Can You Speed Up the Payout Process in Any Way?
Partly. You cannot move the finance run, but you can control the two steps in front of it, and that is where nearly all of the waiting actually happens.
What this page used to say
Correction to an earlier version of this page. It said to publish early and ask the brand to process the payment sooner. Brands do not process payouts. What a brand does is approve your delivery, which releases the money into your wallet. The payout itself is then paid by our finance team.
The three stages, and which you control
| Stage | Who controls it | Can you speed it up? |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery approved | The brand, or an Ainfluencer admin | Yes, and this is the big one. Ask them in the chat |
| Money released into your wallet | Automatic | No, and it does not need it. About one minute after approval |
| Payout paid out | Our finance team, by hand | Partly. Request early in the cycle, with a method already saved |
What actually helps
Ask the brand to approve, in the chat. Approval is the only thing that releases money, and an unapproved delivery is eventually refunded to the brand instead. This is worth more than everything else on this list.
Save your payout method before the deal completes, so there is nothing to set up when you want to withdraw.
Request as soon as a deal shows Payment Released. There is no minimum, so there is no reason to let deals pile up.
Request before the run, not after it. The team works to the 1st and the 15th, so a request sent on the 16th waits longer than one sent on the 14th.
Submit a readable post link. A story or private post cannot be fetched, which shortens your approval window drastically.
Delivering early does help, but not for the reason the page gave
Posting ahead of the deadline is genuinely useful, because it gives the brand more days in which to approve before the refund timer runs out. It does not move the finance run.
Important
An unapproved delivery is refunded to the brand. About 10 days after a readable link, or as little as 3 days after the agreed date if the link could not be read. Nothing warns you first, so chasing the approval is urgent rather than merely helpful.
Good to know
If a brand has gone quiet after you delivered, contact support. An admin can approve the delivery without the brand, which is the backstop for exactly that situation.
Why this helps you
Payouts being reviewed by a person is slower than an automatic transfer and it is also why a wrong wallet address can be caught before money leaves. The part you control, the approval, is usually where the days are, not the payment.