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We keep tabs for you so you can create content stress-free!  A notification is sent each week confirming your earnings to be directly deposited into your bank account. We automatically generate your invoices and issue payments on a weekly basis.  A digital copy of your invoices can be found in your account where you can keep track of your completed work. 

Find out how to update and manage your payment information on Draft, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted transaction processes.

Update your payment information

I submitted my job before Tuesday and it's not in this week's invoice.

There are a few reasons a job that you submitted before Tuesday may not be paid until the next payment cycle. Our payment system only invoices jobs that are marked as "Delivered" at the time of the weekly payment deadline.

The submitted job was not delivered to the client until Tuesday.

When you submit a job, it goes into a brief review stage where our QA team takes a quick look before delivering it to the client. Usually, this review is completed within a day or less. However, since the job hasn't been delivered to the client yet, it won't be sent to the payment cycle until the QA team does a pass at your work. If this happens, rest assured you'll receive payment for this job on the following week's payment cycle.

When a client requests a revision on a job, the job is moved out of the payment cycle until the revision is complete and passes the QA team's approval once again. If we've paid you out for a job and it moves to the revision status, then you'll be expected to provide the revision request.

Since our payment system only invoices jobs that are marked as in the payment cycle, jobs will sometimes move from one payment cycle to the next because of revisions.

 be paid for all articles, regardless of revisions, it just may not reflect until the next payment cycle.

It's Wednesday- why do I not see the payment in my bank account?

While we always process payments on Thursday, there's usually a short delay between the time our payment is sent and the time your bank account accepts the payment. The exact transfer time will vary based on your location, but we estimate:

Writers in the US, Canada, and the UK should see their payments within 1 business day.

Writers in European countries, Australia, and New Zealand (among a few others) will see their payments within 1-2 business days.

Writers in South Africa, South America, and most Middle Eastern and Asian countries should expect transfer times of 3-5 business days.

To get the estimate for your exact location, please check out 

this help article from our payment provider

Please note that these are estimates. Sometimes there are delays with individual banks or with our payment provider that could occasionally extend this transfer time.

Why is the payment in my bank account not exactly what's on my invoice?

Our payment provider, Trolley, charges a small processing fee for payments. This fee varies a little based on what country you live in. For writers in the USA and Canada, it's $1 (USD). For writers outside the US and Canada, it may be up to $4 (USD).

In addition to this processing fee, recipient banks may charge small transfer fees. You can check with your bank to find out the exact fees.

If you notice a major discrepancy between your invoice and final payment, please reach out to our support team and we'll look into it.

If you have a question that's not covered by the above FAQ, or if it's past the 

estimated time for your payment to reach your account

, please reach out to us via the support chat in our app, or at 

Discover solutions to common payment problems and get assistance with any issues you may encounter while processing payments on Draft.

I'm experiencing trouble with my payments

There are 2 ways you can view your invoices, by going into the 

. This will displayall invoices generated by our system after September 23, 2021 (when we switched to automatic invoices). Here, you'll be able to view and download all of your past invoices.

You can also view and download your invoices in the

 of your dashboard. Invoices are ordered from least to most recent, with articles pending payment at the bottom of the list.

Learn how to access and manage your invoices on Draft, providing you with a clear overview of your financial transactions.

Viewing your invoices

We have updated our weekly payment schedule to Tuesday so you get paid earlier! 

There is nothing required for you to do for payments to begin on the new schedule. 

We deliver payments through direct deposit to your bank account. Payment cycles begin every Tuesday at midnight (12:00 AM ET) and stop at the end of Monday (11:59 PM ET). On Tuesday, we’ll send out payments for all jobs completed within the previous payment cycle. You should expect to receive the payment to arrive in your bank account within several business days.

For U.S bank accounts, we've found this is a fixed fee of $1 - much cheaper than PayPal! And you receive the amount within 2 to 3 business days though transfer times may vary depending on where your bank account is located.

1. Go to the Track Payments Page and sign up

When you sign up for Draft as a writer, please go to the 

 page on the left sidebar. On this page, you can enter your bank details. Once you've finished, you're all set for payments.

At the end of every Monday (11:59 PM EST), jobs completed in that week's payment cycle are closed. We will send out payments for that job the following Tuesday unless it overlaps with any national holidays in Canada. In this case, payments will be made the subsequent business day.

Additionally, jobs will not be included in that week's invoice until our internal team delivers the job to the client. Therefore, even if you've uploaded a job, it doesn't necessarily mean you will be paid for it in that week's invoicing cycle.

When it comes to bank accounts, our payments portal can transfer to banks located in all countries except for North Korea, Iran, Russia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Countries in Africa (except South Africa). Some of these are due to regulatory restrictions and others due to Draft's inability to meet certain additional criteria when it comes to facilitating payments in these regions. We apologize for any inconveniences. 

Note, processing times due to compliance checks may vary depending on where your bank account is based.

Does my account have to be a USD account?

No, while you do have to invoice us in USD, our payment portal can convert this into the respective currency associated with your bank. For example, if you invoice us USD 100 but connect a Canadian CAD bank account, then the $100 will be converted from USD to CAD for you by our payment partner 

Draft doesn't support writer payments through PayPal.

Do you support or plan on supporting payment platforms such as Payoneer?

Draft only manages payments through direct deposit to a writer's bank account and doesn't plan on using platforms such as Payoneer to facilitate this.

We use Trolley to facilitate our payments to writers. You can learn more about them here: 

We use a payment portal to help direct deposit your invoice amounts each week to your bank account of choice.

How do I get paid?

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