Lumanu

Founded by Tony Tran in 2019

Handle payments, onboarding, and tax compliance for creators and vendors globally

Cost

Demo

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Lumanu to pay creators, influencers, and vendors without setting up each one as a separate vendor in your AP system. It acts as the merchant of record, collecting W-9 and W-8 tax forms, filing 1099s, and sending payments to 180+ countries in local currencies. Brands and agencies fund a single account and issue payments via dashboard, CSV, or API. Lumanu handles all creator support questions, payment status updates, and compliance — so finance and marketing teams don't have to.

What Lumanu does

Onboard new creators and collect tax forms automaticallySend payments to creators in 180+ countries in local currenciesFile 1099s at year end without manual data collectionIssue a single consolidated invoice per campaign to the finance teamApprove and release creator payments via dashboard or CSV uploadTrack real-time payment status for every creator in a campaignIntegrate creator payment flows into existing marketing or affiliate platforms via APIHandle creator payment support questions without involving the brand's internal teamActs as merchant of record so brands only need one vendor in their AP systemCollects and validates W-9 and W-8BEN tax forms against government databases in real timeFiles 1099s automatically at year end as the filer of recordSends payments to 180+ countries in 132 local currencies via bank transfer, PayPal, or Visa DirectCreators self-onboard and track payment status without contacting the brandSingle consolidated invoice per campaign or budget cycle instead of per-vendor invoicesREST API and webhooks let platforms manage funding and payment flows programmaticallyNetwork of 400,000+ pre-onboarded creators ready to receive payments immediately