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Expert Networks & Fractional Executives
Pay your experts the day the engagement ends — not 60 days later.
Wingspan gives expert networks and fractional executive platforms one system to onboard high-earning independent consultants, collect compliance documents, trigger same-day payments on engagement completion, and file 1099s at year-end.
Same-day
Expert payment cycles drop from Net-30 or Net-60 batch runs to same-day transfers when a consultation or retainer milestone is marked complete.
Expert payouts
1x
W-9, NDA, MNPI attestation, conflict-of-interest disclosure, and banking details collected once. Returning experts have nothing to re-submit for new engagements.
Onboarding per expert
Zero
AP teams eliminate weekly manual batch uploads entirely after moving contractor disbursements to Wingspan's automated payment engine.
Manual batch runs
End the Net-60 problem that drives top experts off your panel
Senior advisors and fractional executives listed across five competing networks will stop picking up your calls when payment takes 30, 60, or 90 days. In a supply-constrained market, payment speed is a direct recruiting and retention tool.
Wingspan triggers instant transfers the moment a consultation is marked complete or a retainer milestone is approved. Experts see the money move, get a clear statement, and have nothing to follow up on.
Onboard an expert once and never ask for the same document twice
The most consistent complaint from expert panels is re-submitting their W-9, re-signing an NDA, and re-entering direct deposit details for the same network every time they start a new client project. Each redundant step is friction that pushes high-earning talent toward competitors or direct contracting.
Wingspan captures the full document set the first time: W-9, NDA, MNPI attestation, conflict-of-interest disclosure, and banking details. When the expert returns for their tenth engagement, there is nothing to re-do.
Your ops team gets a single view of onboarding completion status across every expert — who is cleared, who has a pending document, and who needs a nudge before they can be paid.
Handle MNPI attestations, 1099s, and W-8BENs before your AP team touches the file
Expert networks must verify that each advisor has acknowledged MNPI restrictions before a call, completed conflict-of-interest screening specific to the client and sector, and submitted a W-9 before the first payout crosses the $600 threshold. Wingspan automates the full compliance lifecycle.
At year-end, 1099-NECs file automatically for your entire contractor roster. For international advisors, Wingspan handles W-8BEN collection and flags payees requiring FATCA reporting.
Offer premium financial benefits that keep top independent talent on your roster
The best fractional executives and senior advisors choose where to work based on more than hourly rate. They compare platforms on the full financial picture: payment speed, tax support, and access to benefits typically reserved for full-time employees.
Wingspan gives your independent experts access to self-employed retirement accounts, health insurance options, and financial planning tools through their contractor portal. These benefits cost your network nothing to offer but create switching costs that keep your highest-value talent from walking.
We were losing experts to competitors who paid faster. We had no way to compete on that without rebuilding our entire payment stack. Wingspan gave us instant payouts without the rebuild.
Head of Operations
Challenger Expert Network
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