We pay US-based shoppers via electronic deposit. This is also know as direct deposit. Shoppers based outside of the US are paid by check. Checks are processed using bill.com.
Direct deposit to US-based banks is managed on the Sentry Payment Application also know as SePA. SePA is our secure online platform that will be used to process direct deposit payments to our US-based contractors and project participants. Contractors and project participants will be able to login to SePA to specify a bank account for payments to be deposited as well as to review the status of payments for invoices.
What do I need to do?
You will need to create a profile on SePA. You can do this by going to:
Signing up is easy and only requires five pieces of information:
First Name
Last Name
Mobile Number
Email Address/Payment Email Address (There are more details on this below)
Password
It is CRUCIAL when registering in SePA (Sentry Payment Application) that you use the same email address that you registered on our ShopMetrics site unless you specified a different email address (Payment Email Address) to have your payments sent to.
If you specified a Payment Email Address, you MUST register with that email address In SePA.
After you enter the required information, a code will be sent to the email address you sign up with. Enter this code into the Two Factor Authentication Field. For security purposes, you will need to do this every time you log in to SePA.
Next, you will need to add your bank account information for the account you want to receive payments. If you use online banking, we recommend adding your bank using Instant Account Verification (IAV) button. IAV allows you to avoid the use of micro-deposits to verify your account information. If your account is not found by the IAV link, you will be prompted to add the routing number and account number of your banking account and will need to initiate the micro-deposit verification by clicking the Verify Account link.
If you use IAV to add your bank account, your bank account login information is not stored any place. The login information is only used to verify your bank account instantly rather than waiting 2 - 4 days for the micro-deposit verification to process.
If you prefer not to use IAV or do not use online banking, click the Add A Bank-Micro Deposits link to add your bank account. Micro-Deposit is a process where two small deposits (less than $1.00) are made into your bank account and you log back in and verify the two small deposits with us once they have been made into your account.
Once you have created an account on SePA and added a verified bank account, there is nothing else you need to do. After we have processed invoices for payment, any funds owed to you will be automatically deposited into your bank account.