Rain and Awardco have joined forces. Together, they give employers a more complete answer to the question every HR leader is asking right now: how do we actually make employees feel valued, and not just tell them they are?

Recognition and financial health have historically lived in separate corners of the HR tech stack. Awardco handles one. Rain handles the other. This partnership brings them together so employers don't have to choose which problem to solve first.

Why recognition alone isn't enough

Awardco is one of the most flexible employee recognition platforms on the market. It helps organizations celebrate employees in ways employees actually remember: peer-to-peer shoutouts, milestone rewards and manager recognition, all integrated with HCM systems and powered by Amazon Business for fulfillment. Employees get more choice. HR gets more visibility. The culture work gets done without spreadsheets.

But here's the gap that recognition platforms can't close on their own: an employee who is recognized for excellent work on Friday and hit with an overdraft fee on Saturday doesn't feel like their employer has their back.

That's where Rain comes in. Rain is an AI financial health platform that helps employees stabilize their finances, make smarter financial decisions, and build long-term resilience, embedded directly in the tools and workflows employers already use. Employees can access wages they've already earned before payday, track spending patterns, reduce expenses, and save automatically. The AI Financial Health Agent works in the background to anticipate cash flow gaps and help employees avoid the financial landmines that tank focus and attendance.

Seventy-eight percent of Rain users report lower financial stress. Ninety percent report higher job satisfaction. Employers see 35% lower turnover.

What this looks like for employers

Both Rain and Awardco work with enterprise customers: large, complex organizations with hourly and salaried workforces that need HR solutions that scale without creating administrative burden. For employers running on Workday, the fit is particularly clean. Rain is the first "Built on Workday" partner delivering scalable financial health, meaning the integration is pre-validated, API-driven and activated through a simple configuration in Workday. Payroll data flows automatically. There's no IT project, no manual syncing, no disruption to existing payroll processes. Awardco is also a Workday partner, with a native, bidirectional integration that brings Workday employee data directly into recognition workflows. For a Workday client, both platforms are ready to go.

The referral partnership means employers get a warm introduction to both platforms through a single relationship, with teams who already understand how each solution fits into the broader picture.

“Recognition and engagement are the foundation of productive employees, that's what Awardco powers at scale,” said Awardco’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, Dave Christison. “Rain adds another essential layer: financial well-being. Bringing them together gives employers a more complete way to support their people, and we're excited to lead this effort in the market together."

"When it comes to workplace well-being, employees need to be valued through recognition and a platform to improve their financial health," said Rain’s VP of Sales and Partnerships, Shohan Rahman. “That’s where this partnership goes hand-in-hand to help the culture for organizations.”

The bigger picture

Most HR leaders are working with benefits and tools that address employee experience in pieces. Recognition programs boost morale but don't fix financial stress. Financial wellness programs offer education but don't solve cash flow timing. The result is employees who are appreciated and still anxious.

The Rain and Awardco partnership is a step toward something more complete, where employees feel seen for their work and supported when their finances are tight. Both matter. Both affect whether people show up, stay and give their best.

If you're already a Rain or Awardco customer and want to learn how the two platforms work together, reach out to our team. If you're evaluating either solution, this is a good time to look at both.

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