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Bitwage Balance

One Balance.
Every Payment.
Always Ready.

Pre-fund once via FedNow or ACH. Execute contractor payroll and vendor payments instantly — with FX rate locked at approval, not settlement.

FedNow / RTP Top-UpFBO Custody, FDIC-Insured60+ Country PayoutsRecurring Automation
Bitwage Balance
$2,480,000LIVE
FBO custody · FDIC-insured bank partner
Recent Activity
Payroll Run #882
156 contractors
-$245,000
Settled · 2.1s
Vendor Run #241
42 vendors
-$892,400
Settled · 1.8s
FedNow Top-Up
FN-019
+$500,000
Funded · 28s
Ad Hoc Transfer
1 vendor
-$18,500
Processing
98% settled
FedNow Ready

Your Global Payment Command Center

Fund once. Bitwage Balance powers every contractor and vendor payment without per-run wires or funding delays.

FedNow / RTP Instant

Fund your Balance in seconds, 24/7/365 — including weekends and holidays.

FX Rate Lock

Rate locks the moment both approvers authorize a run — not when the wire clears 2 days later.

Dual Approval

Two-signer authorization on every payment run. Configurable thresholds. Complete audit trail.

One Pool, Three Products

A single Balance powers contractor payroll, vendor payments, and one-off transfers.

Recurring Automation

Set biweekly or monthly payroll schedules. Bitwage auto-generates, routes for approval, and executes.

Treasury Visibility

Real-time balance, allocation by payment type, scheduled outflows, and settlement tracking.

Crypto Funding

Fund your Balance via USDC or other stablecoins — ideal for crypto-native companies.

60+ Country Payouts

Pay EUR, BRL, MXN, PHP, INR, GBP, and 50+ currencies from a single USD Balance.

Fund → Execute → Reconcile.

The three-stage model that eliminates per-run wire friction.

01

Fund

Add funds via FedNow (seconds), RTP (seconds), ACH (1–2 days), or wire. Funds sit in FBO-segregated custody.

02

Execute

Queue contractor payroll or vendor batches. Both approvers sign off — rate locks instantly. Balance debits in real time.

03

Reconcile

Every payment syncs to NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or QuickBooks with full metadata. Balance history for audit.

What Changes When You Pre-Fund

Every pain point of the wire-per-run model disappears.

With Bitwage Balance
Without Balance
Speed
Your balance is already funded. Payments go out the same day you approve them.
You send a wire for each payroll. It takes 1-2 days to clear before anyone gets paid.
Exchange rates
The rate locks the moment you hit approve. What you see is what your contractors get.
You see a rate when you submit, but by the time your wire clears, the rate has moved.
Steps to pay
Just approve the run. One step, done immediately.
Initiate a wire, wait for it to clear, then run payroll. Three steps, two days.
Bookkeeping
One line item per payroll run. Your accountant sees a clean lump sum.
Your bank statement shows 200 individual wire debits. Your accountant reconciles each one.
Recurring payroll
Payroll runs automatically on schedule. The balance is always ready.
Every two weeks, someone has to initiate a new wire and wait for it to clear.

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Funding Method Comparison

Choose the funding method that fits your payroll timing and volume.

MethodSettlement TimeAvailabilityBest ForTypical Limit
FedNow< 30 seconds24/7/365Urgent or weekend payrolls$500K–$1M/txn
RTP< 30 seconds24/7/365Same-day payroll execution$1M/txn
ACH (Next-Day)1 business dayBusiness daysScheduled replenishmentNegotiated
Wire TransferSame-dayBusiness daysLarge initial fundingUnlimited
USDC / StablecoinMinutes24/7/365Crypto-native treasuryUnlimited

Bitwage Balance FAQ

Common questions about funding, FX locking, and using Bitwage Balance for global payroll.

Via FedNow instant payment or RTP real-time payment, funds arrive in seconds — 24/7/365 including weekends and holidays. ACH takes 1–2 business days. Wire transfer settles same-day if initiated before your bank's wire cutoff. Most companies use FedNow for time-sensitive funding and ACH for routine replenishment.

Yes. Bitwage Balance is held in FBO custody account — For Benefit Of segregated custody accounts at our FDIC-member banking partners. Your balance is never commingled with Bitwage's operating funds and is FDIC-insured up to applicable limits.

Yes. Configure biweekly or monthly schedules and Bitwage auto-generates each run from your contractor roster. The system draws from your pre-funded Balance and routes for dual approval workflow before executing. You get 48-hour pre-run notifications and can pause, modify, or skip any run without affecting the schedule.

Bitwage Balance holds USD. We handle FX conversion at execution — so your team can pay EUR, BRL, MXN, PHP, or any of 60+ currencies from a single USD balance without pre-funding multiple currency accounts. The FX rate lock guarantees the conversion rate at the moment of approval.

Wire-per-run creates a 1–2 day funding lag before every payroll execution. With a pre-funded Balance, funds are already on-platform — the FX rate lock triggers the moment you approve, not when a wire clears 2 days later. Finance teams that pre-fund also reduce the number of banking touchpoints dramatically: monthly balance replenishment instead of weekly wire initiations.

Yes. Bitwage Balance accepts USDC and other stablecoin payments funding for companies that hold crypto treasury. Convert stablecoins to USD within the Balance, then execute contractor or vendor payments in any of 60+ currencies. This is particularly useful for crypto-native companies managing treasury.

Fund Once. Pay Everyone.

Open your Balance today. Execute your first payroll run in minutes — no wire, no lag, no friction.