# Rise for prop firms

> Global contractor payroll in fiat and crypto that markets itself to prop firms for funded-trader payouts. Published pricing (checked 12 Oct 2026): Global Contractor, $49 per contractor/month; Agent of Record, $299 per contractor/month; Employer of Record, $399 per employee/month. In the PipValley Index (529 prop firm sites crawled on 12 Oct 2026), 37 show Rise.

- Source: https://pipvalley.com/tech/rise
- Publisher: PipValley - web design studio for prop trading firms
- Updated: 2026-10-12
- Disclosure: PropSuite is PipValley’s technology partner; it is labelled wherever it appears. Facts are from vendor pages and named press, checked 12 Oct 2026.

## Company

- **Legal entity**: Rise Works, Inc. [2]
- **Headquarters**: 2000 Auburn Drive, Suite 200, Beachwood, Ohio 44122 [4]
- **Website**: www.riseworks.io 

## Modules

- Global Contractor pay, Agent of Record, Employer of Record, US payroll [2]
- Rise Earn yield on idle USDC payroll funds [3]

## Markets, platforms, model

- Markets: Crypto
- Platforms: not published
- Delivery model: SaaS

## Pricing (as published, checked 12 Oct 2026)

- **Global Contractor**: $49 per contractor/month - "$49 Per Contractor/Month" [2]
- **Agent of Record**: $299 per contractor/month - "$299 Per Contractor/Month" [2]
- **Employer of Record**: $399 per employee/month - "$399 Per Employee/Month" [2]
- **Rise Earn**: 1% commission on interest earned - "Rise takes a 1% commission on interest earned" [3]

## Launch and operations

- **Launch time**: Not published 
- **Payments**: Not published 
- **KYC**: They say KYC and identity verification are completed during trader onboarding under the Agent of Record model. [3]
- **Payouts**: Fund in USD or USDC; traders withdraw in 100+ crypto assets or 90+ local currencies; stablecoin settlement on Arbitrum. [3]
- **Risk and capital**: Not published 

## They say

- They say $1.37B+ lifetime payroll volume as of April 2026. [3]
- They say 190+ countries and 900k+ payouts. [1]
- They say they are SOC 2 Type II certified and FinCEN MSB registered. [3]

## Who uses it (PipValley Index)

Rise: 37 of 529 (of 529 prop firm sites crawled 12 Oct 2026; firms whose pages show the vendor, not customers).

## Who it suits

- Founders who want a price before the first call: Rise publishes 4 price lines: Global Contractor, $49 per contractor/month.
- Traders who already know it: Rise: 37 of 529 prop firm sites in the PipValley Index show it.

## Who it does not suit

## Websites

No marketing-site product found; sells payments/compliance infrastructure only. [1] PipValley designs and builds prop firm websites wired to Rise: [plan your launch](https://pipvalley.com/contact?src=tech-rise).

## Questions

### What is Rise?

Global contractor payroll in fiat and crypto that markets itself to prop firms for funded-trader payouts.

### Who owns Rise?

Rise trades as Rise Works, Inc. Location: 2000 Auburn Drive, Suite 200, Beachwood, Ohio 44122.

### How much does Rise cost?

As published (www.riseworks.io, checked 12 Oct 2026): Global Contractor: $49 per contractor/month; Agent of Record: $299 per contractor/month; Employer of Record: $399 per employee/month; Rise Earn: 1% commission on interest earned. Confirm current terms with Rise.

### Can I run a crypto prop firm on Rise?

Rise lists these markets: Crypto. Futures are not listed.

### What does Rise include?

Rise lists: global Contractor pay, Agent of Record, Employer of Record, US payroll; rise Earn yield on idle USDC payroll funds.

### What does Rise claim?

They say $1.37B+ lifetime payroll volume as of April 2026. They say 190+ countries and 900k+ payouts. They say they are SOC 2 Type II certified and FinCEN MSB registered. These are its own statements.

### Which KYC does Rise use?

They say KYC and identity verification are completed during trader onboarding under the Agent of Record model.

### Which prop firms use Rise?

In the PipValley Index (529 prop firm sites crawled on 12 Oct 2026), 37 show Rise. The Index counts firms whose public pages show the vendor; it is a lower bound on visibility, not Rise’s customer list, and we don’t name individual firms here.

### Does Rise build prop firm websites?

No. No marketing-site product found; sells payments/compliance infrastructure only. PipValley designs and builds prop firm websites that connect to it.

### What are the alternatives to Rise?

The closest vendors in our dataset are Deel. Each has its own page with sourced facts.

## Sources

1. [Rise: Home](https://www.riseworks.io/) - vendor, checked 2026-10-12
2. [Rise: Pricing](https://www.riseworks.io/pricing) - vendor, checked 2026-10-12
3. [Rise blog: Best payroll platform for prop firms (updated 5 Oct 2026)](https://www.riseworks.io/blog/best-payroll-platform-for-prop-firms) - vendor, checked 2026-10-12
4. [Rise: site footer](https://www.riseworks.io/company) - vendor, checked 2026-10-12
5. PipValley Index crawl, 12 Oct 2026 (https://pipvalley.com/tech#methodology) - index, checked 2026-10-12