What happens if the payee hasn’t finished setup?
If a payee (recipient) hasn’t completed their Bitwage setup, they can’t be added to a payroll until they finish onboarding. This helps prevent failed or misrouted payments.
How to know a payee isn’t ready
Go to Recipients and check the Status column. If the recipient is not fully onboarded, you may see a status such as:
- Incomplete
- Expired (invite needs to be re-sent)
A recipient must complete setup before they can be included in payroll.
What you can do (send a reminder)
You can prompt the payee to finish setup directly from the Recipients page:
- Go to Recipients
- Find the payee in the list
- Click the ⋯ (three dots) on the right side of their row
- Select Send reminder
This sends an email reminder so the payee can complete their account setup.
Best practices to avoid delays
- Invite recipients as soon as your company is approved
- Ask recipients to have these ready before they start:
- Bank account details (for local currency), and/or
- Crypto wallet address + correct network (for crypto), and/or
- Their preferred allocation split (if they want a mix)
- Bank account details (for local currency), and/or
- Before creating payroll, confirm all payees show Complete status