Okay, all I can see now here is that Etch makes your salary "flow into your wallet". In other words, you're just getting paid in crypto. But how will Etch be any different from something like BitWage? Hasn't that and other companies for years already make it possible to get your paycheck in crypto? Or have I completely missed the mark here. The only thing I can see different is Etch makes it "accountable". Not clear exactly how, though.
Hi,
Etch's service is built around payroll and that working relationship. Firstly Etch is a payroll system which is reducing time and cost for employers as the platform is blockchain based and can execute transactions automatically with smart contracts. Letting wages flow into your account in real-time is essentially like bringing a streaming service to wage payments.
Think how streaming movies, music and other content has changed the world. Then imagine what effect that could have when applied to something more fundamental to life like being paid. If you could be broke on Monday morning but have money in your account to buy lunch by midday. Or if your car unexpected breaks down, not needing to rely on a payday loan to make ends meet and risk that debt trap. Having the peace of mind that you are getting paid what you're due and you don't have to worry about your employer paying late / the wrong amount / going bankrupt and screwing you for what you're owed.
We will also allow for real-time remittance which will mean migrant workers can support their families instantly and at a lower cost than other remittance providers. If you need to leave your family to support them from abroad, I daresay it's because they really need the financial support, so this can only be a good thing.
Etch relies on two types of tokens to work. The first ETCH token gets consumed in using the payroll platform. The second token is an EtchPay token which is a "stable token", one that's pegged to fiat and avoids the fluctuations of other crypto's and makes being paid this way easy to work with day to day. Etch will also issue EtchPay cards that allow these wages to be spent as fiat anywhere.
Etch unifies payroll, payments and remittance, cutting out as many unnecessary middlemen as possible to deliver maximum value to employers and employees. This helps create a more profitable working contract for everyone involved.