Automated Royalty Payouts for Creators and Artists | Tipalti
Automated Royalty Payouts to Nurture Artists
With our automated end-to-end payments solution, labels, distributors, and music businesses can concentrate on signing new talent, enhancing artist relationships, and expanding their reach.
A Rock Solid Royalty Payments Process
Take the pain out of manual payouts with automated onboarding, payments, tax compliance, fraud prevention, and reconciliation— with a best-in-class experience for your artist network.
Pay Anyone, Anywhere
Send cross-border payments to your global artists, labels, publishers, and distributors to 200+ countries and territories in 120 currencies via 50+ payment methods, including PayPal and global ACH.
Self-Service Onboarding
A fully customizable onboarding system designed to provide a user-friendly experience that helps attract and retain artists.
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Reduce Royalty Payment Risks
Built-in OFAC screening, enterprise-grade platform security, and advanced fraud controls ensure every payment is checked for legitimacy and legality.
Integrate With Existing Systems
Connect your workflows to boost visibility into your payment process. Sync global payments using our API, documentation, and developer hub for greater productivity.
Hassle-Free Tax Processes
Collect and validate W-9 and W-8 forms, as well as VAT and local tax IDs. When tax season rolls around, you’ll have 1099 and 1042-S reports ready to eFile.
Customer Stories
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see what our music customers are saying
Vydia \
With Tipalti, Vydia now executes reliable monthly royalty payouts and large-scale advances through a centralized payments process.
Product
Accounts Payable \
Mass Payments \
Region
\nUnited States \
Industry
Music royalties\
Size
Sub 100
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Create Music Group \
Manual international payouts and multi-entity accounts payable processes were time-consuming and complex, delaying artist payments
Product
Accounts Payable \
Mass Payments \
Region
\nUnited States, Global \
Industry
Music royalties\
Size
100 – 1000
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Symphonic \
Symphonic automated royalties for 100K+ clients, paid artists worldwide, and unified all payment methods into one streamlined system.
Product
Mass Payments \
Region
\nUnited States \
Industry
Music royalties\
Size
100 – 1000
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Thematic \
Thematic cut the need for 3 team members by automating global payments and streamlined artist onboarding and royalties with a self-service portal.
Product
Mass Payments \
Region
\nUnited States, Global \
Industry
Music royalties\
Size
Sub 100
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Ninja Tune \
Since adopting Tipalti, Ninja Tune has reduced its payment processing time by 50% and typically pays artists about a week earlier than before.
Product
Mass Payments \
Region
\nUnited Kingdom, Global \
Industry
Music royalties\
Size
Sub 100
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Spitfire Audio \
Manual, Excel-based processes for managing royalty payouts were time-consuming, prone to errors, and hindered global growth\
Product
Mass Payments \
Region
\nUnited Kingdom \
Industry
Music royalties\
Size
100 – 1000
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How It Works
Up and running in weeks, not months
Collaborative customer support with customized onboarding to get you operational quickly
Step 1
Plan
Kickstart your success with a comprehensive initial call to align on goals, scoping, and technical configurations for your setup and to prepare you for training.
Step 2
Configure
Customer onboarding experts configure Tipalti sandbox and production environments, test the hosted payee portal or embedded iFrame, execute sample payment runs, and establish integrations.
Step 3
Deploy
In-depth training on the Tipalti Hub and end-to-end payment automation functionalities will ensure thorough knowledge transfer to turbocharge your successful launch.
Step 4
Adopt
Tipalti supports user adoption and change management during launch with the option to guide payees through onboarding too. Once set, you’ll be ready to fund your Tipalti Virtual Account, execute your first batch of payments, and officially launch Tipalti.
Step 5
Optimize
Following your setup, technical support teams are always available by phone and email, and the Tipalti customer success team will continuously advise you on achieving your goals.
Products
One Solution for All Your Global Finance Operations
Tipalti’s AI-driven finance automation solution simplifies global accounts payable, procurement, expenses, and mass payments so mid-sized companies can scale efficiently.
Accounts Payable
Streamline your entire accounts payable process for improved visibility, control, and efficiency.
Mass Payments
Send fast, secure, and cost-effective payments worldwide. Quick and easy.
Procurement
Optimize your purchasing workflow across your organization for enhanced transparency, efficiency, and cost savings.
Expense Management
Simplify your employee expenses and global reimbursements.
Tipalti’s Connected Suite
One global platform to manage your spend, onboarding, invoice management, payments, and reconciliation.
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Royalty Payment Solutions FAQs
What is a royalty disbursement?
A royalty disbursement (also called royalty payment) is a form of payment made to individuals or entities, such as musicians and artists, to use their intellectual property (IP), like music, books, and digital content.
What is royalty payment software?
Royalty payment software is specialized technology designed to manage and automate royalties’ calculation, tracking, reporting, and distribution.
Can I automate global royalty disbursements?
Using tools like royalty payment software, you can automate global royalty disbursements.
Can I pay artists in local currencies?
Yes, paying artists in local currencies is possible if you have the right tools.
Which payment software integrates best with royalty accounting systems?
Choosing the best payment software that integrates well with royalty accounting systems depends on a few factors.