Build affiliate and referral program for subscription merchants

[Smartdevs17]

Description

Implement an affiliate marketing system where merchants can create referral programs with commission tracking, payout management, and analytics.

Acceptance Criteria

• Referral link generation with unique codes
• Commission tracking per subscription (recurring commissions)
• Payout management with configurable thresholds
• Affiliate dashboard with earnings and referrals
• Cookie-based attribution with configurable window
• Fraud detection for referral abuse

Technical Scope

• src/screens/AffiliateDashboardScreen.tsx
• src/store/affiliateStore.ts
• backend/services/
• Edge: cookie blocking, multi-touch attribution, commission clawback on churn

[Ugasutun]

@Ugasutun has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 5th wave.

Hi, I’d like to work on issue #385. I can implement the referral system with link generation, recurring commission tracking, payout logic, affiliate dashboard, and fraud prevention while handling attribution edge cases like cookie blocking and churn clawbacks.

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[sandrawillow001-afk]

@sandrawillow001-afk has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 5th wave.

will love to work on this issue

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[sweetesty]

@sweetesty has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 5th wave.

hi maintainer please ill like to work on this issue

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