Creator payments
for brands
Use one approved vendor.
Stop onboarding individual creators into procurement. StrideHQ handles creator checks, contracts, approvals and payout records in one workflow.
What changes when creator payments run on StrideHQ
Built for brand teams
14
vendor setups
1
approved vendor
One vendor
One vendor. Every creator.
Procurement approves StrideHQ once, not every creator.
No six-week vendor setups
Creators paid as soon as they are cleared
PO-2026-114 · Autumn launch
Spend tracked against the PO
PO matching
Every payment tied to a PO.
Spend tracked against budget as campaigns run.
Approval roles for marketing and finance
No surprise invoices
Compliance
Required checks completed before money moves.
IR35, DAC7 and tax forms checked on every creator.
Evidence stored for audit
Renewals tracked automatically
Cleared to pay this week
Step 1
Onboard
Send one link. The creator does KYC, tax forms and bank details in minutes.
A. Rossi
Step 2
Contract
Pick a template, set deliverables and rate, send for e-signature.
Step 3
Check
The agent matches invoices to contracts and runs the required compliance checks.
£33,750
Approve runStep 4 · You
Approve and pay
Approve the run. Creators are paid in their own currency, reconciled to your books.
StrideHQ has reduced the time
our team spends managing creator
payments by 70%.
Paying creators across multiple countries used to be a nightmare. StrideHQ handles it all from one dashboard.
No. You approve StrideHQ once. Creators are onboarded through StrideHQ and paid through it.
Yes. Every payout is matched to a PO and tracked against budget.
You set approval roles. Nothing is paid until a named approver signs off.
StrideHQ collects the information each engagement needs and runs the checks before a creator can be paid: identity verification and, for UK engagements, an IR35 status check with a Status Determination Statement. Every check and document is kept against the creator's payment record. Compliance outcomes depend on the facts of each engagement, so your team stays responsible for the final determination and approval, and StrideHQ doesn't replace professional tax or legal advice.
See StrideHQ
in action
Book 15 minutes and we'll show you your next payment run, built free with your real invoices.
- No more chasing creators for tax forms and bank details
- IR35, DAC7 and tax checks on every creator, with the evidence kept
- Pay all your creators in one payment run, in any currency