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From sign-up to first reward in an afternoon

A practical walkthrough of the sending flow, plus the two automation routes most teams end up using.

By Payout Desk editorialUpdated September 22, 2026Reading time 6–9 min

Account setup

  1. Sign up with a work email

    Self-serve. Verify the email, add company details; some accounts get a short KYB (know-your-business) check before large funding.

  2. Add a funding source

    Connect a US, EU or UK bank account for free funding, or a card for 3%. Transfer an opening balance.

  3. Invite teammates

    Assign roles and spend limits now; it is harder to retrofit once campaigns are running.

Sending

  1. Create a campaign

    Name, default amount, allowed rewards (all, or a curated list), email subject and message, logo and colors.

  2. Add recipients

    Type one in, or upload a CSV with email or phone, amount and any custom fields you want echoed in the message.

  3. Review and send

    The preview shows the exact email. Sends are instant; scheduled sends are supported.

  4. Watch status

    Sent → opened → redeemed. Reminders go out automatically to unopened rewards on the schedule you set.

Automation

Trigger: new survey response (Qualtrics, Typeform, SurveyMonkey, Google Forms), deal won (HubSpot, Salesforce), form submitted, row added to a sheet. Action: Tremendous “Send reward” with the campaign, amount and recipient mapped from the trigger. Build once, forget it.

Authenticate with an API key, create an order against a campaign with one or more rewards, and subscribe to webhooks for delivery and redemption. Use the sandbox first; the request shape is identical in production. Typical integration for a research panel is under a day of engineering.

Reconciling

Export orders by date range to CSV: recipient, amount, method, status, campaign, custom fields. Funding invoices download separately. Finance teams usually map campaigns to cost centers and reconcile monthly against the balance statement. Unclaimed rewards return to the balance after the expiry window, so the month-end figure can rise slightly.