Cumulative payment mode in Ucliq is designed to handle payouts for publishers by accumulating smaller conversion amounts into a larger, fixed payout amount. This system helps optimize the process of paying publishers, ensuring that they are not paid for very small conversions but instead receive a larger sum once a specific threshold is reached.

What is Cumulative Payment Mode?

Cumulative Payment Mode allows you to accumulate multiple smaller conversions from an advertiser and pay a publisher a fixed payout once the total balance reaches a predetermined threshold. Instead of making individual payments for each small conversion, the system collects these conversions over time and pays the publisher once the accumulated balance is sufficient for a larger payout.

Key Features:

Accumulation of Smaller Conversions: Each conversion adds to a publisher's balance until it reaches the required payout amount.

Fixed Payout: The publisher receives a fixed payout once the accumulated balance meets or exceeds the set threshold.

Publisher’s Personal Payout Ratio: The publisher’s payout ratio (e.g., 75%) is used to calculate the payout for the accumulated conversions.

Subsidization: If necessary, a budget can be used to provide the publisher with an early payout, even if the accumulated amount doesn't reach the threshold.

How Cumulative Payment Mode Works

Let’s break down how the system processes payments in Cumulative payment mode:

1. Each time a conversion occurs, its value is added to the publisher’s balance. For example, if a publisher generates three conversions with payouts of $10, $15, and $20, the system will accumulate the amounts:

   $10 + $15 + $20 = $45.

2. Once the total balance reaches or exceeds the predefined threshold for a payout, the system checks if it is enough to trigger a fixed payment. If the threshold is, say, $50, the system will wait until the balance hits that amount.

3. When the payout threshold is met, the system calculates the payout based on the publisher’s payout ratio. For example, if the publisher’s payout ratio is 75% and the accumulated amount is $50, the publisher will receive:

   75% of $50 = $37.50.

4. If there is a positive balance in the Budget, the system can use this to subsidize the publisher’s payout. This means the publisher might receive a payout earlier than the threshold amount would normally allow. For example, if the accumulated balance is $45, but the Budget allows for a subsidy of $10, the publisher will receive the full payout of $50.

Setting Up Cumulative Payment Mode

To configure cumulative payment mode in Ucliq, follow these steps:

1. Create an offer > select the Fixed Payment Type option > cumulative payment mode as the payout method.

2. Set the minimum payout threshold for the offer. This is the amount at which the system will process the payment to the publisher. For example, set the threshold at $50 or $100.

3. Set the payout ratio for the publisher. This can be done on a per-publisher basis, and it determines how much of the accumulated balance the publisher will receive. For instance, if the payout ratio is 80%, the publisher will receive 80% of the total accumulated amount once the payout threshold is met.

4. If you wish to provide early payouts to publishers or help them reach the payout threshold quicker, enable the subsidy option and set the subsidy amount in the system’s budget section.

5. This helps in paying the publisher faster, even when the accumulated balance doesn’t meet the payout threshold.

6. Once everything is set, activate the offer and allow the publisher to start accumulating conversions.