Quoted amount
Commercial pricing and final quotations are normally expressed in USD unless Aperture agrees otherwise in writing.
How to Pay
We email you a secure link when payment is due.
For normal Aperture work, you do not need to buy Credits or maintain a prepaid balance. Once the scope, quotation or agreed fee has been confirmed and you approve the work, Aperture sends the authorised payment link to you by email.
Standard payment method: credit card.
Use the secure payment link in the email from Aperture to complete the card payment. If you need a different payment arrangement, it must be approved by Aperture in advance.
The normal payment process
Discuss the matter.
Tell us what you need researched, verified or established.
Tell us what you need researched, verified or established.
Scope and fee are confirmed.
Aperture provides the applicable scope, quotation, agreed fee or approved commercial model.
Aperture provides the applicable scope, quotation, agreed fee or approved commercial model.
You approve the work.
Acceptance must be clear and authorised in accordance with the proposal or engagement terms.
Acceptance must be clear and authorised in accordance with the proposal or engagement terms.
Aperture emails the payment link.
We send the secure payment link to the authorised client contact.
We send the secure payment link to the authorised client contact.
You pay by credit card.
Complete the payment through the secure payment page. Do not email full card details to Aperture.
Complete the payment through the secure payment page. Do not email full card details to Aperture.
Aperture verifies settlement.
We match the payment to the correct matter, account and transaction. A screenshot or browser success message alone is not treated as final settlement.
We match the payment to the correct matter, account and transaction. A screenshot or browser success message alone is not treated as final settlement.
The approved work proceeds.
Work commences or the relevant capacity is released in accordance with the agreed scope, payment condition and timing.
Work commences or the relevant capacity is released in accordance with the agreed scope, payment condition and timing.
Alternative payment arrangements
Credit card payment through the secure link emailed by Aperture is the standard public payment route.
If your organisation requires a different payment method or channel, contact Aperture before making payment. Any alternative payment arrangement must be expressly approved by Aperture in advance. Do not send money through an unapproved channel or to payment details that have not been confirmed by Aperture.
Currency, timing and verification
Payment verification
Required payment must be verified and matched to the relevant matter before chargeable work begins where prepayment is a condition of the engagement.
Processing time
Late or delayed settlement can affect reserved capacity, commencement and delivery timing. Urgency does not override the payment condition unless Aperture expressly agrees otherwise.
Card information
Aperture does not ask you to send full card credentials by email or message. Use the secure payment page reached through the link Aperture sends.
Credits are a separate option.
If you expect recurring Aperture work, you may choose to fund an Aperture Account with Credits. That is not required for an individual matter.