Case Study: Locker achieves real-time cash commissions and faster payouts with PayPal Payouts API

Locker Uses PayPal Payouts API to Power Real-Time Commissions

Locker is a social shopping platform that helps users discover, save and share products—and rewards “curators” with commissions when their saved items lead to purchases. During a pilot with about 6,000 curators, Locker needed a compliant, high-volume payout system to handle many small, frequent payments and maintain a seamless user experience.

Locker integrated PayPal’s Payouts API to send cash disbursements directly to users via email or phone, splitting affiliate commissions between curators and buyers and requiring U.S.-based users to connect PayPal accounts. The integration delivered fast, trackable payouts with customizable messaging and real support, enabling thousands of monthly recipients, over $10K paid via ~500 payouts (with $25K+ pending), and much quicker delivery than typical affiliate timelines—positioning Locker to scale its curator program further.

Locker

Kristine Locker

Founder and CEO