> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://dotsdev.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Power your Platform with Dots

Dots is an all-in-one payment infrastructure platform that simplifies the complexities of payments, payouts, onboarding, and compliance. We offer businesses a seamless solution for handling global transactions.

## Benefits of Using Dots

* **Unified Platform:** Manage payments and payouts in one place.
* **Global Reach:** Send payouts to 150+ countries and in 135+ currencies.
* **Simplified Onboarding:** Quickly onboard users with staggered KYC and automated compliance checks.
* **Security and Compliance:** Automate OFAC checks, ID verification, and TIN matching to ensure regulatory compliance.
* **Customizable:** Use prebuilt flows or create custom UIs to integrate Dots smoothly into your application.

## Key Features

* **Payouts:** Offer local and global payouts to contractors and service providers with simple API integration.
* **Flexible Digital Wallets:** Send fast global payouts programmatically with competitive rates.
* **Risk and Identity Management:** Enable instant user onboarding, simplify compliance, and effectively manage risks.
* **Strong Payment Acceptance:** Use Dots' network of payment partners to increase approval rates and lower processing expense/.

## First Steps

To learn about the Dots payout process, you can check how Dots works. This will provide you with an overview of the system. Once you're familiar with the basics, access the Getting Started guide to learn how to create an account and set up an application so you can begin using Dots to perform payouts.

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  <Card icon="gears" title="How Dots Works" href="/overview/how-dots-works" />

  <Card icon="play" title="Getting Started" href="/guides/getting-started" />
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Next, you'll choose one of the three Dots integration options available. If you understand the payout process, select the integration option below that fulfills your company's needs. Otherwise, explore the [Resources](#resources) section to better understand Dots solution.

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  <Card icon="link" title="Payout Links" href="/guides/payout-links">
    The simpler way to use Dots. Create and share a link with your user, allowing them to onboard, verify their identity, and choose their payout method.
  </Card>

  <Card icon="circle-nodes" title="Flows" href="/guides/flow-payouts">
    Customizable and embeddable components that you can use to personalize the user journey in your application, from onboarding to initiating payouts.
  </Card>
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<Card icon="cloud" title="White Label Integration" href="/guides/white-labeled-payouts">
  Use the Dots API to build a fully customized user interface for the payouts.
</Card>

## Resources

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  <Card title="Dots Concepts" icon="square-1" color="#0285c7" href="/overview/dots-concepts">
    Take a deeper dive into the concepts related to the Dots solution.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How Dots Works" icon="square-2" color="#ea5a0c" href="/overview/how-dots-works">
    Learn the workflow of how Dots enables you to create and perform payouts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="square-3" color="#16a34a" href="/apireference">
    Explore the available functionalities Dots API provides to you.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Supported Countries" icon="square-4" color="#dc2626" href="/references/supported-countries">
    Discover all countries where Dots services are offered and the corresponding payouts available.
  </Card>
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