Note: Automated Payouts is currently only available to companies based in the United States.
UK based companies can utilise Split Payments, which acts very similarly to Automated Payouts.
In order to use Automated Payouts, you will first need to sign up to a Stripe Express account via TutorCruncher. Once that is done, navigate to System > Settings > Payment Integrations > Card Payments with Stripe and open the 'Settings' tab of your Stripe account overview, where you will find the 'Automated Payouts' checkbox - here you will have the option to enable or disable Automated Payouts on your branch.
Enabling Automated Payouts on a branch level.
The Settings tab also contains a Minimum reserve balance field. This lets you keep a buffer in your Stripe account so that refunds can still be processed immediately after a payout. New Stripe Express accounts are automatically set up with a default reserve of 200 (in your branch currency). You can update this at any time, or set it to 0 to disable the reserve. Read more about the minimum reserve balance here.
Minimum Reserve Balance.
You will also need to ensure that the Tutor assigned to the Job/Lesson that you want to have Automated Payouts for has signed up for a Stripe payouts account. Your Tutors can do this by logging into TutorCruncher and opening the 'My Profile' section of their dashboard. From there, they can select Sign Up Now within the 'Payouts Account' panel on their profile to sign up for a Stripe Payouts account.
An example of a Tutor's profile, with the 'My Profile' tab and 'Payouts Account' panel both highlighted.
Note: Tutors based in certain countries cannot currently sign up for a Stripe payouts account.
Find out more about Automated Payouts here.