Payroll & payments

A guide for foreign companies with employees in Colombia: how the monthly divisor changes at 42 weekly hours, what overtime costs before and after, and what to review in payroll.

A calculation guide for foreign companies with employees in Colombia: the 35% night surcharge from 7 p.m., the 90% Sunday surcharge rising to 100% in 2027, with assumed examples and accrual.

A guide for finance and HR teams that employ people in Colombia: what the labor reform changed, what applies as of October 2026, and what to adjust in payroll, contracts, internal rules and budget.

A company that copies its domestic contractor template into an international contractor agreement usually skips currency, IP ownership and governing law. Those three gaps cause most disputes.

A guide for finance teams running payroll in Colombia or Mexico: how to accrue the prima de servicios and the aguinaldo month by month, and how to plan Q4 treasury so December does not arrive short of cash.

Employees and contractors often get paid on the same day, but they reach that day through different calendars, documents and withholdings. Here is how to run a mixed cycle without blurring what the law keeps separate.

A recurring B2B payment is not always an automatic charge. With a payment link or QR code reissued every cycle, a company collects in stablecoin without bank debit authorization, in exchange for one extra step the client repeats each period.

A guide for a foreign finance team employing staff in Colombia: how vacation pay, severance, the service bonus and work uniforms accrue while a contract is active, and how to book them monthly.

Five real ways to pay international contractors, compared on cost, speed and labor risk, including where SWIFT, an EOR, and stablecoin payments each fall short.

A foreign company that pays a Mexican vendor or contractor often receives a CFDI it does not understand. Here is what the document is, why it is issued, and what data the vendor needs from the foreign payer.

A cost and risk comparison of the three ways to hire abroad: employer of record, direct contractor, and a company's own local entity, grounded in Colombia and Mexico.

A guide for a foreign company with a Mexican payroll: how to calculate PTU, the 2021 reform cap, who is excluded, and when the employer must pay.

A guide for a foreign finance team employing staff in Colombia: what the final settlement includes, how the Article 64 severance indemnity is calculated, and what happens if payment is late.

A Brazilian subsidiary paying contractors in three countries cannot treat this as a wire transfer. Classification, contract, FX closing, taxes, and monthly reconciliation for group reporting.

A US client asks for a W-8BEN before releasing the first invoice payment. The form certifies the payee's tax status, and it determines whether the payer withholds 30% or a reduced treaty rate.

A guide for a foreign finance team employing staff in Colombia: how much to accrue for cesantías every month, the two payment deadlines, and what triggers a penalty.

Colombian labor law requires an employee's salary to be paid in legal tender. For independent contractors and foreign payers, the framework is entirely different.

Paying international payroll by wire is not the same problem as paying a supplier: dozens of recurring small payments, a cutoff date that cannot move, and the worker absorbing the cost. Here is who really pays each layer.

A practical guide to PILA for a US or foreign company employing staff in Colombia: contribution rates, payment deadlines, common errors and UGPP audits.

A foreign company hiring in Mexico must pick the right contract, follow the telework reform, and issue the correct CFDI, whether payroll or a cross-border payment receipt.

Evaluation criteria for payroll software in Colombia: electronic payroll, social security contributions, statutory benefits and withholding, plus the payment piece almost none of them solve.

Whether Colombian withholding applies when you pay a freelancer directly from abroad, what documentation you need, and how to choose between a wire and a stablecoin.

A KYB does not stall on technology. It stalls because a certificate expired, a power of attorney does not spell out the right authority, or nobody documented the ownership chain up to the beneficial owner.

The label on the contract does not define the relationship. Across Latin America the facts decide: subordination, personal performance and pay. Contributions, withholdings and the correct way to pay each person follow from that.

Hiring on a service contract instead of payroll is a different regime. Who contributes, how the contribution base works, what the UGPP audits, and where USDC or peso payouts fit.

A Brazilian company paying contractors abroad absorbs IOF, spread and fees, then waits business days. Paying in USDC settles in minutes, yet stays inside the FX market and the same tax perimeter.

KYB (Know Your Business) verifies that a company exists, is legitimate and discloses its ultimate beneficial owners. It is the entry requirement for any serious financial platform.

USDC is a digital dollar issued by Circle and backed 1:1 by liquid reserves. This guide explains how it works and how companies use it for collections, payments and treasury.

A Peruvian company can pay contractors at home and abroad in USDC, with recurring, batch, and traceable payments. The labor and tax calculation stays yours.

The operational workflow for a Colombian company to pay salaries and contractors in stablecoins with conversion to pesos over local bank rails, without losing traceability or compliance.

Calculating payroll and paying it are two separate steps. We cover the real methods a Colombian company uses to pay salaries and contractors, the costs, and a modern stablecoin option.

USDC and Bitcoin may look the same, but they behave very differently for your business. Here's the difference, from the CFO's seat.

Five steps to pay an overseas contractor in USDC, skipping the delays and fees of SWIFT, without losing the accounting trail.