Get total payment flexibility.
Pick your payment method—ACH bank transfer or card (2.9% fee). Your contractors and freelancers in and out of the U.S. choose how they’d like to receive the payment. They don’t even need a Melio account to accept it.
Pay all your contractors and freelancers in the same place.
Freelancers and contractors are a vital part of growing your business. Melio is the perfect solution to pay them quickly and easily, by ACH bank transfer or a card—even where cards aren’t accepted.*
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Hold onto your cash longer.
Defer payments when you pay by credit card. Get your contractors and freelancers paid on time while you keep your cash until the next billing cycle. So you get more time and rack up those rewards.
Keep your books in order.
Melio seamlessly connects with QuickBooks Online or Xero for an easier, faster payment process. With automatic 2-way sync, no payment goes missing and everything is always up to date in both places.
Easy bill capture
Scan bills, connect your Gmail account to import invoices, or send invoices directly to your Melio account to save hours on manual tasks.
Melio is the simplest way to pay contractors and freelancers.
Pay in batch
Collate bills and pay them at once. You can also combine many bills to the same vendor into one payment.
Easy bill pay
Scan bills, connect your Gmail account to import invoices, or send invoices directly to your Melio account to save hours on manual tasks.
Payment flexibility
Split your bills into multiple payments and different payment methods for more control of your cash flow.
International payments
Make payments to contractors and freelancers around the world in their local currency.
Scheduled payments
Time all your payments in advance, so you never miss a bill or pay a late fee again.
Pay wherever you are
Send payments using your smartphone, tablet or laptop. Track and manage them anytime, anywhere.
Safety first
We reduce the risk of fraud by using automated solutions to flag high-risk transactions and activity.
Expert support
Our team is always here to help and answer any question you may have about Melio and your business payments.
What our customers say:
SPN Events
“With Melio, payments arrive in just 1-2 business days or even on the same day, which helps the company keep its most valuable asset, the artists, happy.” Stanislav Nikolav, Founder & CEO
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Less time spent on administrative work
95%
Improvement in cash flow
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Faster payments to contractors and freelancers
FAQ for paying contractors & freelancers
You can pay freelancers, contractors and any business bill. Here are some examples:
Copywriters
Drivers
Graphic designers
Accountants & bookkeepers
Rent (when your landlord is a business not an individual)
Utilities
Taxes
Insurance
Add the bill or invoice: snap a photo with your phone, upload a file, add details manually or sync with your accounting software. You can also have your vendors send invoices directly to your Melio Pay inbox. Choose your preferred payment method (ACH bank transfer or card) and how your vendor would like to get paid (ACH bank transfer or paper check).
When you make a payment, they will get a notification via email. The email includes the amount, how they will receive payment (ACH bank transfer or paper check), when it’s scheduled, the name of your company and the invoice number.
Connect your QuickBooks Online or Xero account to get started. That way, you can track every invoice you’re sent and never need to worry whether you’ve paid the copywriter in California or your graphic designer in London.
Absolutely. You can make international payments for any business-related reason directly from your Melio dashboard. Pay by ACH bank transfer or with a Mastercard and your vendor will receive the funds directly to their bank account. You pay in U.S. dollars and vendors receive payment in their local currency.
