Why are affiliate commissions held before payout?
Commission holds protect affiliates, customers, and YouCast365 from refund problems.
Affiliate commissions are held for a review window before payout. The current hold window is 14 days, and the current minimum payout threshold is $25.nnThe hold exists because customers can request refunds, payment providers can fail or reverse payments, and some orders may need fraud review. If commissions were paid instantly and a customer later received a refund, the site owner could be forced to personally cover money that already left the platform. Holding commissions keeps payouts tied to settled, eligible purchases instead of temporary payment activity.nnIf an order is refunded, cancelled, failed, or marked unsafe during the hold window, the matching commission can be voided before payout. If a problem appears after a payout has already been marked paid, it may require manual recovery review.
