Class members who filed claims in the Sophin v. WISP, Inc. website-tracking settlement began receiving their $18 payments in September 2026. Open Class Actions confirmed an electronic payment dated September 5, 2026, roughly a month after the final approval hearing; the claim window closed July 13, 2026, so no new claims can be filed.
WISP Settlement Payments Have Started Going Out
The $18 payments from the WISP / hellowisp.com website-tracking class action settlement are reaching class members. Open Class Actions confirmed one electronic payment of exactly $18.00, labeled Sophin v. WISP, Inc. Settlement, dated September 5, 2026.That is the first payment date we have been able to confirm in this settlement, and it lands roughly a month after the Court held the final approval hearing on August 5, 2026. As of September 18, 2026, the Settlement Administrator had not announced a general distribution date, and no payment schedule covering the full class has been published.
The case is Sophin v. WISP, Inc., Case No. CACE26001543, in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit for Broward County, Florida, before Judge Fabienne Fahnestock. It alleged that WISP disclosed customers' personal information to Meta and other third parties through the Meta Pixel and similar website tracking technologies without consent. WISP denied the allegations and settled without admitting liability.
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What the Payment Looks Like
Class members who filed a valid claim chose how they wanted to be paid: PayPal, Venmo or Zelle, with a paper check available for anyone who could not or did not want to receive an electronic transfer. The confirmed payment arrived electronically and carries the case name, so it shows up as a Sophin v. WISP, Inc. Settlement credit rather than anything mentioning WISP or hellowisp.com by brand.A few details worth knowing as payments circulate:
• The amount is exactly $18.00. It is a flat per-claimant payment, not a pro rata share of a fund, so it does not rise or fall with the number of claims filed or with how much any class member spent.
• Distribution runs in batches. Administrators typically issue electronic payments in waves rather than all at once, so two people who filed on the same day can be paid days or weeks apart.
• Electronic payments land before checks. Claimants who elected a paper check should expect a longer wait, and a settlement check becomes void 180 days after it is issued.
• Administration costs did not reduce it. Notice and administration expenses were paid by WISP separately, so the $18 was not trimmed by overhead.
Payments Arrived Faster Than the Notice Predicted
The settlement notice told class members to expect payment approximately 60 days after the Court grants final approval. Measured from the August 5, 2026 final approval hearing, the confirmed September 5, 2026 payment arrived in about 31 days — roughly half the estimate in the notice.That is not unusual for a settlement that draws no objections and no appeal. Under the settlement's own terms the Administrator issues payments only after the Court grants final approval and the settlement reaches its effective date, so a class member holding a payment is looking at a settlement that has cleared those steps. Open Class Actions was not able to retrieve the text of the final approval order itself as of September 18, 2026, so this report does not describe what the order says or what it awarded in fees.
If You Filed a Claim and Have Not Been Paid
Nothing has gone wrong if your payment has not appeared yet — distribution is still in progress. Two things are worth checking in the meantime.• Check the account you actually designated. Electronic settlement payments are sent to the email address or mobile number on the claim form. If that identifier is not attached to an active PayPal, Venmo or Zelle account, the transfer can sit unclaimed as a pending transaction instead of landing in a balance. Look in the inbox and the spam folder of the email address you filed with, not just in the payment app.
• Check the official Settlement Website. WispClassSettlement.com is the Court-authorized site run by the Settlement Administrator, Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, and is the authoritative source for claim and payment status. Open Class Actions is not the Settlement Administrator and cannot look up, release or reissue a payment.
Be careful with anything that arrives claiming to be about this settlement from a different domain. A legitimate class action settlement never asks for an activation fee, a release fee, banking passwords or a full Social Security number before releasing a payment.
If You Never Filed a Claim
There is nothing to collect. Claims, opt-out requests and objections all closed on July 13, 2026, and class members who did not file by that date are not paid. The release still applies: anyone in the class who did not opt out by the same deadline gave up the right to sue WISP over the Meta Pixel and tracking claims this case resolved, whether or not they filed for the $18.The full case background — the class definition, the legal claims, the proof requirements and the deadline history — is on our WISP hellowisp.com settlement page, which we have updated to reflect that payments are now in progress.
Questions
Are WISP settlement payments being sent?
Yes. Payments have started reaching class members who filed valid claims. Open Class Actions confirmed one electronic payment of $18.00, labeled Sophin v. WISP, Inc. Settlement, dated September 5, 2026. Payment is being made through the electronic method each claimant selected on the claim form — PayPal, Venmo or Zelle — or by paper check for claimants who elected one. Because distribution runs in batches, not everyone receives payment on the same day.
How much is the WISP settlement payment?
$18.00 per valid claim. It is a flat amount, not a pro rata share, so it does not change based on how much a class member spent on hellowisp.com or how many people filed. The confirmed September 5, 2026 payment was for exactly $18.00, matching the amount stated in the settlement notice.
Can I still file a WISP settlement claim?
No. The claim deadline was July 13, 2026 and it has passed. Class members who did not file by that date do not receive a payment. Anyone who did not opt out by the same July 13, 2026 deadline is still bound by the settlement's release, whether or not they filed a claim.
I filed a claim but have not been paid — what should I do?
First check the account you designated on your claim form, including the email address or mobile number tied to your PayPal, Venmo or Zelle account, since an electronic payment can sit as a pending transfer if the identifier does not match an active account. Distribution also runs in batches, so a payment may simply not have been issued yet. Claimants who elected a paper check should expect a longer wait, and checks become void 180 days after they are issued. The official Settlement Website is the authoritative place to check claim and payment status.
Why did the WISP payments arrive faster than expected?
The settlement notice told class members to expect payment approximately 60 days after the Court grants final approval. The final approval hearing was held August 5, 2026, and the confirmed payment is dated September 5, 2026 — about 31 days later. A settlement with no objectors and no appeal can reach its effective date and begin distributing quickly, and electronic payments move faster than mailed checks.
Sources
• Payment confirmation reviewed by Open Class Actions: electronic payment of $18.00 labeled Sophin v. WISP, Inc. Settlement, dated September 5, 2026• Official Settlement Website: WispClassSettlement.com
• Sophin v. WISP, Inc., Case No. CACE26001543, Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Florida, Hon. Fabienne Fahnestock presiding
• Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement — claim deadline, payment amount and payment-timing language
• Settlement Administrator: Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
• Class Counsel: Jeff Ostrow, Kopelowitz Ostrow P.A.
• Open Class Actions — WISP hellowisp.com settlement page
