# Connecting your payout account

Connecting a payout account is how money reaches your bank. It is not a condition of selling. An approved venue with no connected account can publish and sell everything, including paid offers; Fidella holds what you earn until you connect.

Source: https://fidella.app/docs/bank-and-payouts/connecting-your-payout-account
Last reviewed: 2026-08-30

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The most commonly misunderstood part of the merchant setup, and the
misunderstanding costs real revenue by discouraging venues from launching.

## The accurate sentence

You can publish and sell everything. Fidella holds what you earn until you
connect your bank details.

## What is never true

That a venue without a connected account is limited to free offers. It is not.
Paid offers can be published and sold, customers can buy them, and those
vouchers redeem normally.

## Collecting is your move

Once a voucher is redeemed you have earned the money. Completing the connection
to collect it is your responsibility, and Fidella reports the amount waiting so
it is not a mystery.