Same-day payouts: when 0.4% is worth it (and when it isn't)
By Priya Shah, Product Manager, Payments — January 22, 2026
Same-day payouts went GA on Enterprise plans this month: hit a button, your settled balance lands in your bank within hours instead of next business day, for a 0.4% premium per transfer. The customers who pre-ordered the feature broke down into two clear groups. One group was platforms with seller-facing payout SLAs — they'd been paying for early-payout APIs from third-party providers and saving money switching to native. The other was finance teams running tight on working capital who could put 24 hours of float to better use than the fee cost.
For most teams, the standard next-day payout is still the right default. The math only flips in your favor when working-capital cost exceeds 0.4% on the relevant horizon — high-velocity businesses, platforms passing payouts to sellers, or teams in a brief cash crunch. Configure under Settings → Payouts if you want to experiment per-transfer rather than always-on.