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Cross-border payroll for LATAM contractors
USD payroll + tax withholding for US companies paying LATAM talent.
Buyer
Head of People at a 30-500 person US remote-first company
Monetization
$25 flat/contractor/mo, avg $8-15k MRR at 500 contractors
Difficulty
growth
Why now
Deel price hikes + Argentina peso volatility = mass churn window.
The problem
Deel takes 3-8% and still fails on Argentina blue-rate, Brazil eSocial, Colombia RUT.
The wedge
Fixed $25 flat per contractor with country-native compliance, starting Argentina + Colombia.
Suggested stack
Next.jsStripe ConnectWise APIRamp API
Distribution plays
- →Comparison landing pages vs Deel/Remote
- →LinkedIn ads to people-ops at Series-A US startups
Incumbents to study
DeelRemoteOntopPlane
Not affiliates. Study their pricing, positioning, and where their reviews complain — that's your wedge.
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