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The Trade Desk Overhauls Identity Alliance Payouts to Reward Incremental Data Value

The Trade Desk is restructuring how it compensates identity partners in its Identity Alliance, shifting from volume-based payments to an incrementality model that rewards unique signal contribution. The move reshapes the economics of cross-device identity resolution and arrives amid broader tensions with major agency holding companies over transparency.

By Marcus Rivera·7 min read