# Bitwage

> Pay the world

Bitwage is a global payroll company that pays teams and freelancers in cryptocurrency, stablecoins, or local currency. It serves businesses and workers across many countries seeking flexible international payment options.

Bitwage is a global payroll company that enables businesses to pay employees, contractors, and freelancers across a wide range of countries. It offers flexible payout options, allowing recipients to choose local currency, cryptocurrency, stablecoins, or a split between methods. The service targets company administrators, HR and finance teams, and payroll operators who manage distributed international workforces.

The platform addresses the friction and cost typically associated with cross-border payroll, such as slow bank transfers and unfavorable currency conversion. Companies fund payroll runs through the platform, and recipients configure how they want to receive funds, with Bitwage tracking each payment from creation through completion. This structure allows employers to offer crypto-based compensation alongside conventional banking rails without altering existing financial workflows.

Beyond core payroll, Bitwage supports invoicing, expense management, and accounting automation for distributed teams, and provides a flagship global payroll product alongside crypto-funded payroll and benefits offerings. It is used by companies of varying sizes to pay international staff and by individual freelancers seeking flexible payout choices. Bitwage has become part of Paystand Group, continuing to operate its payroll services under that ownership.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Payments
- Status: Acquired
- Founded: 2014-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/bitwage

## Products

- [Bitwage Platform](https://thegrid.id/profiles/bitwage): Bitwage Platform is a payroll product that enables businesses and freelancers to send and receive global workforce payments in cryptocurrency, stablecoins, or local currency. It processes payroll, invoices, expenses, and accounting through a single account, converting employer funds into worker-preferred currencies with same-day settlement options. Businesses use it to fund payroll with crypto while workers can choose to receive wages in fiat or digital assets, with compliance handling across many jurisdictions. (Payroll, Live, Main Product)
- [Bitwage Partner API](https://thegrid.id/profiles/bitwage): Bitwage Partner API is a developer tooling product that lets third-party businesses integrate global payroll and payment functionality into their own applications. It provides authenticated endpoints, using API keys or OAuth 2.0, for creating companies, managing workers, and initiating payroll or invoice payments. Developers use it to embed crypto and fiat payroll capabilities directly into their own platforms without building payment infrastructure from scratch. (Developer Tooling, Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://bitwage.com)
- [Blog](https://bitwage.com/blog)
- [Documentation](https://developer.bitwage.com)
- [Terms of Service](https://bitwage.com/en-us/terms-and-conditions)
- [Privacy policy](https://bitwage.com/en-us/privacy-policy)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/Bitwage)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/bitwage)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/bitwage)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/bitwage)

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