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Bob Evans & Branch: An All-in-One Pay Platform
- Empower restaurant managers: Automate tip pooling and daily tip-outs with TipCalc to save hours every single week.
- Strengthen store security: Transition all 12,000+ team members across your locations to secure, daily digital payouts.
- Boost Revenue: Transparent revenue sharing and zero pre-funding requirements.
- Elevate workforce culture: Provide instant, fee-free daily access to hard-earned tips, paycards, and Earned Wage Access.
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What Our Customers Are Saying
From time and money saved to reduced staff turnover, Branch has made an impact for businesses of all sizes.
“The stress of having to worry about approving a wire is gone. I can go on vacation or take a day off and not worry about funding an account. The process is simple now; Branch has made it super fast and easy for us.”
“For all of us, knowing from the beginning that Branch cost zero dollars to use was a major factor, especially for hourly employees working at restaurant companies. We don’t want them to have to pay to get their money. It was zero dollars on the admin side too, which was huge.”
“It was a real time saver for the bar. They didn’t have to do all the steps they were doing before to tip out each server; the manager was just loading [employees’] Branch Cards with tips.”
Just the Start of What Branch Has to Offer
Eliminate pre-funding, cut down on cash handling, and save management hours. Deliver same-day tips, including pooled tips and hybrid models—fast and hassle-free.
Help your workforce save for the future, manage their expenses, and plan for the unexpected with our free suite of financial wellness tools.
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Beyond tips, our Earned Wage Access (EWA) lets workers access their pay anytime—no hefty fees, no payroll burden.
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Give your team paycards, digital wallets, and financial wellness tools—even for underbanked employees—so they can focus on your customers, not finances.
Earned Wage Access
Free, on-demand access to a portion of wages before payday. Employees can request an advance if they have unexpected expenses or need help between paychecks.
- Access up to 50% of earned wages
- No changes to existing payroll
- No pre-funding or escrow
Skip the Outdated Spreadsheets and Automate Your Tip Out Process
End nightly restaurant tip spreadsheets, manual math, and guesswork at close for staff and managers. With TipCalc, you can automate your tip pooling and payouts so every night closes on time and workers leave with fast, fee-free access to their tips.
Create Custom Tip Pooling & Tip Sharing Rules
Effectively split tips among your teams. Pool tips from a group of employees, including bussers and bartenders, and then distribute them after calculations are run. Or set rules for employees to contribute a portion of their tips or revenue to another group.
Add Check Holds for Additional Security
Flag tip amounts that exceed set thresholds to enable manager review before funds are distributed.
Generate Reports for Clarity Across Teams
Generate pay period tip reporting for transparency across owners, managers, back of house, and front of house.
Simplify Nightly Closing
Rule-based tip pooling and tip sharing rules run the same way every night, ensuring error-free tip payouts.
Give Workers Flexibility
Workers can receive their tips directly in their Branch account through the mobile app for free or direct to their debit card for a small fee.
Custom Branded Solutions Available
Keep your brand top of mind on payday. With Branch’s white label offering, we can create a custom payments experience and debit card for your entire workforce.
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Easy, Fast Onboarding
Skip the fees, delays, and management hassle of traditional paycards and offer your employees a full digital banking experience instead.
Our versatile tools can accommodate many different types of earners and pay frequencies.
Choose the payout frequency
We support a range of pay frequencies and schedules, from payment right after each job or shift to daily or weekly payouts.
Shift-based: Pay out right after completed work.
Same-day: Automate daily payments for your team.
On-demand: Allow workers to withdraw up to 50% of their earned wages ahead of payday.
Weekly: Regular weekly or bi-weekly payments and direct deposits.
Off-cycle: Easily issue bonuses, rewards, or final paychecks—or correct payroll errors.
One tool for your full team
Whether you have to pay W-2 employees, 1099 contractors, or a mix of both, let us simplify payday with one streamlined platform.
Gain full visibility and control
Our comprehensive admin tools allow you to manage payments to your workforce and gain key insights.
One platform, multiple use cases
In addition to distributing regular earnings, our customers use Branch to simplify a variety of payout needs including cashless tips, reimbursements, and off-cycle payments.
Faster payouts can attract top talent and keep workers coming back for their next shift
83%
of employees believe they should be able to access their pay each day [source]
2.5x
increase in applicants when on-demand pay was added to the job description [Branch customer survey]
86%
felt more incentivized to work when on-demand pay was offered [Branch customer survey]
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