💰 Fee Structure

Protocol Fees (Built-in)

• Protocol-level fee on all payments (goes into the treasury)
• Automatically collected by protocol
• Funds protocol development and maintenance

Provider Fees (Configurable)

• Providers set their own fee structure
• Can be percentage-based or flat fees
• Collected alongside protocol fees
• Enables sustainable business models

Fee Distribution Example

$100 Payment
├── $1.00 → Tributary Protocol (1%)
├── $2.00 → Payment Provider (2%, configurable)
└── $97.00 → Recipient