Rise, the global payroll and workforce infrastructure platform powering compliant fiat and stablecoin payroll, has officially surpassed $1.5 billion in total payroll volume, marking another major milestone in the evolution of hybrid payroll infrastructure for modern global teams.

The milestone reflects growing demand from startups, enterprises, DAOs, and international businesses seeking faster, more flexible ways to hire, onboard, and pay workers across borders without relying solely on outdated banking rails.

Rise now supports payroll and compliance operations in 190+ countries across contractors, full-time employees, and global contributors.

“Global payroll is undergoing a structural shift,” said Hugo Finkelstein. “Companies no longer want fragmented systems for payroll, compliance, onboarding, treasury management, and crypto payments. They want one infrastructure layer that handles everything compliantly while giving teams flexibility in how they work and get paid.”

Rise Expands Beyond Payroll Into Full Workforce Infrastructure

Originally known for hybrid fiat and crypto payroll, Rise has rapidly expanded into a broader workforce infrastructure platform that combines payroll, compliance, onboarding, treasury flexibility, and financial tooling into a single system.

The platform enables companies to fund payroll using local bank accounts, USDC, USDT, or cryptocurrency while allowing workers to withdraw earnings in local currency, stablecoins, or digital assets of their choice.

Key products driving the company’s growth include:

Employer of Record (EOR)

Rise’s Employer of Record infrastructure allows businesses to hire full-time employees globally without setting up local entities, while Rise manages employment agreements, payroll, tax filings, benefits, and local compliance requirements.

The company’s EOR product is rapidly expanding internationally as demand for globally distributed hiring continues to rise among both traditional and Web3-native organizations.

Agent of Record (AOR)

Rise has also expanded its Agent of Record (AOR) infrastructure, helping businesses compliantly onboard and manage international contractors while reducing misclassification risk across jurisdictions.

The AOR model has become increasingly important for startups and remote-first businesses navigating evolving contractor regulations worldwide.

Rise Earn

Rise recently introduced Rise Earn, a new treasury and yield infrastructure layer designed to help businesses and workers generate yield on idle stablecoin balances directly within payroll workflows.

Rise Earn allows companies funding payroll in stablecoins to keep capital productive between payment cycles while maintaining operational flexibility for global payroll distribution.

According to the company, treasury optimization is becoming a major area of interest as stablecoin adoption expands beyond crypto-native companies into mainstream international businesses.

Expanding Multi-Chain Infrastructure

To support growing transaction volume and global payout demand, Rise continues expanding its multi-chain infrastructure strategy.

The company recently introduced new integrations with Monad and Plasma to improve scalability, settlement efficiency, and stablecoin payment automation across global payroll flows.

These integrations build on Rise’s broader push toward multi-chain payroll infrastructure capable of supporting high-volume international payouts with lower costs and faster settlement times.

“Payroll infrastructure needs to become chain-agnostic,” said Finkelstein. “The future isn’t one chain or one banking rail. It’s flexible infrastructure that abstracts complexity away from the end user.”

Accounting and Finance Integrations Coming Soon

Rise also confirmed upcoming integrations with QuickBooks and Rillet, aimed at helping finance teams better synchronize payroll, accounting, treasury, and reporting workflows.

The integrations are expected to streamline reconciliation and financial operations for companies managing international teams, stablecoin payroll flows, and multi-currency treasury operations.

The Shift Toward Hybrid Payroll Infrastructure

As distributed workforces continue expanding globally, companies are increasingly seeking alternatives to slow international wires, fragmented compliance workflows, and rigid local payroll systems.

Rise believes hybrid payroll infrastructure, combining traditional finance rails with stablecoin-based settlement systems, represents the next evolution of global workforce payments.

The company says demand is increasingly coming from traditional international businesses alongside crypto-native organizations, particularly in regions where banking infrastructure remains expensive, slow, or operationally fragmented.

“Stablecoins are no longer just a crypto use case,” said Finkelstein. “They’re becoming operational infrastructure for global business.”

About Rise

Rise is a global payroll, compliance, and workforce infrastructure platform that enables companies to hire, onboard, and pay contractors and employees in local currency, stablecoins, or cryptocurrency.

The platform supports Employer of Record (EOR), Agent of Record (AOR), global contractor payments, hybrid payroll infrastructure, and compliance automation across 190+ countries. Rise combines traditional financial infrastructure with blockchain-based payment systems to help businesses scale globally with greater flexibility and operational efficiency.