA) provider that white-labels on-demand pay into HR, payroll, and workforce-management apps. Public partners include Gusto, where Clair embeds advances directly into the payroll platform with no employer setup required.
Clair discloses Pathward as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Clair does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Pathward.
Clair's lending and capital products are provided by Clair (in-house).
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Clair's stack: Banking / BaaS (Pathward); Lending (Clair (in-house), On-Demand Pay (earned wage access) and Instant transfer advances).
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