Partnership empowers hourly workers to instantly access their wages, digital tips, and financial wellness resources
ATLANTA, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Instant Financial, a fintech company modernizing payments and earned wage access for hourly workers and their employers, announced a strategic partnership with goHappy, the leader in frontline employee engagement solutions, to improve the frontline employee experience through real-time wage access and direct communication. This collaboration will help employers reduce turnover and boost engagement among their frontline workforce.
Instant's earned wage access (EWA) solution empowers employees to access a portion of their earned wages instantly after each shift, at no cost to employers and no or low cost to employees. Instant also provides restaurant staff immediate access to their daily tips. When combined with goHappy's inclusive and powerful text-based communication platform, employers can now connect with 100% of their frontline workforce — no apps or downloads required — while providing financial flexibility that empowers employees and supports retention. Instant also offers a Financial Wellness program designed to help frontline employees achieve financial independence through tools that promote saving, build credit, and enhance financial health and well-being.
"Partnering with Instant is a natural fit for us," said Shawn Boyer, Founder and CEO of goHappy. "Our mission is to help frontline workers feel more valued and connected so they can reach their full potential. By giving them both timely access to their earned wages and tips and clear, consistent communication from their employer without having to download an app, we're eliminating major friction points in their daily lives and helping employers build more engaged and loyal frontline teams."
Employers leveraging Instant's EWA solution report a:
- 27% reduction in turnover
- 30% increase in job applicants
- 25% reduction in absenteeism
When paired with seamless communication through goHappy, these results are further amplified, driving higher enrollment rates that directly contribute to stronger engagement, lower turnover, and reduced absenteeism among frontline staff.
"goHappy's ability to engage the entire frontline workforce through simple, effective communication perfectly complements our mission at Instant," said Tal Clark, CEO of Instant Financial. "Together, we're giving frontline employees the tools and resources they need to remain engaged and achieve greater financial independence."
For more information about how goHappy and Instant can improve frontline employee engagement and retention, please visit gohappyhub.com or instant.co.
About goHappy
goHappy is transforming how employers communicate and engage with their frontline workers by providing the most inclusive and simple app-free frontline engagement technology. The key to goHappy's success is enabling employers to reach 100% of their frontline employees where they already are - in their text messages. The team at goHappy has been operating in the frontline employee space for over 25 years. Its mission is to help ALL frontline workers feel more valued and connected so they can reach their full potential. In turn, employers not only improve communication to maximize engagement and happiness within their frontline employees, but also benefit from the bottom line impact that those improvements deliver. For more information on goHappy and its suite of frontline employee engagement solutions, visit www.gohappyhub.com.
About Instant
Instant Financial is a fintech company modernizing payments and earned wage access for hourly workers and their employers. We provide earned wage access, digital tips, and instant payments via banks, mobile wallets, or paycards, along with financial wellness services—giving frontline workers control over how and when they get paid. As the first company to offer earned wage access through a paycard, Instant has helped workers in restaurants, retail, hospitality, and beyond access over $7.5 billion in earnings at no or low cost. With 86% of employees wanting same-day pay, our award-winning solutions turn every workday into payday, helping employers improve recruitment and retention. Learn more at instant.co.
Media Contact
Hela Sheth, Instant Financial, 1 678-938-1318, [email protected], instant.co
SOURCE Instant Financial
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