Can my vendors ask for a payout themselves?

Yes. Vendors can request a payout from their own panel.

• In the vendor panel, the Earnings & Payouts page shows their Unpaid balance and a Request payout button.
• When they click it, all their unpaid earnings are bundled into one payout. You see it on Vendors → Payouts with the status Processing.

Pay the vendor by your usual method, then click Mark paid on that payout and add the transaction reference. The button only works when the vendor has unpaid earnings, so run Sync from orders on Vendors → Vendor Earnings to keep their balance up to date.