Getting started as a business

Ruul lets you pay contractors anywhere in the world from one dashboard, without needing a local entity in each country. Ruul acts as the legal counterparty for each engagement, keeping your payments compliant and documented. Here’s how to get set up in four steps.

Step 1: Create your business account

Go to ruul.io and create a business account. You’ll enter your company details during sign-up — these appear on invoices, so make sure they’re accurate.

→ Signing up as a business

Step 2: Verify your company (KYB)

Before your contractors can receive payouts, Ruul needs to verify your company. This is a one-time Know Your Business (KYB) check. You can add contractors and create payments while this is in progress — verification runs in the background.

→ Business verification (KYB)

Step 3: Add your contractors

Go to Talent in your dashboard and add the contractors you want to pay. Each contractor receives an automatic invitation email. Once they’ve set up their Ruul account and added a payout method, they’ll show a Ready to Payout status.

→ How to add and manage talent

Step 4: Make your first payment

Go to Payments → New Payment. Select your contractor, describe the work, set the amount and currency, and choose who pays Ruul’s 5% commission. Preview the proforma invoice and confirm. Then complete the payment by bank transfer or card.

→ How to pay contractors
→ How to complete a payment

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What Ruul does for you: Ruul acts as the Agent of Record — the legal counterparty for each engagement. This keeps your contractor payments compliant, reduces misclassification risk, and gives you clean documentation for every payment, without needing a local entity in every country you pay into.