Lumanu and Visa Join Forces to Fix Broken Creator Payments
Lumanu and Visa enable direct cross-border payments to local accounts in over 195 countries, addressing late payment issues affecting up to 87% of creators, the companies said.
- Yesterday, Lumanu announced a collaboration with Visa to enable fast, secure payments to creators and contractors in more than 195 countries and territories.
- With the creator economy valued at over $250 billion, Campaign found up to 87% of creators faced late payments, often waiting 60–180 days due to outdated systems.
- Lumanu has powered over $1.5 billion in payments to more than 100,000 creators and contractors, and Dustin Elliot, VP of Marketing Ops, Warner Music Group, said `We couldn't scale our talent and partnership payments without Lumanu`.
- Brands and agencies can now fund a dedicated account while Lumanu handles onboarding, tax compliance and real-time payouts; integrating Visa Direct routes cross-border payments directly to creators' local bank accounts, bypassing intermediaries and delays.
- Lumanu announced that the collaboration advances Visa's investment in empowering creators with faster, compliant payouts worldwide, setting a new standard for creative payments.
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Lumanu and Visa join forces to fix broken creator payments
NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumanu, the payments and compliance platform for the global creative economy, today announced a new collaboration with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to enable fast, secure payments to creators and contractors…
Lumanu Integrates Visa Direct to Facilitate Global Payments to Creators
Lumanu has extended its payments and compliance platform for the global creative economy to deliver real-time payments to creators and contractors in more than 195 countries and territories. The company did so by integrating Visa’s real-time global money movement network, Visa Direct, according to a press release. Integrating Visa Direct enables Lumanu to route cross-border payments directly to creators’ local accounts, bypassing inter…
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