Success Story: PRAND Optimizes Payments for a Global Team with EasyStaff Payroll
About
PRAND is an animation studio specializing in the production of promotional and brand videos, as well as animation for events and websites. A key driver of the studio’s success and growth is its distributed team, where in-house specialists and freelancers collaborate from Georgia, Armenia, Spain, Cyprus, Germany and Italy.
Challenge
As the studio grew, managing payments became a separate time-consuming process. PRAND faced a lack of transparency in banking policies, with different document requirements requested for each international transfer. In some cases, payments were even blocked due to internal bank policies. This directly limited the studio’s growth because they could not work with any freelancer now but only from bank-wise accessible locations.
At the same time, there was a significant administrative burden: each freelancer required separate contracts, invoices and non-disclosure agreements. According to the co-founder Nadezhda Minakova, co-owner of the studio who handled these operations, document management and bank interactions alone took 7–10 hours per week.
Solution
PRAND first learned about the EasyStaff ecosystem during a project when one of their clients made a payment through EasyStaff Payroll. The simplicity of the platform impressed the team, prompting them to explore available business solutions further. Ultimately, fixed fees with no hidden charges, a clear workflow, built-in document management and responsive support led PRAND to choose EasyStaff Payroll.
Integration into their workflow was seamless. Freelancers register on the platform independently and can contact support directly if needed—without involving the studio’s team. A standard document package is generated automatically, eliminating the need to manually create contracts, invoices, and NDAs. Once a task is completed, the contractor uploads the result to the platform, the studio confirms completion, and the payment is processed automatically. The need for additional bank checks and the risk of payment blocks were eliminated.
Results
After switching to EasyStaff Payroll, the time spent on document management and freelancer payments dropped to under 2 hours.
The studio can now work with contractors from any country without restrictions related to local banking systems. Freelancers also highlight the ease of registration and overall convenience of the platform.
EasyStaff Payroll’s support remains a key factor: a dedicated manager is available via Telegram and responds quickly to any non-standard situations.
Future
PRAND continues to use the platform and is not considering switching to other solutions. As Nadezhda explains, EasyStaff Payroll is especially well-suited for companies working with international contractors or managing a large number of specialists on a single project, as it reduces paperwork and makes the payment process simpler and more efficient.