Financial wellness benefits just got easier for thousands of employers. Rain, a leading earned wage access (EWA) provider, has announced a new bi-directional integration with Paylocity, the HR, payroll, and spend management platform used by more than 41,650 organizations. The move gives Paylocity clients direct access to Rain’s on-demand pay solution via the platform’s integrations marketplace, bringing modern pay flexibility to millions of employees.
Through the new integration, Paylocity users can enable EWA quickly and securely—offering workers access to up to 50% of their earned wages before payday without changing payroll processes or funding workflows. Over 3.5 million workers have already used Rain’s platform to reduce reliance on high-interest credit and payday loans.
“Earned wage access is becoming an essential component of any modern HCM toolkit,” said Rodolphe Mulliez, EVP of Go-to-Market at Rain. “By partnering with Paylocity, our payroll model seamlessly integrates with your system—collecting less data than any other provider in the U.S.—to drive financial wellness and flexibility for today’s workforce.”
Simplified, Secure, and Built for HR Efficiency
The Rain–Paylocity integration streamlines every step of the EWA process:
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Secure Data Integration: Rain imports earned wage data directly from Paylocity, allowing employees to withdraw a portion of gross earnings within responsible limits.
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Automated Employee Management: Employee profiles, wage rates, and time data sync automatically, reducing HR admin load.
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Seamless Payroll Reconciliation: Adjustments for early wage access are sent back to Paylocity at the end of each pay cycle, ensuring accurate deductions and zero disruption to payroll operations.
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Employee Experience: Workers can access wages via Rain’s mobile app, with free ACH transfers and optional instant access for a small fee—Rain funds advances directly, not employers.
“Knowing Rain partners directly with Paylocity gives us extra confidence that the systems we rely on every day work smoothly together,” said Heather Grant, Director of Total Rewards at Hopebridge. “While our decision to partner with Rain was about employee financial wellness first, the Paylocity integration has been a real added benefit.”
Why This Matters
With 70% of U.S. households now considered financially unhealthy, according to the Financial Health Pulse 2024 U.S. Trends Report, employers are increasingly turning to EWA as a way to reduce financial stress, improve retention, and support overall well-being.
For Paylocity users, the integration offers a plug-and-play approach to earned wage access—no payroll overhaul required. For Rain, it represents a major expansion of reach across HR tech ecosystems, positioning the company alongside leading payroll and HCM providers in the race to embed financial wellness into core HR infrastructure.
As financial flexibility becomes a baseline expectation for workers, Rain’s Paylocity partnership underscores a broader trend: earned wage access is no longer a perk—it’s a strategic benefit.
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