Grade

Brands, agencies, and marketplaces that pay creators and influencers across multiple countries face a compliance burden: collecting tax forms, verifying identity, handling DAC7 reporting for EU creators, and reconciling payouts via PayPal, Wise, or local bank transfers. Finance teams end up processing hundreds of individual invoices and payments instead of one consolidated process. Customers quoted on the page describe this as a 'dreaded, time-consuming mess that didn't scale' and a compliance 'nightmare' that made them hesitant to scale UGC creator programs, especially when hiring globally.

Grade lets brands add creators and start tracking their posts and earnings for free, with no account required on the creator's side. It collects tax forms, verifies identity (KYC), and handles DAC7 reporting, acting as Merchant of Record so brands are protected on compliance and GDPR. Teams can set fixed, performance-based, or mixed payment rules that apply to the next payout cycle, then review and approve bulk payouts in one click, with creators paid in their preferred method (local bank transfer, PayPal, Wise). Finance receives a single consolidated invoice instead of many, and the product is API-first so it can connect to existing systems, with post alerts available in Slack or Discord and webhooks for custom integrations.

The page frames DAC7 reporting requirements for EU creators as a new compliance burden brands must now handle, positioning Grade as the way to offload that responsibility as Merchant of Record.