How it works
From Shareholder Records to Completed Distribution
See how Distributions.online brings the entire distribution lifecycle into one connected workflow: Calculate. Validate. Distribute. Reconcile.
- 01
Company Setup
Select an existing company or create a new company profile with entity details, authorized users, and approval roles.
- Entity and security records
- Authorized users and roles
- Approval thresholds
- 02
Shareholder Data
Use existing shareholder records, connect through an integration, or securely upload your investor data.
- Cap table import
- Integration connection
- Secure file upload
- 03
Distribution Setup
Select the security, distribution type, record date, payment date, and calculation methodology.
- Per-share or pro-rata methods
- Record and payment dates
- Withholding treatment
- 04
Validation
Automatically identify missing information, tax-document issues, banking exceptions, and other items requiring attention.
- Tax documentation checks
- Banking record checks
- Eligibility review
- 05
Approval
Route the distribution through your internal workflow or submit it to your transfer agent for authorization.
- Self-managed workflow
- Transfer-agent review
- Recorded authorizations
- 06
Payment
Approved payment instructions move through ACH or wire processing to eligible investor accounts.
- ACH processing
- Domestic and international wires
- Payment status tracking
- 07
Reconciliation
Monitor successful, pending, failed, returned, and blocked payments and close the distribution with a complete record.
- Exception resolution
- Reconciliation reporting
- Full audit history
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- How long does setup take?
- Company setup is self-service. You create your company profile, connect shareholder records, and configure your first distribution online without a complicated implementation project.
- Can my transfer agent approve distributions?
- Yes. Distributions can be submitted to a connected transfer agent for review, authorization, processing, and recordkeeping, or managed through your company's own authorized workflow.
- What happens when a payment fails?
- Failed, returned, and blocked payments appear in exception management with the affected investor account so your team can resolve and reissue them.
- How are calculations handled?
- You select the security, distribution type, record date, payment date, and calculation methodology, and the platform applies it consistently across eligible holders.