Affiliate 2026

Signed up, then stopped.

The people you referred signed up. The first-deposit column still won't move. What happens between sign-up and deposit, seen from the referrer's side.

68%

European consumers who abandoned a financial services application (Signicat 2022)

Walls between sign-up and deposit

Deposit rate

The number to put next to sign-ups

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Sign-ups moved. Everything after stayed quiet

2 / 9

They signed up. They just never went any further.

Last time: the wall where clicks don't turn into sign-ups. Even once sign-ups start moving, RevShare commission only moves when the person you referred starts using the service. A sign-up is not the finish line.

💡 Between sign-up and first deposit is a valley the referrer can't easily see

Wall 1: The ID check (KYC)

3 / 9

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68% of 7,600 people in 14 European countries abandoned a financial services application in the past year (63% in 2020)

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Top reasons: "took too long" and "too much personal info," 21% each. 38% didn't have the required ID on hand

⚠️ A European survey (Signicat 2022). It won't map neatly onto every audience

Wall 2: The payment method doesn't fit

4 / 9

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Can't pay the usual way, card declined, no idea about fees or how long a deposit takes

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Even in online checkout, "not enough payment methods" (9%) and "card declined" (10%) are reasons people abandon (Baymard Institute)

💡 One extra step right before money changes hands, and people leave

Wall 3: Doubts about an offshore service

5 / 9

That doubt means your reader is careful. Don't erase it. Show it first.

Olymp Trade is an offshore platform not registered with Japan's FSA, so Japan's investor protection schemes don't apply. In e-commerce, 19% abandon because they don't trust the site with their card details (Baymard Institute).

⚠️ Find this out only after signing up, and many simply walk away

Wall 4: The excitement fades

6 / 9

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The moment of sign-up is the peak of their interest

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Hunting for documents and deposit options, everyday life takes over. In the Signicat survey, 21% "changed their mind"

✅ Stalling as time passes is human. Nobody's to blame

What you can do as the referrer

7 / 9

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Put the hassle and the reality in the article, up front. ID check, deposit options, offshore status. Confirm the details in the official guidance first

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Give new sign-ups a page to read next. What happens from here, the risks, and that there's no rush

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Judge by deposit rate, not sign-ups. Sign-ups up and the rate down means your article and the real steps don't match

A checklist for looking past the sign-up

8 / 9

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Put sign-ups and deposit rate side by side. Don't judge by the sign-up column alone

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Does the article mention the ID check? Confirm it in the official guidance first

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Offshore status and risks stated up front? Don't hide them

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A page to read right after signing up? Say there's no need to rush

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Does it stop at "signing up is easy"? That only makes the surprise bigger

Signing up isn't the finish line. It's where the hassle and doubts begin

Four walls sit between sign-up and deposit: ID checks, payment methods, doubts, and fading interest

Don't try to erase the walls. Show them honestly before people sign up

Don't send messages that rush anyone. Your job is to lay out what they need to decide

Today, open one of your articles and set it next to the real steps after sign-up