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With Rise, companies can pay their international team members in local currency and stablecoins.

Founded year: 2019
Country: United States of America
Funding rounds: Not set
Total funding amount: Not set

Description

Rise is a full-stack global payroll and compliance platform designed for companies with distributed workforces. It handles cross-border payments to contractors and employees in 190+ countries, supporting bank transfers, crypto, and USDC stablecoins. Rise includes Employer of Record (EOR) and Agent of Record (AOR) services for compliant hiring without a local entity, automated contractor agreements, KYC/KYB verification via Rise ID, and Rise Earn, a yield product that lets teams put idle payroll funds to work through Aave. Rise is built for both traditional and Web3-native teams.

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