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Dividend & Payout Model

Payout models in Kosalo

How members get paid in Kosalo — Rotation for Merry-Go-Round groups, and dividend models for Table Banking and Hybrid groups.

Overview

Which payout model applies to your group depends on the group type you chose during Group Creation & Setup.

Merry-Go-Round groups always use Rotation — it's the only model available for this group type, and there's nothing to choose.

Table Banking and Hybrid groups choose a dividend model during setup, and can change it later in Group Settings. Kosalo currently supports one dividend model, Standard Chama, with more in development.

Merry-Go-Round

Rotation Available

The default and only payout model for Merry-Go-Round groups — including the rotation portion of a Hybrid group.

Each round, members contribute, and one member receives the full payout for that round. Members take turns until everyone has received a payout, then the rotation starts again.

There's no dividend calculation involved — a member's payout is simply what the group contributed that round.

Table Banking & Hybrid — available now

Standard Chama Available

The default dividend model for Table Banking and Hybrid groups.

Dividend is based on each member's savings relative to the group's total savings, calculated at the end of each cycle.

A member's payout includes their individual savings plus their dividend earned.

In development

More dividend models — coming soon

These are in development and not yet available for new or existing Table Banking or Hybrid groups.

Equal Share Coming Soon

Total profit is split equally among all members, regardless of savings. Payout includes member savings plus the equal dividend received.

Blended Split Coming Soon

A configurable mix of proportional and equal share distribution.

Fixed Return Coming Soon

Members receive back exactly what they contributed; dividends are not distributed. Payout includes member savings only.

Note: until these models are released, all new Table Banking and Hybrid groups use the Standard Chama dividend model during group setup.

What's next

Related reading on setting up your group and how cycles work.