Payment Hold & Release

Pay before work begins. Payment stays held while the seller completes the work, and eligible proceeds are released after acceptance and review.

Illustrative payment hold & release workflow

Illustration: the buyer places payment in a locked vault while work is delivered and reviewed. Alternating examples show an approved payout reaching the provider or an approved refund returning to the buyer. A failed check alone does not authorise a refund.

How payment works

Stripe processes the buyer's payment. The proceeds stay in the seller's connected Stripe account until RenX requests their release to the seller's bank.

  1. Buyer pays

    Confirm the contract and fund the work.

  2. Payment held

    Proceeds stay held, not paid to the seller.

  3. Work delivered

    The seller submits the agreed result.

Result reviewed

Accept or dispute by the deal deadline. Otherwise, automatic acceptance may apply.

Payment approved

Seller paid

Eligible proceeds are released to the seller's bank.

Refund approved

Buyer refunded

The approved refund is returned through Stripe.

If the work does not meet the agreement, RenX may require corrections before deciding whether to release payment or refund the buyer.

Bank processing affects when a payout or refund arrives. How Stripe processes payouts

When to raise a dispute

If you believe the delivered work does not meet the agreed objectives, you must raise a dispute before the review deadline. A refund is not automatic; RenX will review the issue first.

What if you cancel mid-task?

You can request cancellation after payment while the work has not yet been delivered and the proceeds are still held. After delivery, use the dispute process to report problems with the work.

Chargebacks

A chargeback is a payment challenge raised through the buyer's bank. It is separate from asking RenX to review the work.

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