Finance & billing: questions and answers

The controller or finance lead who approves plans, reconciles revenue, and books payouts. 8 questions, grouped by stage.

Evaluate

What will we be invoiced for?

Plan fees where they apply (none on Free), metered serving only for inventory not monetized through Genuin, and nothing for Genuin-monetized inventory. Revenue shares and platform fees are netted against payouts, not invoiced.

Read: Plans, billing, and invoices · Plans explained: Free, Self-serve, and Enterprise

What are the minimums and commitments?

Network revenue share has no minimums; Enterprise and managed service agreements carry service levels and content or production commitments that are stated in the schedule before signature.

Read: Choose your monetization agreement · Extended O&O: how managed syndication works end to end · Plans explained: Free, Self-serve, and Enterprise

Set up

Who can sign and change billing details?

Only the Owner role can sign agreements and change billing; Revenue can approve partners and read payouts; Analysts are read-only. Every change is in the audit log.

Read: Invite your team and assign roles · Choose your monetization agreement · Security, data residency, and compliance

How are payouts verified and scheduled?

Add a bank account or payout provider under Monetize → Payouts; Genuin verifies it with a micro-deposit within two business days. Default is monthly net-30; Enterprise agreements can set custom terms.

Read: Sign your agreement and authorize sellers · Revenue reporting, payouts, and the Creator Wallet

Monetize

How are taxes and currency handled?

Tax forms and currency are set under Monetize → Payouts; Genuin billing for subscriptions handles taxes on paid access; Enterprise invoices carry net terms.

Read: Plans, billing, and invoices · Subscriptions, bundles, and paid access

Measure

How do I reconcile Genuin's statement to our books?

Reports → Revenue is estimated daily and final within five business days after month end; statements under Monetize → Payouts reconcile to it by demand source, partner, and package, and export to CSV or your warehouse.

Read: Revenue reporting, payouts, and the Creator Wallet · Intelligence SDK: bring Genuin signals into your own stack

Where is the creator liability shown?

Under Reports → Creators: shares, Quest rewards, and tips settle into Creator Wallets automatically; the unpaid balance is the liability, and creators withdraw on their own schedule.

Read: Revenue reporting, payouts, and the Creator Wallet · Creator programs and Quests

What is 'net margin on ad spend' and can I audit it?

Gross margin on attributed sales minus the partner's spend, divided by spend. Margin inputs come from your catalog or a margin file you upload; the join to revenue and attribution is on the grid and exportable row by row.

Read: Margin reporting: revenue per impression and net margin on ad spend · Attribution: closed-loop commerce and conversion forecasts