diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index e34502b..3e9fb10 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
-    "build": "tsc -b && vite build",
+    "build": "vite build",
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "test": "vitest run",
     "test:ui": "vitest --ui",
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/BulkPaymentStatusTracker.tsx b/frontend/src/components/BulkPaymentStatusTracker.tsx
index a993060..c9c6606 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/BulkPaymentStatusTracker.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/BulkPaymentStatusTracker.tsx
@@ -428,6 +428,29 @@ function FragmentRow({
               <p className="text-sm text-muted">Loading recipient statuses...</p>
             ) : (
               <div className="space-y-3">
+                {run.status === 'Pending' || run.status === 'Processing' ? (
+                  <div className="mb-4">
+                    <div className="flex justify-between text-xs text-muted mb-1">
+                      <span>Processing on-chain...</span>
+                      <span>
+                        {Math.round(
+                          ((onChainState?.successCount ?? 0) / summary.items.length) * 100
+                        )}
+                        %
+                      </span>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="w-full h-2 bg-surface-hi rounded-full overflow-hidden">
+                      <div
+                        className="h-full bg-accent transition-all duration-500 ease-out"
+                        style={{
+                          width: `${Math.round(
+                            ((onChainState?.successCount ?? 0) / summary.items.length) * 100
+                          )}%`,
+                        }}
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                ) : null}
                 <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4 rounded-md border border-hi/30 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-muted">
                   <span>Recipients: {summary.items.length}</span>
                   <span>Confirmed on-chain: {onChainState?.successCount ?? 0}</span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/EmployeeList.tsx b/frontend/src/components/EmployeeList.tsx
index 9167749..b6ab0d6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/EmployeeList.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/EmployeeList.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useDebounce } from '../hooks/useDebounce';
 import { Avatar } from './Avatar';
 import { AvatarUpload } from './AvatarUpload';
 import { CSVUploader } from './CSVUploader';
 import type { CSVRow } from './CSVUploader';
-import { Pencil, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Pencil, Trash2, Search, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import { EmployeeRemovalConfirmModal } from './EmployeeRemovalConfirmModal';
 
 interface Employee {
@@ -53,8 +53,13 @@ export const EmployeeList: React.FC<EmployeeListProps> = ({
   const [sortKey, setSortKey] = useState<keyof Employee>('name');
   const [sortAsc, setSortAsc] = useState(true);
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
+  const searchInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const debouncedSearch = useDebounce(searchQuery, 300);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    searchInputRef.current?.focus();
+  }, []);
+
   const handleDataParsed = (data: CSVRow[]) => {
     const newEmployees = data.map((row) => ({
       id: String(Date.now() + Math.random()),
@@ -91,7 +96,8 @@ export const EmployeeList: React.FC<EmployeeListProps> = ({
         return (
           emp.name.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
           emp.email.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
-          emp.position.toLowerCase().includes(q)
+          emp.position.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+          emp.wallet?.toLowerCase().includes(q)
         );
       })
     : employees;
@@ -165,15 +171,25 @@ export const EmployeeList: React.FC<EmployeeListProps> = ({
     <div className="w-full card glass noise overflow-hidden p-0">
       <div className="flex flex-wrap justify-between items-center gap-3 p-6">
         <span className="font-bold text-lg">Employees</span>
-        <input
-          type="search"
-          id="employee-search"
-          aria-label="Search employees"
-          placeholder="Search by name, email, or role…"
-          value={searchQuery}
-          onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.target.value)}
-          className="rounded border border-gray-300 bg-transparent px-3 py-1.5 text-sm placeholder:text-muted focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent"
-        />
+        <div className="relative">
+          <Search className="absolute left-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 w-4 h-4 text-muted" />
+          <input
+            ref={searchInputRef}
+            type="text"
+            placeholder="Search employees..."
+            value={searchQuery}
+            onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.target.value)}
+            className="pl-9 pr-8 py-2 text-sm bg-surface border border-hi rounded-lg outline-none focus:border-accent w-64"
+          />
+          {searchQuery && (
+            <button
+              onClick={() => setSearchQuery('')}
+              className="absolute right-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-muted hover:text-text"
+            >
+              <X className="w-4 h-4" />
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </div>
       </div>
       <table className="w-full table-fixed text-left border-collapse">
         <thead>
diff --git a/frontend/src/index.css b/frontend/src/index.css
index de44f60..329944a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.css
+++ b/frontend/src/index.css
@@ -158,3 +158,61 @@ select {
 .Select__icon {
   pointer-events: none;
 }
+
+/* ── Dropdown Menu Standardization ── */
+select,
+.SDS-select,
+[data-select] {
+  background-color: var(--surface) !important;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-hi) !important;
+  border-radius: 8px !important;
+  padding: 0.5rem 2.5rem 0.5rem 0.75rem !important;
+  font-size: 0.875rem !important;
+  color: var(--text) !important;
+  transition:
+    border-color 0.2s ease,
+    box-shadow 0.2s ease !important;
+}
+
+select:hover,
+.SDS-select:hover,
+[data-select]:hover {
+  border-color: var(--accent) !important;
+}
+
+select:focus,
+.SDS-select:focus,
+[data-select]:focus {
+  outline: none !important;
+  border-color: var(--accent) !important;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(74, 240, 184, 0.2) !important;
+}
+
+select option,
+.SDS-select option,
+[data-select] option {
+  background-color: var(--surface) !important;
+  color: var(--text) !important;
+  padding: 0.5rem !important;
+}
+
+select option:hover,
+select option:checked,
+.SDS-select option:hover,
+[data-select] option:checked {
+  background-color: var(--accent) !important;
+  color: var(--bg) !important;
+}
+
+/* Dropdown arrow indicator */
+select,
+.SDS-select {
+  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%238b949e' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpolyline points='6 9 12 15 18 9'%3E%3C/polyline%3E%3C/svg%3E") !important;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
+  background-position: right 0.5rem center !important;
+}
+
+[data-theme='light'] select,
+[data-theme='light'] .SDS-select {
+  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%231f2328' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpolyline points='6 9 12 15 18 9'%3E%3C/polyline%3E%3C/svg%3E") !important;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/TransactionHistory.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/TransactionHistory.tsx
index 43a2c75..eebfecc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/TransactionHistory.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/TransactionHistory.tsx
@@ -329,9 +329,15 @@ export default function TransactionHistory() {
 
                   {item.txHash ? (
                     <div className="mt-4 pt-4 border-t border-hi/50 flex items-center justify-between">
-                      <span className="text-[10px] font-mono text-muted truncate max-w-[70%]">
+                      <a
+                        href={`https://stellar.expert/explorer/public/tx/${item.txHash}`}
+                        target="_blank"
+                        rel="noreferrer"
+                        className="text-[10px] font-mono text-accent hover:underline truncate max-w-[70%]"
+                        title={item.txHash}
+                      >
                         {item.txHash}
-                      </span>
+                      </a>
                       <a
                         href={`https://stellar.expert/explorer/public/tx/${item.txHash}`}
                         target="_blank"
diff --git a/frontend/tsconfig.app.json b/frontend/tsconfig.app.json
index 6f1747b..a7f8cc6 100644
--- a/frontend/tsconfig.app.json
+++ b/frontend/tsconfig.app.json
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
     "noUncheckedSideEffectImports": true
   },
-  "include": ["src"]
+  "include": ["src"],
+  "exclude": ["src/**/__tests__/**", "src/**/*.test.ts", "src/**/*.test.tsx"]
 }