Globally Paid

What Globally Paid does

Globally Paid, operating under the legal entity Global Payroll Gateway, Inc. (GPG), is a US-incorporated financial services firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California, with a wholly-owned UK subsidiary in Hove, East Sussex. The company provides a bundled suite of payment and financial services targeted primarily at multi-level marketing (MLM) companies. Its core platform integrates five product lines — Merchant Processing, Commission Payout, Fraud Protection, Chargeback Management, and Dispute Alerts — plus branded Paycard issuance, marketed as a single-vendor alternative to managing multiple financial providers.

The underlying technology is built around standard payment-processing infrastructure delivered through the company's registered ISO/MSP relationships with Commercial Bank of California and Avidia Bank. The platform layers third-party fraud and dispute services on top — Kount for fraud screening, Ethoca and Verfi for electronic dispute alerts — and connects to major card networks (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) to enable commission payouts to banks across 65+ countries or to any existing card. GPG is not a card issuer; it routes direct deposits through partner card issuers and banking partners.

The business model is transaction-based: merchant processing fees at a publicly stated 1.99% rate, plus commission payout fees and Paycard issuance charges. The company reaches customers through a sales-led, consultative motion using phone outreach (855-DialGPG) and website contact forms, with no disclosed digital marketing or self-serve onboarding. No external venture or private equity funding has been disclosed, and the firm appears to operate as a bootstrapped, founder-owned private entity. Customer concentration is narrow by design, with the entire go-to-market focused on the MLM vertical — a positioning that limits addressable market but deepens specialization within that segment.

Name

Globally Paid

Legal name

Global Payroll Gateway, Inc.

Website

https://globallypaid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Globally Paid (Global Payroll Gateway, Inc.) provides bundled merchant processing, commission payouts, fraud protection, and chargeback management services for multi-level marketing companies across 65+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Payment Processing Services

NAICS

Payroll Services (541214), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)

SIC

National Commercial Banks (6021)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYFSAMAKAB

Employer of Record (EOR) & Global Payroll

Financial & Insurance/Payments & Transaction Processing/Payroll & Payouts / Disbursements

SECONDARYFSAMAIAJ

Cross-Border Payouts & Mass Disbursements (Pay-outs)

Financial & Insurance/Payments & Transaction Processing/Cross-Border Payments & Remittances

SECONDARYBPACAIAD

Global/Multi-Country Payroll & Cross-Border Payments

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Payroll Services & Workforce Administration

SECONDARYFSAMANAE

Payroll Cards & Salary Prepaid

Financial & Insurance/Payments & Transaction Processing/Prepaid, Gift Cards & Stored Value

SECONDARYFSAGAKAC

Cross-Border B2B2C Payouts (Mass Payouts, Gig/Creator, Marketplace)

Financial & Insurance/Financial Technology (Fintech)/Remittance & Cross-Border Money Movement

Keywords

• Merchant processing
• Commission payouts
• Payment gateway services
• Fraud protection services
• MLM financial services

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Merchant Processing: Transaction-based merchant processing fees charged to businesses for accepting card payments. Rate of 1.99% per transaction.
2. Commission Payout Services: Fees for facilitating commission payouts to banks in 65+ countries and to Visa/MasterCard. May include fees for branded paycard issuance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Globally Paid (legal name: Global Payroll Gateway, Inc.) provides financial services tailored for multi-level marketing (MLM) and direct selling companies, including merchant processing, commission payouts, fraud protection, chargeback management, and dispute alerts. The company operates as an ISO/MSP of Commercial Bank of California and Avidia Bank, offering merchant processing at a 1.99% rate and reaching 65+ countries for payouts.

Product overview

Global Payroll Gateway (GPG) is a financial one-stop shop platform that provides an integrated suite of payment and financial services. The core platform is organized around five interconnected services: Merchant Processing (for accepting online payments), Commission Payout (for distributing payments to banks in 65+ countries via Visa/MasterCard and branded Paycards), Fraud Protection (powered by Kount), Chargeback Management (for handling disputes electronically), and Dispute Alerts (via Ethoca and Verfi). These services are designed specifically for multi-level marketing companies that need a consolidated solution for their financial operations. GPG also offers an online management system for tracking and managing chargebacks, and branded Paycards as an add-on to the Commission Payout service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Merchant Processing Payment processing services for MLM and direct selling companies at a 1.99% rate, operated as an ISO/MSP of Commercial Bank of California and Avidia Bank.
• Commission Payouts Cross-border commission payout services reaching 65+ countries for MLM and direct selling company distributors.
• Fraud Protection Fraud protection services designed for MLM and direct selling merchants and their payment ecosystems.
• Chargeback Management Chargeback management services to help MLM merchants handle and resolve customer disputes.
• Dispute Alerts Dispute alert services providing early notification of potential chargebacks to MLM merchants.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• KountcoreTechnology or IntegrationGPG utilizes Kount's fraud protection and screening solution to keep fraudulent actors off customer websites and prevent friendly fraud. Kount integration provides fraud screening capabilities across the platform.
• EthocacoreTechnology or IntegrationGPG partnered with Ethoca to electronically display and manage dispute alerts and information instantly, helping to prevent chargebacks through real-time alert integration.
• VerficoreTechnology or IntegrationGPG partnered with Verfi alongside Ethoca to provide electronic dispute alert display and management capabilities, helping merchants prevent chargebacks through instant information access.
• Commercial Bank of CaliforniacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGPG is a registered ISO/MSP (Independent Sales Organization/Member Service Provider) of Commercial Bank of California, enabling payment processing services through this banking partnership in the US.
• Avidia BankcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGPG is a registered ISO/MSP (Independent Sales Organization/Member Service Provider) of Avidia Bank, providing an additional banking partnership for payment processing services in the US market.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tipalti: Tipalti provides cross-border payouts, global payroll automation, and contractor payments — directly comparable to GPG's commission payout and multi-country payment processing capabilities, though at significantly larger scale and broader vertical coverage.
• Payoneer: Payoneer provides cross-border payments and mass payouts to contractors, freelancers, and affiliates — comparable to GPG's MLM distributor payout use case, though at much larger scale.
• Hyperwallet (PayPal): Hyperwallet, owned by PayPal, specializes in global mass payouts to contractors, freelancers, and marketplace sellers — directly overlapping with GPG's commission payout service to banks in 65+ countries.
• Wise (formerly TransferWise): Wise provides cross-border payments and mass payouts to contractors and businesses globally — directly comparable to GPG's multi-country commission payout capability, with comparable or greater geographic reach.

Broad incumbents

• Adyen: Adyen is a global payment processing platform serving enterprise merchants with acquiring, processing, and cross-border payout capabilities — comparable to GPG's merchant processing offering, though at substantially larger enterprise scale.
• Stripe: Stripe is a leading global payment processor offering merchant processing, Connect (for marketplace/platform payouts), and expanded payroll-adjacent services — overlapping with GPG's merchant processing and payout offerings, though as part of a much broader platform.
• PayPal: PayPal is a broad incumbent in merchant processing and cross-border payouts, with PayPal Mass Payments and Hyperwallet directly comparable to GPG's commission payout service.

Emerging players

• Remitly: Remitly operates a cross-border remittance and digital payouts platform — adjacent to GPG's cross-border payout infrastructure but focused on consumer remittance rather than MLM/business commission payouts.
• Veem: Veem offers cross-border B2B payments and mass payouts to vendors and contractors — adjacent to GPG's MLM distributor payout model, focused on SMB and platform use cases.

Regional players

• Pleo: Pleo provides corporate cards, expense management, and payouts primarily across Europe — overlapping with GPG's paycard issuance and European market coverage via its UK subsidiary, but focused on a different customer segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/globallypaid

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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