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Podcast cover for Instant Payments Podcast: Season 2, Episode 1 (Part 1) with Ben Elliott, CEO of Randstad, on a dark blue background with pink accents.

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How Randstad Is Rethinking Payroll with Earned Wage Access

Randstad CFO Ben Elliott shares how earned wage access is reshaping payroll—from a back-office function to a competitive advantage in...

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How Instant Pay and Tips Benefit Workers at Cotton Patch Cafe

Discover how Cotton Patch Cafe uses instant digital tips and earned wage access to enhance employee satisfaction, simplify operations, and...

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Why Sun Holdings Sees Modern Pay as a Tool for Employee Engagement and Retention

Why Sun Holdings Sees Modern Pay as a Tool for Employee Engagement and Retention In the restaurant industry, employee turnover...

Cotton Patch Cafe CFO talks retention and digital tips

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How Preserving Instant Tips Became a Retention Advantage for Cotton Patch Cafe

Explore how modernizing tip payouts with instant payments enhances employee satisfaction, retention, and simplifies operations in the restaurant industry amidst...

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Earned Wage Access and Digital Tips at Scale: Lessons from a 30,000-Employee Organization

There’s a common misconception in the restaurant industry: Earned wage access (EWA) and digital tips may work for small operators,...

Employees gather around to discuss the new CFPB ruling on EWA

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CFPB Earned Wage Access Ruling Explained: What Employers Need to Know

In December 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule on earned wage access (EWA) that employers...

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Three Lessons from a Family-Owned Staffing & PEO Org

On Episode 7 of the Instant Payments Podcast, Instant CEO Tal Clark sat down with longtime friend, Instant customer, and...

Instant Payments Podcast host Tal Clark talks to Matt Umholtz of AllianceHCM about earned wage access

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Rethinking What Hourly Workers Need Most

In part two of our Instant Payments Podcast with Matt Umholtz, President of AllianceHCM, the conversation dove deep into two...

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Why Labor Cost Control Matters More in the Restaurant Industry

Controlling labor costs is a key tactic in driving margins for restaurant operators....
Kep Sweeney, CEO of PDQ talks AI

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People, Pay, and Possibility: Kep Sweeney on What Keeps Restaurants Running

PDQ CEO Kep Sweeney shares how speed, culture, leadership, and AI drive success in QSR—plus lessons on growth, people-first management,...