During account setup, merchants are asked to pay a $650 setup fee that includes a minimum deposit of $100 all merchants start with inside their accounts. This deposit is used to pay commissions to affiliates, in addition to the ShareASale transaction fee. Merchants can replenish funds at any time via the Deposit Center.
A merchant pays a commission when a completed sale is referred from an affiliate (there are other actions that generate payouts). The merchant’s account balance will then be deducted, in real-time, the predefined amount (commission plus the ShareASale transaction fee). Transactions that come through from affiliates will be locked and paid out on the 20th of the following month (assuming the merchant account is set at the default lock date).
In a given month, if your account does not generate a minimum of $35 in fees to ShareASale, your account will be charged the difference.
Payment grace period:
0-30 days: No minimum fees
30+ days: $35 monthly maximum
Options to fund a merchant account:
Credit card
PayPal
Direct payments:
eCheck: This option works by providing both Account/Routing number. This is the most simple option, since you can directly set up the payment from the Deposit Center. Within the "Update Autodeposit Settings," you will need to update the primary payment method selecting eCheck and sharing Account/Routing number. There are no minimum payments involved and this option works the same way as a credit card
Wire/ACH: By selecting this option, you will start receiving an invoice from us that you need to process. Minimum payment is $10,000 with this option (with a Low Balance trigger of $5,000), to ensure there is enough time to process payment. We will need an email address to deliver invoices electronically (several email addresses are accepted/supported)
You can find more information here.