Early direct deposit

Early direct deposit allows eligible paychecks and other direct deposits to be paid up to 2 days early. Certain government payments (like tax refunds) may be paid up to 4 days early. Before you can enable early direct deposit, you must have a Robinhood spending account with direct deposit set up.

Some employers submit paycheck information up to 2 days early, or 4 days for payments like tax refunds, so we pay you as soon as we’re notified. Keep in mind, eligibility depends on when your employer (or the government) submits your paycheck or payment information, which isn’t guaranteed. After you sign up for early direct deposit, we’ll let you know if your paycheck or other direct deposit is eligible on your next pay cycle.

There are zero fees associated with early direct deposit. Because this isn’t a loan or a cash advance, we can offer this feature at no cost to you.

After you have direct deposit set up with your spending account, take the following steps to sign up for early direct deposit. We’ll let you know if your paycheck is eligible in 1-2 pay cycles.

1. Select Spending (dollar icon) → in the app, select General
2. Select Settings
3. Switch Early direct deposit to the On position
4. Select Sign up

If you decide that you don’t want to get paid early, simply repeat these steps at any time to turn it off.