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For brands, agencies, networks & MCNs
Creator payments for
brands & agencies.
Zexel is the merchant of record for the creator economy. Whether you run campaigns in-house or manage rosters for clients, we invoice, comply and pay every creator you work with — in any country, on one consolidated invoice.
Influencer marketing · Affiliates · Talent & MCNs · Esports · Platforms
180+ countries•140+ currencies•1 single flow
01 / Who it's for
Two ways teams pay creators.
Same rails, same compliance, one invoice back — whether the payouts are yours or your clients'. Pick the side that fits.
For brands & advertisers
In-houseRunning influencer, affiliate or UGC campaigns yourself? Pay every creator directly — in any country, in any currency — on one compliant invoice, without becoming a fiscal entity or hiring more ops headcount.
Campaigns paid · taxes handled for you
For agencies, networks & MCNs
For clientsManaging rosters on behalf of clients? Get one consolidated invoice per client, multi-team approvals across account managers, finance and the client, and per-client reporting — while your team stays client-facing.
Per-client invoicing & approvals
02 / How it works
Your creators, paid and reconciled.
From a list of creators to settled payments and one clean invoice — with every team signed off and every tax filed, in any country.
STEP 01
Bring your creators.
Upload a CSV or push creators by API, tagged by client and campaign — amount, currency and country included.
CreatorAmount
Alex M. · ES€2,400
Jordan R. · US$1,850
Sara O. · BRR$ 9,400
STEP 02
Route approvals.
Multi-level sign-off between your team, finance and — for agencies — the client. Roles and permissions keep every batch in control.
AMFINCL
3 sign-offs
STEP 03
We pay & file.
Zexel becomes the merchant of record — paying each creator and filing withholding, VAT and reporting in every country.
IRPF
VAT
DAC7
STEP 04
One invoice back.
A single consolidated invoice covers the whole batch — tagged by client and campaign, clean for your books.
Nova Studio
€84,200
03 / Built for both
A payout layer that speaks your team.
Everything a brand or an agency needs to pay creators at scale — the compliance, the reconciliation and the approvals — handled off your team's plate.
Merchant of record
ComplianceZexel is the legal counterparty to every creator. They invoice us, not you — so your brand or agency stays out of the contractual chain.
You are never the payer of record
One consolidated invoice
ReconciliationHundreds of payouts collapse into a single invoice, tagged by client and campaign — clean for your books and your clients'.
Audit-ready exports
Pay any creator, anywhere
Payments150+ countries, 30+ currencies, no company required on the creator's side. PayPal, Wise, Revolut or bank transfer.
Individuals & companies alike
Multi-team approvals
For teamsSign-off flows across your team, finance and clients, with roles and permissions. One click triggers the whole batch.
Roles, permissions & audit trail
Taxes filed for you
ComplianceIRPF and equivalents, VAT / IVA reverse-charge, DAC7, W-9 and 1099-K — filed directly with each authority. Your team never touches a form.
KYC / AML on every recipient
Dashboards & API
PlatformReporting broken down by client and campaign, plus an API to create payees, trigger batches and webhook on settlement.
CSV same-day · API in 1–2 weeks
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We used to spend the last week of every month chasing invoices and tax forms for creators in nine countries. Now it's one file in, one invoice back — and our team never touches payments again.Head of Talent OperationsInfluencer marketing agency · Madrid
04 / FAQ
Questions teams ask.
The counterparty, the invoice, the approvals and the taxes — the things your finance and legal teams want nailed before you switch.
01Who is the legal counterparty to each creator — us or Zexel?
Zexel is. Once a creator is onboarded, they invoice Zexel — not your brand or agency — and Zexel pays them under our payments-institution license. You receive one consolidated invoice per batch (or per client, if you're an agency) and stay out of the contractual chain with each individual creator. That is what makes this a true merchant-of-record service and not just a payment processor.
02Do the creators we pay need a company or VAT number?
No. Zexel pays individuals without a registered business, freelancers and registered companies alike — most of whom aren't VAT-registered. Onboarding analyzes each creator's tax situation and applies the right treatment automatically, so a mixed roster of influencers and affiliates is never a blocker.
03Can invoices and reporting be split by client or campaign?
Yes. Every payout is tagged by campaign — and by client, which agencies rely on to pass a single clean invoice straight to each client. Dashboards and audit-ready exports are available per client and per campaign at any time.
04Which taxes and reports do you actually file across countries?
Withholding (IRPF in Spain and equivalents across PT, FR, IT, DE), VAT / IVA reverse-charge where applicable, DAC7 reporting for EU platforms, W-9 and 1099-K for US payees, and KYC / AML on every recipient. We file directly with the tax authority, so your team never touches a form.
05How fast can we go live, and can we integrate via API?
CSV upload works the same day. API integration — create payee, trigger batch, webhook on settlement — typically takes 1–2 weeks including sandbox testing, whether you're a brand embedding payouts or an agency wiring up client reporting.
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