Your Ready account is a smart contract deployed onchain. This means a network fee (gas) is required to create it. You pay this fee from your first deposit.
Does Ready profit from this fee?
No. The fee is paid to the blockchain to cover onchain deployment. Ready does not profit from it.
How do you pay?
You pay the wallet creation fee from your account balance. On Starknet it happens when you make your first transaction, automatically.
You can pay in ETH or STRK on Starknet
What is the fee?
The exact fee is shown in-app during onboarding and before your first deposit. It is based on current gas costs.
Is it a recurring fee?
No. It is a one-time fee to create your wallet.