What causes: retainage hold confused with stripe payout?

Retainage isn’t a Stripe payout delay. Separate contract holds from processor settlement timing in the client narrative. Construction-adjacent SaaS owners confuse project retainage with processor payout timing.

How do I fix retainage hold confused with stripe payout?

Export payouts for the disputed window. Generate a public cash page. Explain retainage separately in the memo. Unlock before the client finance review.

Last verified 2026-07-15

retainage hold confused with stripe payout

Retainage isn’t a Stripe payout delay. Separate contract holds from processor settlement timing in the client narrative.

See Netkiln sample page Paste your payouts CSV

The actual problem

Construction-adjacent SaaS owners confuse project retainage with processor payout timing.

Do this

Export payouts for the disputed window.
Generate a public cash page.
Explain retainage separately in the memo.
Unlock before the client finance review.

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