Private Investigators Payments

Private investigators bill retainers against hourly work, and security guard firms bill monthly contracts to businesses.
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Payment solutions for private investigators & security firms

How these solutions fit private investigators & security firms

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Square Invoices

For private investigators & security firms: Send itemized invoices for professional engagements and service invoices and track deposits, due dates and outstanding balances. Square Invoices sends unlimited invoices, estimates and contracts by email, text or link, with automatic reminders and cards or bank accounts on file. Retainer and hourly invoices. Roots sets up your templates, schedules and accounting sync.
  • Build branded invoice and estimate templates with your terms and policies
  • Set up recurring series with card or bank account on file
  • Connect Square to QuickBooks Online or Xero and map your accounts
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Merchant Account

For private investigators & security firms: Arrange a processing account for professional engagements and service invoices, with checkout methods matched to how customers pay. A dedicated merchant account underwritten for your investigation firm, with pricing you can read and a person to call. MCC 7393 accounts with discreet descriptors.
  • Analyze your current statements and quote side by side
  • Prepare the underwriting package so approval moves quickly
  • Set up terminals, gateway and software connections
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Recurring Billing

For private investigators & security firms: Schedule and manage payments for service retainers and scheduled contract charges, including renewals and customer account balances. Automate recurring card and ACH charges for memberships, retainers and payment plans. Monthly security contracts.
  • Draft authorization language for recurring charges
  • Set up schedules and retry rules
  • Connect billing to your software
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ACH Payments

For private investigators & security firms: Offer bank-account payments for professional engagements and service invoices, with authorization and invoice matching built into the workflow. ACH moves money directly between bank accounts, usually for far less than cards on large payments. ACH for retainers and contracts.
  • Set up authorization and verification
  • Configure payment pages and invoices
  • Handle returns and reporting
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Level 2/3 Processing

For private investigators & security firms: Include purchase-order references and itemized invoice data for business-card purchases of professional engagements and service invoices. When your clients pay with corporate or purchasing cards, sending Level 2 and Level 3 data can qualify those payments for lower interchange. Lower interchange on corporate cards.
  • Review your card mix to estimate savings
  • Configure your gateway or invoicing to send the data
  • Validate qualification on live transactions
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Private Investigators & Security Firms payment questions

Start with the workflows your business needs. Options on this page include Square Invoices for Private Investigators, Private Investigator Credit Card Processing, Private Investigator Recurring Billing. Roots helps compare the setup, software and processing requirements around how you operate.
Yes. Bring your current POS, checkout or billing tools and recent processing statements. We review appointments, invoices, deposits and customer billing, then plan the changes your private investigators & security firms business needs.
Request a quote for your business. The review covers your payment mix, locations, software, hardware recommendations and implementation work. Consultations and payment reviews are free.
Bring recent payment statements, the systems you use and a record of how a customer places an order, receives a service or pays a bill. Tell us which private investigators & security firms workflows need to improve so we can scope a practical setup.

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