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The approximately 60-day lag between earning and receiving commissions affects when associates can expect funds, and the use of the Amazon Site's default currency determines the denomination of payment.
Interpretive note: The word 'approximately' introduces a degree of flexibility in the 60-day payment timeline that is not further defined in the excerpt.
Amazon Associates requires associates to wait approximately 60 days after each calendar month ends before receiving payment, and payment is made in the default currency of the relevant Amazon Site.
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All payments to you of Creator Earnings will normally be remitted to your Rumble account thirty (30) days after the month in which Rumble receives payment on your behalf from third parties for the Use of your Content.
Funds paid out to Creators via MPG are paid on the first of the month...no earlier than thirty (30) days after the end of the month in which a sale was made.
In case of payment failure, it is the responsibility of the API Provider to rectify the issue to ensure timely payment processing.
"We will pay Standard Commission Income and Special Commission Income in the default currency for an Amazon Site approximately 60 days following the end of each calendar month in which they were earnedExcerpt from Amazon Associates's Program Policies
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The approximately 60-day lag between earning and receiving commissions affects when associates can expect funds, and the use of the Amazon Site's default currency determines the denomination of payment.
Amazon Associates requires associates to wait approximately 60 days after each calendar month ends before receiving payment, and payment is made in the default currency of the relevant Amazon Site.
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