Pending earnings are transferred to your connected Stripe account when they’re released.
When payouts happen
Releases are run by the Katalyst team — either on demand or on a recurring schedule (e.g. monthly). When a release runs, all of your eligible pending earnings are transferred to your bank account in a single payout, and the corresponding history entries are marked paid with a transfer reference.
What can hold a payout
A payout is only sent when all of the following are true:
- Your Stripe account is fully onboarded and payouts are enabled.
- You have a W-9 on file (US partners).
- Your account is US-based (international payouts are handled manually for now).
- Your balance isn’t flagged for review (see clawbacks below).
If any of these isn’t met, your earnings stay pending until it’s resolved — nothing is lost.
Refunds, chargebacks & clawbacks
Katalyst never pays out on revenue it has to give back. If a referred member’s payment is refunded or charged back:
- If the related earning hasn’t been paid out yet, it’s simply voided.
- If it was already paid to you, a clawback is recorded and netted against your future payouts.
If clawbacks ever exceed your pending balance, your account is flagged for manual review and payouts pause until it’s sorted out. This is rare and usually self-corrects as new earnings accrue.
➡️ For tax handling, see Taxes & 1099 Reporting.