--- title: "Creating a partnership in Qualy" description: "Add the schools, agents and suppliers you work with—so you can split payments and pay them automatically." lastModified: "2026-06-13" lang: "en" wordCount: 598 url: https://qualyhq.com/training/partnerships/creating-a-partnership --- ## Site navigation - [For schools](/international-education/for-schools.md) — For international education schools - [For agents](/international-education/for-education-agents.md) — For international education agents - [Explore](/training.md) — Watch videos on how to use Qualy - [About](/about.md) — Learn about Qualy's mission and values - [Pricing](/pricing) - [5-min demo](/demo.md) - [Login](https://dashboard.qualyhq.com) # Creating a partnership in Qualy > Set up the partners you collect for and pay out to. ## At a glance - **Intended for:** Everyone - **Available in:** All plans - **Reading time:** 4 minutes - **Last updated:** 31st May 2026 ## Quick summary On the Partnerships page click "Create new partner". Add the partnership information (name, type), address and legal/tax details, and a bank account. Once set up, you can split payments to them and Qualy pays them out automatically. ## Overview A **partnership** is any business you work with—a **school**, an **agent** or a **supplier**. Adding one unlocks the good stuff: splitting payments to them and paying them out automatically. ## Step 1 – Create the partner From the **Partnerships** page, click **"Create new partner"**, then choose **Create manually**. The form is organised into sections: - **Partnership information** — name (or description) and type - **Address** - **Payment splits** — how you share revenue with them - **Tax information** — legal and tax details - **Customers** — the partner's key contacts (name, email and phone) ## Step 2 – Add address and tax details Enter the partner's **address** and **legal/tax** details. These are needed before Qualy can send payouts and generate the right tax documents. You'll need the partner's address and legal details to send payouts. If they're missing, Qualy will prompt you to add them before paying out. ## Step 3 – Add a bank account Add the partner's **bank account** so Qualy knows where to send money. See the bank account guide for the details each country needs. ## Step 4 – Set splits and payout preferences You can add a **payment split** (your default commission with this partner) right in the create form. Once the partner is set up, open them and use **Preferences & payment splits** to fine-tune the split and the **payout preferences**—how payouts are approved, which tax document is generated, and more. These then apply automatically on every payment involving the partner. Set the default split now and you'll never have to enter commission by hand for this partner again—Qualy applies it to every payment. ## Importing partners Got many to add? You can **import partnerships from a file** in the Import Center, instead of creating them one by one. See the import guide. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is a partnership in Qualy? A partnership is any business you work with—a school, an agent or a supplier. Setting one up lets you split payments to them and have Qualy pay them out automatically. ### What details do I need to create one? At minimum the partnership name and type. To send payouts you'll also need the partner's address and legal details, and a bank account. ### Do I need a bank account straight away? You can create the partnership first, but you'll need to add the partner's address, legal details and bank account before Qualy can send them payouts. ### What's the difference between a partnership and a customer? A customer is who you collect money from (a student); a partnership is who you pay or split with (a school, agent or supplier). A partnership can have its own key contacts and portal access. ### Can I set a default commission split when creating a partner? Yes. You can configure payment splits on the partnership so the right commission applies automatically to every payment involving them. ### Can I import partners in bulk? Yes. Instead of adding partners one by one, you can import partnerships from a file in the Import Center. ## Prefer doing this via the Qualy API? Head over to our developer docs for everything you need—endpoints, examples, and simple how-tos. 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