We know that some people are nervous about sharing their banking details with people they don’t know – that’s why we don’t ask for your bank details up front, we wait until you have spoken with someone from our company in the Info Session and we’ve made the decision that we’d like to work with you – we’re about half way through your onboarding now (more info).
Risks of sharing banking info
There is a small risk with sharing your banking details, in theory this helps a bad guy get one step closer to your money… but your bank has good systems to keep you safe (for example, a second factor of authentication, in addition to your banking username and password, like an SMS – and we definitely do not need that info!). Here’s more about the info we do need.
You should read up on how we store your personal information, in our Privacy Policy.
We also have a FAQ on our Model Recruitment site which is relevant, How do I know you’re legit?
Why we need you banking info
We need your banking info so we can pay you! Pretty important! 😇
We prefer to get this information from you now so there are no “blockers” to making a shoot, but if you prefer, you can provide this closer to the shoot date – or even after the shoot itself (but this is likely to delay your payment).
When your Model Liaison asks for your banking details (or you’re prompted to supply them as part of our Onboarding Questionnaire), let us know you’d prefer to wait to supply these, and they’ll make a note to ensure you’re asked about this again later in the process.
See our Payments FAQ for more info on how we pay models.
