Payfare
Also a provider — view Payfare’s profile →“Can a gig-economy digital banking platform become the de facto embedded-finance infrastructure layer for any platform needing instant worker payouts and financial wellness tools — and scale that thesis globally under Fiserv's distribution?”
Payfare was founded as a gig-economy-focused digital banking and instant payout company, initially targeting large on-demand platforms like Lyft, Uber, and DoorDash. The company embedded bank accounts, debit cards, and earned wage access directly into these platforms' worker experiences, using Stride Bank N.A. as its US sponsor bank and i2c as its payments processing backbone. After listing on the TSX (ticker: PAY), Payfare was acquired by Fiserv, which now markets the product suite as 'Payfare from Fiserv' — repositioning it as a turnkey embedded finance solution for any platform needing to embed worker payouts and digital banking.