Getting Started

This guide walks you through the complete setup — from creating your organization to running your first payroll.

Step 1: Create Your Organization

1. Go to app.motivation.money/sign-up
2. Enter your name and company email (e.g., you@acme.com)
3. The system checks your email domain:
   • Domain not claimed — you're prompted to create a new organization. Enter org name, region, and industry.
   • Domain already claimed — you join the existing organization as an employee.
4. Verify your email with the 6-digit code sent to your inbox.

Your email domain is claimed exclusively — no other organization can use it. This ensures employees signing up with @acme.com always land in your org.

Promotion: All organizations currently have full Pro access — unlimited members, no restrictions. See Pricing for details.

Step 2: Connect Your Safe Wallet

Your treasury lives in a Gnosis Safe multi-sig wallet. Motivation Money never holds your funds — it proposes transactions that your signers approve.

1. Go to Settings → Funding
2. Enter your Safe address and API key (from app.safe.global)
3. The system verifies the Safe and shows: threshold, owner addresses, nonce
4. Map Safe owners to team operators in Signer Management
5. Designate one signer as the Agent Proposer for automated transaction proposals

Step 3: Connect Your Exchange

Your exchange routes payouts to employee wallets. Motivation Money supports OKX, Coinbase, Binance, and Kraken.

1. In Settings → Funding, scroll to CEX Account
2. Select your exchange provider
3. Enter API credentials (API key, secret, passphrase where required)
4. Click Test Connection to verify
5. The deposit address appears automatically

See CEX Setup Guide for exchange-specific walkthroughs.

Step 4: Configure Safety Gates

Still in Settings → Funding, configure transfer safety:

Step 5: Set Up Legal Entities (Optional)

If your company operates multiple entities (e.g., "Acme Corp USA" + "Acme Singapore Pte Ltd"):

1. Go to Settings → General, scroll to Legal Entities
2. Click Add Entity — enter name, jurisdiction, address, representative details
3. Upload entity-specific logo and signature image
4. Set one entity as default — it appears on statements and email templates
5. Assign employees to entities in their member detail dialog

Step 6: Add Your Team

1. Go to the Team page → click Add Employee
2. Enter name, email, salary, employment type, stablecoin, and network
3. The employee receives an invitation email to create their account
4. For bulk onboarding, use Import CSV

Custom Employment Types

Create any type to match your team structure:

1. Settings → General → Employment Types → Add Type
2. Enter a key (e.g., AMBASSADOR) and display name
3. Custom types work everywhere: payroll filtering, permissions, templates, statements

Step 7: Verify Wallet Addresses

Before running payroll, verify every wallet:

1. On Team → click Verify Wallets
2. The system sends a small micro-deposit to each unverified wallet
3. Employees confirm the exact amount in My Account
4. Verified wallets show a green checkmark

See Wallet Setup Guide for the detailed flow.

Step 8: Run Your First Payroll

1. Payouts → New Payout → Payroll Run
2. Set period dates, select employment types to include
3. Review employee table with calculated amounts
4. Click Create Payroll Run

Then follow the pipeline: Draft → Confirm → Execute → Completed

Employees receive email notifications when their payout is confirmed on-chain.

How Funds Flow

┌─────────────┐     ┌─────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐
│  Safe Wallet │────▶│  CEX Account │────▶│ Employee Wallets │
│  (Treasury)  │     │  (OKX, etc.) │     │  (Individual)    │
└─────────────┘     └─────────────┘     └─────────────────┘
       ▲
       │  (Auto-sweep)
┌─────────────────────────┐
│  HD-Derived Wallets      │ ◀── Client payments
│  (Per-client addresses)  │
└─────────────────────────┘

Pay-out: Safe → CEX → Employee wallets (privacy-preserving)

Pay-in: Client → HD wallet → Auto-sweep to Safe treasury

What's Next

• For Operators — complete operator reference
• For Employees — employee self-service guide
• API & Agents — automate with AI or scripts