PAYMENTS & RESEARCH CREDITS

Payment should activate the right account, matter and next action.

Aperture does not treat payment as an isolated button. An approved payment route should remain linked to the relevant client account, quote or invoice, matter and written commercial record.

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1 Research Credit
= US$1
Authorise → provider confirms
→ reconcile → activate
Research account

Fund Research Credits

Where the credit model applies, one Aperture Research Credit equals US$1. Credits represent prepaid commercial value, not hours or model tokens.

Research Credit accounts →
Approved work

Pay quote or invoice

Use the payment route specified in the approved written proposal, quote or invoice. Material work does not begin merely because a web button was clicked.

Payments & Credits →
Control

Provider-confirmed status

Account value, payment status and matter activation should only change after authoritative payment confirmation and reconciliation.

Trust Centre →
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