Payroll · head to head
Hastee vs Volopay
Hastee
Payroll
United Kingdom earned wage access, now part of the Zellis group
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Volopay
Payroll
Corporate cards, multi-currency accounts and accounts payable automation for Asia-Pacific businesses
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Hastee beyond the free £100 monthly allowance the employee pays 2.5 per cent per withdrawal, so a worker drawing weekly funds the benefit themselves unless the employer opts to subsidise it.; Volopay cross-currency spend within Singapore carries a fee around 3.1%, which is easy to overlook against the advertised free domestic transfers and can dominate total cost for internationally mobile teams.
- They diverge on capability: Hastee covers Earned wage withdrawals, Volopay covers Multi-currency business accounts.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Hastee and Volopay actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Payroll).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Hastee
- Earned wage withdrawals
- Free monthly allowance
- Payroll and time integration
- Employer policy controls
- Financial wellbeing content
- Employer subsidy option
- Employer reporting
- Code of practice alignment
Only in Volopay
- Multi-currency business accounts
- Virtual and physical corporate cards
- Accounts payable automation
- Expense management
- Accounting integrations
- Approval workflows
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Hastee
- A care provider offering shift workers early access to pay to reduce reliance on high cost creditnot Volopay
- A hospitality employer using early pay access as a recruitment and retention claimnot Volopay
- A Zellis or Moorepay payroll customer adding wage access without a separate payroll integration projectnot Volopay
- An employer replacing ad hoc manual salary advances processed by finance each monthnot Volopay
Volopay
- A Singapore-headquartered company paying vendors and staff across several APAC currencies from one accountnot Hastee
- A finance team wanting free domestic transfers with accounts payable automation includednot Hastee
- A regional business consolidating separate local business bank accounts into one multi-currency platformnot Hastee
- A company whose card spend is concentrated in SGD and wants to minimise cross-currency fee exposurenot Hastee
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Hastee
- Beyond the free £100 monthly allowance the employee pays 2.5 per cent per withdrawal, so a worker drawing weekly funds the benefit themselves unless the employer opts to subsidise it.
- A 2.5 per cent charge on money the employee has already earned is expensive when annualised over frequent small withdrawals, which undercuts the financial wellbeing framing used to sell it internally.
- Earned wage access is not directly regulated as consumer credit in the UK, so protections rest on a voluntary code of practice rather than FCA rules, and employees have weaker recourse than with a regulated credit product.
- Zellis acquired Hastee in June 2025, so employers on non Zellis payroll systems face roadmap uncertainty about how long standalone integrations remain a priority.
- Accrual accuracy depends on payroll and time data quality, so employers with monthly batch payroll or weak attendance capture get conservative limits that disappoint the staff the benefit was sold to.
Volopay
- Cross-currency spend within Singapore carries a fee around 3.1%, which is easy to overlook against the advertised free domestic transfers and can dominate total cost for internationally mobile teams.
- Cross-border payments in non-SGD currencies add roughly 1.6%, so a company paying many overseas vendors accumulates a real cost that is not visible on the headline pricing.
- Regional focus on Asia-Pacific means weaker fit for companies whose spend is mainly in Europe or North America, where Payhawk or Extend cover the ground better.
- Pricing is not published, so despite the specific fee percentages that are publicly known, the underlying subscription or platform fee must be obtained by quote.
- As a comparatively young fintech, its card issuing depends on banking partners whose regulatory standing in each APAC market can change, and companies should confirm current licensing in their specific country before committing.
Pricing, plan by plan
Hastee
On request- Hastee for employers$undefined/year
- Free for the employer to offer in the standard model
- Employee gets one free withdrawal per month up to £100
- Further withdrawals charged to the employee at 2.5 per cent of the amount
Volopay
On request- Volopay$undefined/month
- Free domestic SGD transfers and Accounts Payable Automation
- Approximately 1.6% fee on cross-border non-SGD payments
- Approximately 3.1% fee on cross-currency spend within Singapore
Which should you pick?
Choose Hastee if
- You need earned wage withdrawals.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want free monthly allowance.
Choose Volopay if
- You need multi-currency business accounts.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want virtual and physical corporate cards.
Questions people ask
- Is Hastee or Volopay better?
- Neither clearly leads. Hastee starts at On request and Volopay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Hastee or Volopay?
- Hastee starts at On request and Volopay at On request.
- Does Hastee or Volopay run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Hastee best used for?
- Hastee is most often used for a care provider offering shift workers early access to pay to reduce reliance on high cost credit, a hospitality employer using early pay access as a recruitment and retention claim, a zellis or moorepay payroll customer adding wage access without a separate payroll integration project, an employer replacing ad hoc manual salary advances processed by finance each month. Of those, a care provider offering shift workers early access to pay to reduce reliance on high cost credit and a hospitality employer using early pay access as a recruitment and retention claim are not what Volopay is typically brought in for.
- What can Hastee do that Volopay cannot?
- Hastee covers Earned wage withdrawals, Free monthly allowance, Payroll and time integration, Employer policy controls. Volopay covers Multi-currency business accounts, Virtual and physical corporate cards, Accounts payable automation, Expense management.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Hastee: Does the employee pay?
Yes. One withdrawal per month up to £100 is free; after that the employee pays 2.5 per cent of the amount withdrawn.
Volopay: What currency is Volopay built around?
Singapore dollar as the base account currency, with support for spend and transfers across several other Asia-Pacific currencies.
Hastee: Can the employer make it genuinely free for staff?
Yes. Hastee offers employer paid terms where the company absorbs the transaction fee, but this is a negotiated option rather than the default.
Volopay: Are transfers free?
Domestic SGD transfers and the Accounts Payable Automation product are advertised as free; cross-border and cross-currency transactions carry separate fees.
Hastee: Who owns Hastee now?
Zellis, the UK payroll group that also owns Moorepay and Benefex, acquired Hastee in June 2025.
Volopay: Is pricing published?
No, subscription pricing requires a quote, though the specific cross-currency fee percentages are disclosed publicly.
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