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Stablecoin payroll on Tempo

Toku runs payroll for employees and contractors and pays them in USDC and USDS on Tempo.

Toku is an employer of record and global payroll provider in 100+ countries, paying teams in local currency or stablecoins. On Tempo, Toku sets and withholds salary in local currency, runs the compliance checks and tax reporting, and then sends the net pay in USDC and USDS. Tempo is a layer 1 network built for payments, incubated by Stripe and Paradigm.

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Updated · Usage figures from DefiLlama stablecoin and chain data

Tempo with Toku at a glance

Tokens Toku paysUSDC and USDS
Who can be paidEmployees through Toku's employer of record, and contractors
Coverage100+ countries, confirmed for each person before the first payment
Usage on Tempo$796 million in stablecoins (number 15 by supply, 12 November 2026)

About Tempo

Tempo is a layer 1 network built for payments, incubated by Stripe and Paradigm.

Transactions per second1.30 on average, measured November 12, 2026 over 10 minutes
Stablecoins on the network$796 million
Value locked in apps$89 million
Native tokenTempo has no native gas token; fees are paid in USD stablecoins (chainlist nativeCurrency "USD").
How we measured it: JSON-RPC batch eth_getBlockByNumber on rpc.mainnet.tempo.xyz for 1123 consecutive blocks 48667430-48668552 (2026-11-12T13:04:39Z to 2026-11-12T13:14:41Z); TPS = transactions in blocks 2..N divided by the timestamp difference between the last and first block. Includes Tempo-native type 0x76 transactions.

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How it works

  1. You approve the payroll run or contractor invoices in Toku.
  2. Toku sets salary in local currency and handles withholding, tax filings and compliance checks.
  3. Toku sends the net pay in USDC and USDS to each person's wallet on Tempo.
  4. Payment records, payslips and tax documents stay with each payment.

How Toku pays your team

Employees are hired and paid through Toku’s employer of record, with salary set and withheld in local currency and the net pay sent in stablecoins through stablecoin payroll. Contractors are paid through contractor management, and token compensation runs through token grant administration.

See how payout times compare across networks on stablecoin settlement times, and compare costs on the pricing page.

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Tempo payroll: frequently asked questions

Yes. Toku pays employees and contractors in USDC and USDS on Tempo. Salary is still set and taxed in local currency, and Toku confirms the arrangement for each person before the first payment.
USDC and USDS.
Yes. Toku's payroll API connects to providers such as ADP, Workday, Gusto and Rippling, so your provider stays the source of truth and Toku handles the Tempo payout.
Yes. Contractors invoice through Toku's contractor management and are paid in USDC and USDS on Tempo, with invoices, approvals and payment records kept together.

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Tell us who you pay, where they work and which network your treasury uses. We'll show you how salary, contractor payouts and token compensation work for each person, with an itemized quote.

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Salary is set and withheld in local currency, and Toku confirms the stablecoin arrangement for each person before the first payment.