Payment protection is the reason you never have to chase payments again. Here's exactly how it works:
Step by step
- Brand pays at checkout: The money leaves their card/bank immediately.
- Payment is held securely: The funds are held by our licensed payment processor (Stripe). Not in the brand's account, not in yours, held in a neutral holding zone on Inflink's instruction.
- You do the work: Create content, ship merch, hold the consultation. Whatever the order requires.
- Work gets approved: The brand approves your delivery (or the 7-day auto-release kicks in).
- Payment moves to your balance: Released to your Inflink pending balance. After 7 more days, it becomes available for withdrawal.
What payment protection covers you against
- "I'll pay you after you post": No. They already paid. The payment is secured. It's just held until the work is done.
- "I changed my mind": Once you've accepted the order and started working, the brand can't unilaterally cancel and get their money back. If there's a dispute, admin reviews it.
- Ghosting: If the brand stops responding at any point in the process, the order auto-advances after 7 days and payment releases to you.
What it covers brands against
It goes both ways. If you accept an order and never deliver, the brand can raise a dispute and get refunded. Payment protection keeps both sides honest.
Our payment processor is Stripe: the same infrastructure used by Shopify, Amazon, and Uber. Your payment is safe.