Adyen's instant card payouts solution allows you to pay out funds from your balance account to third-party Mastercard or Visa cardholders, such as freelancers or providers, using the Transfers API. Funds typically become available to the cardholder within 30 minutes, although processing times can vary depending on the card issuer.
Supported locations and currencies
The following table shows the locations where Adyen supports payouts to Mastercard and Visa cards.
| Location | Types of supported payouts | Supported payout currency |
|---|---|---|
| Countries/regions that are members of the European Economic Area (EEA) | — Domestic — Cross-border: supported for cards issued within the EEA and for cards issued in the United Kingdom. |
The local currency of the country/region that issued the card. |
| United States | Domestic | US Dollar (USD) |
| United Kingdom | — Domestic — Cross-border: supported for cards issued within the EEA. |
British Pound (GBP) |
How card payouts work
Adyen supports two types of card payouts:
- One-off payouts: make a single payout to a card.
- Recurring payouts: save the details of a card and make recurrent payouts to that card.
The following tabs explain how to make each type of card payout.