Pay Affiliates in Minutes With Stripe Payouts (Now in AffiliateWP)

Your Friday afternoons just got shorter. No more CSV exports. No more bank portal logins. No more “when will I get paid?” emails clogging your support queue. Starting today, you can pay your affiliates directly from your WordPress admin with AffiliateWP Stripe payouts — single click, instant delivery, zero spreadsheets.

The AffiliateWP Stripe Payouts process you’ve been waiting for

If you’ve been using PayPal Payouts, you already know the magic of one-click payments. Now AffiliateWP Stripe Payouts brings that same simplicity—perfect for affiliates who prefer bank transfers over PayPal or when you want to keep everything in the Stripe ecosystem.

Here’s how it works: Click “Pay via Stripe.” Done. Just like PayPal Payouts, but through Stripe.

Whether you’re paying one affiliate who just hit their threshold or processing your monthly batch of 500, the workflow stays dead simple. Find the referral, click pay. Or select your date range, choose Stripe, review, and send them all at once.

Why speed changes everything for AffiliateWP Stripe Payouts

Fast payouts aren’t just convenient—they transform your affiliate program:

• Top performers promote harder when they know payment is instant
• Fewer support tickets about payment status and timing
• Word spreads faster because affiliates brag about instant payments
• Retention improves when trust is built into every transaction

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Your complete AffiliateWP Stripe Payouts workflow

Single payouts with AffiliateWP Stripe Payouts (perfect for VIP affiliates)

1. Open Referrals → Find the unpaid referral
2. Click Pay via Stripe in the referral’s row actions
3. Confirm details
4. Click Send Payout → Payment sent instantly

Bulk payouts (two ways to handle multiple payments)

Option 1: From the Referrals page

1. Select multiple unpaid referrals using checkboxes
2. Choose “Pay via Stripe” from the bulk actions dropdown
3. Click Apply → Payments processed instantly

Option 2: From Pay Affiliates (for date ranges)

1. Navigate to Pay Affiliates
2. Select “Stripe” as your method
3. Review who’s getting paid and their amounts
4. Click “Process Payments” → All done

Onboarding that just works with AffiliateWP Stripe Payouts

Your affiliates connect once and they’re set forever. No forms to fill out on your site. No sensitive data in your database. Just Stripe’s secure, compliant flow that handles everything:

1. Affiliate clicks “Set Up Stripe Payouts” (in their Affiliate Area/Portal)
2. Stripe’s hosted flow collects identity, banking, and tax info
3. Connection confirmed → Ready for instant payouts

After connecting to AffiliateWP Stripe Payouts, affiliates get their own Stripe Express Dashboard where they can track payments, update banking details, and download tax forms. If you’ve enabled schedule editing in your Stripe platform settings, they can also manage their payout schedule. You never touch their financial data.

Real-time verification prevents failed payments

AffiliateWP Stripe Payouts validates everything before money moves—saving you from the nightmare of failed transfers and angry affiliates.

See who’s ready at a glance

The Affiliates list shows each person’s Stripe status instantly:

• Enabled – Affiliate is ready for instant payouts
• — (dash) – Affiliate is not connected yet
• Restricted – Affiliate’s account needs attention (specific reason shown)

Deep-dive details when you need them

Click into any affiliate to see their complete Stripe account status:

• Account details
• Account status
• Actions required

Validation before every payment

When you click “Pay via Stripe,” the system runs real-time checks:

• Verifies the account can receive payments
• Confirms no blocking issues exist
• Shows you the status before you confirm

With webhooks enabled, these statuses update automatically. When an affiliate completes verification or fixes an issue, you’ll know instantly. No manual checking, no failed payments, no wasted time.

Automated emails keep everyone informed

Enable webhooks and let AffiliateWP Stripe Payouts handle the communication:

• Transfer Created – “Your payment is on the way”
• Payout Completed – “Funds have arrived”
• Account Connected – “You’re all set”
• Verification Required – “Quick action needed”

Every template is customizable.

Test everything before going live with AffiliateWP Stripe Payouts

Nervous about your first payout? Don’t be. Sandbox Mode lets you test the entire AffiliateWP Stripe Payouts flow:

1. Add your Test Secret Key
2. Connect test affiliate accounts
3. Add test funds to your balance
4. Send test referral payouts
5. Flip to live mode when you’re ready

Every feature works in test mode, including a special Test Funds tool that lets you add funds to practice with—no real money needed.

All payout methods, one powerful dashboard

Here’s something else that’s new: we’ve completely reimagined how you manage payout methods in AffiliateWP. Everything now lives in a dedicated Payouts tab in your settings—no more jumping between plugins or hunting for options.

We’ve also brought PayPal Payouts and Store Credit directly into AffiliateWP. That means:

• No more separate plugins to install and maintain
• One unified interface for all payout methods
• Simpler updates with everything in one codebase
• Consistent experience across all payment options

If you’re currently using the PayPal Payouts or Store Credit addons, you can safely delete them after updating to AffiliateWP 2.29.0—everything’s built in now.

Your AffiliateWP Stripe Payouts questions, answered

Ready to pay affiliates the modern way?

Stop losing Fridays to manual payouts. With AffiliateWP, you can send Stripe payouts in a couple of clicks and keep every affiliate happy.

Already using AffiliateWP? Follow our Stripe Payouts setup guide.