Direct audience payments
Give supporters a clear way to pay for content, access, or a service in the flow your platform already provides.
Industries / Creator platforms
Let the audience support the work they love.
Connect the moment someone pays with the platform experience and the creator who made it possible.
SAMPLE COMMUNITY
Support a creator
A direct contribution can be part of a larger audience relationship.
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Creator earnings
Track what belongs to each creator.
Two relationships, one platform
Built for the audience and the creator.
Give supporters a clear way to pay, then keep what belongs to each creator accountable from contribution to payout.
Creator earnings
Relate incoming activity to creators and keep what belongs to each one accountable across every contribution.
Payout planning
Plan how creator funds move out, with timing and review your team can stand behind.
Access & content
Connect payments to the access, content, or membership they unlock for the supporter.
Community context
Keep every payment connected to the audience relationship and the creator behind it.
Reconciliation
Bring contribution and earnings activity into a reviewable picture for your team.
From support to payout
Design for the audience and the creator.
A contribution is only the start. Keep the payment connected to the creator, track what they've earned, and plan how their funds will move.
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Supporter pays
A supporter pays for content, access, or a direct contribution in the flow your platform already provides.
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Platform records
The payment is connected to the creator and the audience relationship behind it, not an isolated transaction.
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Creator earns
Earnings are tracked per creator, and payouts are planned with the timing and review your team needs.
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Team reviews
Activity flows into the operational picture your team works from, so review stays connected to the work.
Good to know
Creator payments, explained.
The questions teams ask before they build audience payments on Zapi.
Supporters pay through your platform, and Zapi relates each payment to the creator behind it. Earnings are tracked per creator, and payouts are planned with the timing and review your team needs.
Yes. Zapi supports the cards, bank transfers, and mobile money your audience in Ethiopia already uses, so paying for content, access, or a contribution stays straightforward.
Every payment is connected to a creator and an audience relationship. Your team can review contribution and earnings activity in one place instead of reconciling across separate systems.
Yes. Plan recipients, timing, and review for outbound creator flows alongside the money your platform collects, so payouts happen on a schedule your team can stand behind.
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Payouts
Plan outbound money movement to creators alongside the payments your platform collects.
Payments
Accept audience payments and keep the outcome connected to the creator behind it.
Payment Links
Share a payment page through any conversation or campaign, no code required.
Customers
Keep payment history connected to the supporter and the creator behind it.
Billing
Connect recurring memberships and subscriptions to the creator lifecycle.
Reporting
Bring contribution and earnings activity into one operational view for your team.
Start building with Zapi
Build what moves your business forward.
One integration for payments, payouts, and virtual accounts. Start in test mode and grow from there.