Paying affiliates, in detail

Wise, PayPal, transfers that come back, refunds after payout: Meritt's articles on affiliate payouts.

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Refund after a commission is paid: what a platform can do

A paid commission does not come back. What you set up before the payout, and before the first debt, matters more than anything you can attempt afterwards.

18 October 2026 · 6 min read Payouts

Paying affiliates with Wise: the three requirements and how they fail

Each missing requirement fails at a specific moment: at connection, at funding or on the first real payout. Better to know which one before the day your affiliates are waiting for their money.

16 October 2026 · 6 min read Payouts

An accepted transfer is not a transfer that arrived

PayPal answers "accepted" in two seconds and decides thirty days later. What has to happen in between, and the five things to undo when the funds come back.

8 July 2026 · 7 min read