Direct Payouts
Get funds to people before day one.
The simplest way to send a one-time payment to anyone outside your payroll system — housing stipends, relocation advances, interview assignment payments, referral bonuses, and more. No vendor setup. No paper checks. Just funds delivered fast.
An intern accepts an offer in May for a July start. They need to find housing in a new city. Your team wants to send a $2,000 housing stipend — but they're not in payroll yet, and setting up a vendor for a one-time payment isn't worth the overhead. That's exactly what Direct Payouts was built for.
No payroll setup needed
The recipient doesn't need to be in your payroll system. Direct Payouts works for pre-hire employees, interns, and anyone else you need to send funds to before they're officially on board.
They pick how to receive it
Recipients choose their preferred payout method — direct deposit, Venmo, PayPal, or electronic check. They provide their account details directly to Reimbi, so your team never handles sensitive financial information.
Fast — often the same day
Once approved, funds are typically on their way the same day. Don't leave a new hire anxious about their housing situation while waiting weeks for a check to arrive.
Tax paperwork handled
For taxable stipends, Reimbi collects the necessary W9 from the recipient and handles 1099 issuance at year end. Two fewer things for your finance team to track down.
Approvals and full audit trail
Every payout flows through your approval chain before anything moves. Finance gets full visibility, and every transaction is documented — no ad-hoc Venmo requests with no paper trail.
No vendor records to maintain
Recipients are never added to your AP vendor database. Reimbi issues the payout from our accounts, keeping your vendor list clean and your AP team out of the process entirely.
One tool. Many use cases.
Any time you need to send a one-time lump sum to an individual who isn't set up in your AP system, Direct Payouts is the right tool.
Housing & Relocation
Send a housing stipend or relocation advance to a new hire or intern before their first day — before they're in payroll or any of your systems.
Interview Assignments
Compensate candidates for paid interview projects, take-home assignments, or work samples — quickly and without adding them as a vendor.
Referral Bonuses
Pay external referral bonuses to individuals outside your company without the overhead of a vendor record or a manual check run.
Bug Bounties & Prizes
Issue one-time payments for bug bounties, hackathon prizes, or coding competitions to participants you'll likely never pay again.
Contractor Payments
For short-term engagements where setting up a full vendor record isn't worth it, Direct Payouts gets funds out fast with proper documentation.
Sign-On Supplements
Deliver a discretionary sign-on payment or bonus to a new hire outside the normal payroll cycle, without waiting for their first paycheck.
See Reimbi in action
Your team spends less time on reimbursements. Your candidates get reimbursed faster. See how Reimbi makes both happen.
