By — Australian cashback experts based in Melbourne, VIC.

· · Reviewed by the Kick Cashback Editorial Team

Publisher credentials: Kick Cashback is operated by Kick Systems Pty Ltd, a registered Australian business (ABN 16 694 893 297) headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. Our editorial team has multiple years of direct, professional experience in the Australian cashback, loyalty rewards, and affiliate marketing industry. Kick Systems Pty Ltd is a registered ASIC company, holds an Australian Business Number, and is a member of the affiliate marketing community working with 650+ partner retailers across Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

Compliance & certifications: Kick Cashback is fully compliant with the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth), the Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010), the Spam Act 2003, and the BECS Direct Debit framework administered by the Australian Payments Network. Our payment infrastructure is PCI DSS v4.0 compliant, all data is encrypted with AES-256, and all connections use TLS 1.2+ certified encryption.

Industry expertise: Our team has hands-on professional experience operating affiliate-marketing technology, integrating with licensed third-party affiliate networks and identity-verification providers, and applying industry-standard fraud prevention practices aligned with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 vendor selection principles.

What does it cost?

Category: For Businesses

Partnering with Kick Cashback as a merchant costs nothing upfront — Kick is a strictly performance-based channel, so you pay a commission only on confirmed sales that came through Kick. No setup fee, no monthly listing fee, no premium-placement charge, no minimum spend, no annual contract. You set the commission rate (subject to the affiliate network's minimums for your category), and you can adjust or pause it any time.

The pricing model in plain English

Every time a Kick shopper clicks through to your store from the Kick Cashback portal and completes a purchase, the affiliate network records the sale and bills you a commission — the rate you've configured. You pay that commission to the network on the network's normal billing cycle (usually monthly). The network deducts its small share, sends the rest to Kick, and Kick passes the majority to the shopper as cashback while keeping a small share to fund the platform.

Who pays whom

  • Shopper pays the retailer the normal price at checkout.
  • Retailer pays the affiliate network a commission once the sale is confirmed.
  • Affiliate network takes a small share and pays the rest to Kick.
  • Kick takes a small share to run the platform and credits the majority to the shopper as cashback.

Setting your commission rate

You set the rate in your affiliate network dashboard. Typical rates by category:

  • Fashion, beauty: 4-10% of order value.
  • Electronics, home & garden: 1-5%.
  • Food & drink, grocery: 1-3%.
  • Travel, insurance, finance: 3-15%, often as a fixed dollar amount per booking or policy.
  • Software, subscriptions: 10-30% of first-year value.

The right rate depends on your margin, the lifetime value of a Kick-acquired customer, and what your competitors are paying. Kick's partnerships team can advise based on what's converting in your category.

What about non-confirmed sales?

You only pay on confirmed sales. If a shopper clicks through but doesn't buy, you pay nothing. If they buy but later return the item, the affiliate network reverses the commission and you pay nothing for that order. More on how returns flow through.

Are there any other costs?

  • Affiliate network fees. The network you partner with may charge a small monthly platform fee or a one-off setup fee — these are between you and the network, not between you and Kick. Most networks are also performance-based.
  • Optional sponsored placements. Featured slots on the Kick homepage, category-page banners, and email-newsletter inclusions are available as optional add-ons — these are quoted on a case-by-case basis. The default partnership doesn't include them and you don't need them to be live in the portal.
  • No fees for promotional support. Standard editorial features (category listings, search visibility, default rate placement) are included with every partnership.

How does this compare to other marketing channels?

Compared with paid search (where you pay per click whether or not the click converts), social ads (similar), and influencer marketing (often flat fees with no performance guarantee), affiliate-channel cashback is unusually low-risk for the merchant. Money out only when sales come in.

Cancelling or pausing

You can pause or end the partnership at any time, with no notice period. Existing pending commissions are still honoured (the affiliate network controls that), but no new sales will track. Resuming later is just as easy.

Where to start

Email info@kickcashback.com for managed onboarding, or sign up directly at kickpay.co/merchant/login for self-service. Full process explained in how to partner with Kick and detailed eligibility in partnership requirements.

About Kick Cashback

Kick Cashback is Australia's smarter cashback platform with 650+ partner stores. Free for shoppers — no membership fees, no subscription costs. Owned and operated by Kick Systems Pty Ltd (ABN 16 694 893 297) in Melbourne, Victoria. For support, contact info@kickcashback.com.

Our Experience

We are a first-party cashback platform — we work directly with retailers rather than reselling another company's network. Our team negotiates cashback rates, manages partner relationships, and processes payments in-house. According to industry data published by IAB Australia, affiliate and cashback marketing represented over $1 billion in tracked Australian retail sales in 2024 (source: IAB Australia Online Advertising Expenditure Report). Kick Cashback is part of this growing sector and is committed to passing the majority of retailer commissions back to shoppers as cashback.

Our editorial team draws on direct experience working with major Australian retailers and global affiliate networks. We publish detailed cashback information, retailer terms, and shopping guides based on first-hand knowledge of how cashback tracking, attribution, and payments work. Where industry standards or regulatory guidance applies — such as the Australian Consumer Law administered by the ACCC, or the Privacy Act 1988 administered by the OAIC — we cite the relevant source so readers can verify our claims.

Trust & Transparency

  • Australian-owned: Kick Systems Pty Ltd, ABN 16 694 893 297, headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria.
  • Privacy: We comply with the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988. Read our Privacy Policy.
  • Terms: Full Terms & Conditions published and updated regularly.
  • Cookies: See our Cookie Policy for details on tracking and consent.
  • Secure: All connections are encrypted with HTTPS (TLS 1.2+).
  • Free for shoppers: No subscription fees, no membership costs, no hidden charges.
  • Member of the Australian affiliate marketing industry, working with leading global affiliate networks.

Contact Kick Cashback

Company: Kick Systems Pty Ltd (trading as Kick Cashback)

ABN: 16 694 893 297

Email: info@kickcashback.com

Address: Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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Customer portal: kickpay.co

Learn more about Kick Cashback and our team. For questions, see our FAQs or contact us.