We’re excited to share that accelerated payouts are now available for partners making Microsoft Marketplace transactions with MCA (Microsoft Customer Agreement) customers. This new capability is designed to improve partner cash flow and make payments more predictable, with daily payouts that reduce the average time to receive funds.
How accelerated payouts work
Eligible partners will automatically get daily payouts for all offer types (SaaS, VMSR, etc.), pricing models (seat-based, metered), and deal types (public offers, private offers, private plans)—across all markets and currencies supported by Microsoft Marketplace. There is no action required by partners to benefit from accelerated payouts.
Daily MCA payouts will show up as separate entries in the payments summary tab of your Partner Center earnings dashboard, right next to your monthly payouts. In addition, you’ll also see a new field called “estimatedPaymentDate” in the Earnings Report.
Notes:
- Partners will not receive accelerated payouts for their very first payment from Microsoft. Accelerated payouts only apply after a partner has already received at least one payout.
- Partners may experience possible payout delays following a payment instrument change such as a change in bank or tax profile.
- Partners will continue to receive monthly payouts for EA transactions. Since payout times for EA customers are already compressed, daily payouts are not needed.
How can a partner see all the payouts with transactions for a given month?
Some partners reconcile their payouts monthly and would like to see all the payouts with transactions for a given month. Here’s how to do it:
Option 1: Select custom dates
- Go to the Earnings Report
- In the upper right corner, you can filter by time period. Select “custom” and enter the start date and end date for a given month. Now you will be able to see all payouts with transactions for a specified month.
- Then select “Apply” in the bottom left.
Note: this only shows customer transactions for the month you have selected.
Option 2: Search for the first three letters of a month in Payment ID
- Go to the Earnings Report
- In the upper right corner, you can filter by payment ID. Type in the first three letters of a month and hit search. For example, for September, type in “sep” and you will be able to see all payouts with transactions for a specified month.
- Make sure you select the correct payment year.
- Then select “Apply” in the bottom left.
Once you have applied filters, you can download the report.
- In the Earnings Report, select “Download Report”.
- Then select “Earnings – Marketplace” and you will be able to download a report with your custom filters.
How to get started in Microsoft Marketplace
Any company who is part of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program can sell on the marketplace and benefit from accelerated payouts. Details are provided in our documentation, but at a high-level:
- Be a member of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program (it’s free to join)
- Sign the marketplace publisher agreement
- Publish your public offer and sell private offers as needed.
In addition, we have many support resources for partners depending on where they are on their marketplace journey. For example, software development companies can join ISV Success, within the Partner Program, for tools and resources that help them publish their solution and maximize reach through the marketplace.
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