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The Manav Podcast#14 - Atif Siddiqi - Founder (Branch App), Raising 600M+, IdeaLab, Crypto, FintechAtif Siddiqi, the Founder and CEO of Branch app, a workforce payments platform that’s changing the way workers and businesses manage pay. His journey to launching Branch began with his time as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Idealab, an accelerator based in Pasadena he saw firsthand the challenges faced by workers using outdated payment systems. That insight led him to create a platform to solve this problem. They have raised more than 600 in funding. ...
2025-02-1021 min
L'heure où l'arc-en-ciel se lèveL’heure où l’arc-en-ciel se lève, 18 novembre 2024Denis-Martin Chabot reçoit Céleste Trianon, juriste et activiste transféminine, pour parler du Jour du souvenir trans et de l’état des lieux du Canada pour les personnes trans.
Au segment Transcontinentqueer, Dan Robichaud (Nouvelle-Écosse); Arnaud Baudry (Ontario) et Rose-Éva Forgues-Jenkins (Edmonton) reviennent sur les différentes élections provinciales et leur impact sur les communautés queers et trans, la loi anti-trans de l’Alberta et la fermeture du Centre canadien de la diversité des genres et de la sexualité.
On découvre ensuite la programmation 2024 du Festival du film queer Image+nation en...
2024-11-1956 min
The Use Case by RecruitingDailyStorytelling About Branch With Atif SiddiqiWe're thrilled to unfold the story of Atif Siddiqi, the innovative mind behind Branch, a workforce payments platform that promises to revolutionize industries. Atif and his team at Branch are altering the way payments are processed in healthcare, restaurant, and gig economies like Uber, with their groundbreaking digital wallet feature. Now, workers can cash out their payments swiftly and at no extra cost. What's more, the unbanked sector is not left behind; Branch's digital wallet and card service offer them financial inclusivity.In this enlightening conversation, we're also pulling back the curtain on how Branch is orchestrating...
2023-08-0318 min
Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS732. Insights: Is the future of SME banking specialisation?
Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask: "Is the future of SME banking specialisation?”
This week's guests include:
Atif Siddiqi, Founder/CEO, Branch
Lara Gilman, Head of New Ventures, Iwoca
Peter Beckman, CEO, Treyd
Whether you prefer the abbreviation ‘SME’ or ‘SMB’ - the truth is that there is a vast collection of businesses wrapped up in those three letters.
The World Economic Forum estimates that 90% of businesses globally can be categorised as SMEs. That’s a lot of businesses to cover with the same financial services offerings...
2023-04-2843 min
Rockin' Your MarketplaceThe Unique Financial Needs of Gig Workers ft. Atif Siddiqi at BranchIn the 2nd episode of Rockin' Your Marketplace, Atif Siddiqi joins to discuss the unique financial needs of gig workers.
Atif is the Founder and CEO of Branch, which provides instant payments to gig workers.
Gig marketplaces offer unique opportunities to workers, but they also create unique financial situations for their gig workers.
From years of experience and multiple studies, Atif brings insights about how gig marketplace leaders can meet these needs.
Join in to hear the full conversation.
Download the 2022 Gig Payments Report from Branch and Marqueta: https...
2022-09-1417 min
Taking The Hire RoadImproving Carriers’ Cash Flow with BranchJeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Atif Siddiqi, Founder/CEO at Branch. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com. And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen on!Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple PodcastsFollow Taking The Hire Road on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts
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2022-06-0223 min
Fintech ImpactBranch with Atif Siddiqi | E184Host Jason Pereira talks to Atif Saddiqi - Founder/CEO at Branch. It is a fintech that allows employees to access the money they earned before pay-check. Episode Highlights: 0.30: Atif says Branch is a payment platform that helps businesses accelerate payments to the workers to empower them. 1.27: Jason asks Atif to share about the history of Branch and what brings him to launch it?1.40: Atif has founded the company way back in 2016. This was started from his own experience as an hourly worker. 1.59: While working as an hourly worker, Atif found that a common pain...
2021-07-2723 minFintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS543. Insights: Why is the gig economy so underserved?
Our expert host, Sarah Kocianski, is joined by some great guests to dive into the gig economy.
The gig economy is en route to generate $455 billion globally by 2023, and in 2020 gig workers represented around 35% of the US workforce. There currently is no universal definition of a gig worker, but one common explanation is that gig workers are independent contractors or freelancers who typically do short-terms work for multiple clients.
Why is it so difficult for financial services companies to cater to gig workers? Are the workers' financial needs too unusual? What impact does a growing...
2021-07-0940 min
PayDirt: An American Banker Podcast with Daniel WolfeHow will payroll evolve post-pandemic?Michael Moeser, senior analyst at PaymentsSource, talks to Atif Siddiqi, Founder and CEO of Branch, about the future of providing faster access to earned wages.
2021-06-0117 min
Fintech One-On-One#293: Atif Siddiqi of BranchConnect with Fintech One-on-One: Tweet me @PeterRenton Connect with me on LinkedIn Find previous Fintech One-on-One episodes
2021-04-1031 minPayDirt: An American Banker Podcast with Daniel WolfeRethinking payroll payments in 2021Michael Moeser, Senior Analyst at PaymentsSource, talks to Atif Siddiqi, founder and CEO of Branch, about the transformation going on with payroll payments.
2021-02-0217 min
Leaders In PaymentsAtif Siddiqi, CEO of Branch | Episode 45This is episode 45 of the Leaders in Payments podcast and Atif Siddiqi, the CEO of Branch is our special guest this week. Atif grew up in Southern California and got his undergrad and MBA from USC and currently is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Branch is a challenger bank that partners with employers to help Americans grow financially. They offer financial wellness tools to employees, fee free checking accounts, early access to earned wages, budgeting tools and more. They have 90 employees today. Branch works with companies like Dominoes to digitally distribute tips to the deli...
2020-11-1121 min
Bank On ItEpisode 353 Atif Siddiqi from BranchThis episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio production system. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio. In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Atif Siddiqi, Founder & CEO of Branch. Branch is a mobile-first technology that was designed to help hourly workers get ahead financially. Tune in and Listen. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear Next Tuesdays remote interview with Charl...
2020-10-0124 minBank On ItEpisode 352 Ky Nichol from CutoverThis episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio production system. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio. In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Ky Nichol, Co-founder & CEO of Cutover. Cutover supports the orchestration of complex, high-risk periods of critical enterprise events such as making changes to core IT systems and service resilience testing. Through the provision of a platform which enables real-time visualization, collaboration, orchestration and audit. Tune in...
2020-09-2931 min
Talking TechBranch helps Domino's employees saveBranch, the Minneapolis based online bank, has partnered with Domino's so that employees can receive digital payments of their tips, wages, and mileage daily. Contactless, the funds are quickly pushed to the Branch digital wallet and debit card after each shift. CEO Atif Siddiqi explains. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2020-04-1904 min
By All MeansEpisode 38 - Branch founder and CEO Atif SiddiqiAtif Siddiqi knew he wanted to build a business. When considering problems to solve, he harkened back to his high school sales job at a t-shirt shop, where there was no automated system for employees to trade or pick up available shifts. Years later, he discovered, not much had changed. He launched Branch in 2014 as a scheduling tool for hourly employees. It has since evolved into a mobile-first platform on a mission to “make the lives of hourly workers financially better.” Branch provides no-cost advances on earned wages. The app is used by hundreds of thousands of hourly employees at larg...
2020-02-1236 min
Founder FundamentalsBranch: Atif SiddiqiRecorded (5/19): From Collision 2019 in Toronto listen to Branch founder Atif Siddiqi speak about starting a mobile-first platform for hourly workers. Hear Atif speak about his vision for improving the hourly worker experience, technical v. non-technical founding teams, and the advantages of starting a technology business outside large technology hubs. Branch is a Series A venture based in Minneapolis that continues to improve the shift work experience.
2019-06-2700 min
The BizLibrary Podcast59. Retaining Hourly EmployeesThis week on The BizLibrary Podcast, we welcome Atif Siddiqi, the CEO and founder of Branch, an app that allows hourly employees to budget, and access their earnings, and offer a way for employees to earn more money by picking up shifts within the platform. Branch has done a lot of research into what causes turnover in hourly employees, and he shared a lot of insight with us during our interview.Atif mentioned that apart from pay, retail and hourly employees need stability if you want them to stay. That means offering consistent scheduling and o...
2019-06-2616 min
Inside Outside InnovationEp. 55 - Target's Techstars at SXSWToday’s show is the first part from our live recording at south by southwest where we interview teams from Target’s accelerator techstars. Atif Siddiqi, CEO of Branch Messsenger, and Nevin Shetty and Lizzy Ellingson, founders of Blueprint Registry, joined us on stage to talk about Target's Techstar program, work/life balance, and asking what you can do for a corporation in addition to what they can do for you. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
2017-05-1619 min