For payroll providers and platforms

Worker financial tools, layered onto your payroll product.

Your clients run payroll. Their workers carry financial stress. Patch gives them more than one way out, and gives you a deeper relationship with the clients you already serve.

The problem

The workforce financial stress that shows up in every payroll run.

Paycheck to paycheck 62%

of American workers live paycheck to paycheck. Higher in labor-intensive industries.

Payday lending ~400%

APR. $520 in fees on a $375 payday loan is typical.

Turnover cost 40%

of annual salary to replace a frontline worker.

Workforce strain All time high

401(k) hardship withdrawals in 2025.

You see the workforce stress in the data. Your clients see it on the floor. Patch is the platform that puts real financial tools in front of both of you, on the infrastructure you already run.

Worker financial tools your platform can offer. Cash flow tools for your clients when they need them.

One platform, on both sides of payroll. Every product is delivered through licensed, regulated partners.

Paycheck Access

Earned Wage Access, affordable Workplace Loans, and the Patch Card with direct deposit and instant access. Offered by the business, activated by the worker.

Earned Wage Access

Workers tap wages they've already earned, before payday.

Workplace Loans

Affordable installment loans repaid through payroll.

Patch Card

Direct deposit and instant access for the workforce.

Launching July 2026See Paycheck Access

Working Capital

Invoice Factoring on a 30 to 60 day cycle. Turn unpaid receivables into working capital the same week. For your clients in labor-intensive verticals where payroll obligations don't wait on customer payments. Premium Finance is also part of the working capital toolkit.

  • Invoice Factoring on 30 to 60 day cycles
  • Same-week access to working capital
  • Includes Premium Finance through insurance broker partners
Why payroll companies partner with Patch

What this means for your platform.

Patch is built to extend what your payroll platform already does for your clients.

Stronger client retention

Workforce financial tools give your clients a reason to stay with you. Patch sits on top of the payroll relationship you already have, making your platform more valuable to the SMBs paying you every month.

Real impact on worker outcomes

Workers using Earned Wage Access reduce overdraft fees and short-term debt cycles. Workers with affordable Workplace Loans get fair financing for emergencies instead of falling into worse options. Workers with direct deposit on a payroll card stop losing money to predatory check cashers. Real financial outcomes, delivered through the payroll system you already operate.

New revenue from existing relationships

Patch is built on a revenue model that includes partner economics. Whether through usage-based revenue share, per-enrollment recognition, or other structures, partner payroll companies are compensated for the platform usage they enable. We work with each partner to find the structure that fits.

Patch is the financial partner for businesses that run on people. The partnership we're building with payroll companies is how that financial partnership reaches the SMB clients your platform already serves.

Common questions

What payroll companies ask us first.

01

How does Patch integrate with our payroll platform?

Patch is built on a payroll integration layer that works with most major payroll systems through standard data exchange. We don't require platform re-engineering on your end. The exact integration approach depends on your platform architecture, your data access model, and your client base. We work through this with each partner directly. It's typically the first technical conversation, and we'd rather have it with you than guess at the answer here.

02

Are you trying to compete with us?

No. Patch is not a payroll platform and won't be. We deliver worker financial tools and business cash flow products through the payroll relationship that already exists. Partnership with Patch makes your payroll platform more valuable to your SMB clients, not less. We have no interest in displacing the relationship that powers everything Patch does.

03

What does the partnership look like in practice?

We're in the early stage of building out the payroll partner program, which means partnerships look different right now depending on the partner. Some partners refer their clients to Patch through their account team. Some integrate Patch products into their client-facing portal. Some explore deeper joint go-to-market motions. We'd rather have the conversation about what fits your platform than describe a one-size partnership that doesn't exist.

Get in touch

Let's talk partnership.

If you run a payroll platform serving SMBs and Patch sounds like something that could fit, drop a note. Someone from the partnerships team will reach out within one business day.

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Sources

  1. LendingClub, "Reality Check: Paycheck-to-Paycheck Series" (2024-2025).
  2. Pew Charitable Trusts payday lending research.
  3. SHRM Human Capital Benchmarking Report.
  4. Vanguard, "How America Saves 2026."