Payment processing for coaching businesses that mainstream processors decline

We place coaching businesses with acquiring banks that underwrite this category. For high-ticket online programs that mainstream acquirers decline. Approval is subject to underwriting, and reserves may apply.
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Payment solutions for business & life coaching

How each solution supports business & life coaching

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

Square Appointments

For business & life coaching: Schedule discovery calls and coaching appointments, collect appointment payments and keep staff calendars aligned. Square Appointments lets clients book online 24/7, sends automated reminders and keeps every staff calendar in one place. Book one-on-one sessions with prepayment. Roots sets up your services, availability, policies and forms so the calendar works from day one.
  • Build your service menu with durations, buffers, prices and assigned staff
  • Set cancellation and prepayment policies that match your written policy
  • Turn intake, consent and policy documents into automated digital forms
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Square Invoices

For business & life coaching: Send itemized invoices for consulting projects, coaching sessions and retainers 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. Program invoices with contracts that require e-signature before payment. 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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Square Payment Links

For business & life coaching: Share a checkout link for consulting projects, coaching sessions and retainers through messages, email or your website. Square Payment Links creates a secure checkout page you can share by email, text, social media or QR code, and reuse for standard fees. Links for group program enrollment. Roots sets up the links, custom fields and reporting.
  • Create reusable links for your standard fees and deposits
  • Add custom checkout fields that collect only what you need
  • Place buy buttons and QR codes on your website and printed materials
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Merchant Account

For business & life coaching: Arrange a processing account for consulting projects, coaching sessions and retainers, with checkout methods matched to how customers pay. A dedicated merchant account underwritten for your coaching business, with pricing you can read and a person to call. Underwriting for coaching programs with clear refund terms.
  • 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 business & life coaching: Schedule and manage payments for advisory retainers and coaching subscriptions, including renewals and customer account balances. Automate recurring card and ACH charges for memberships, retainers and payment plans. Program installments and memberships.
  • Draft authorization language for recurring charges
  • Set up schedules and retry rules
  • Connect billing to your software
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Chargeback Management

For business & life coaching: Organize evidence for disputed consulting projects, coaching sessions and retainers, including customer authorizations, delivery details and service records. Roots coordinates chargeback-management services to help your business handle disputes and organize responses.
  • Discuss your business goals on a free consultation
  • Coordinate your provider introduction and setup
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High-Risk Merchant Account

For business & life coaching: Present your model for consulting projects, coaching sessions and retainers to specialist processing partners, with product and fulfillment documentation prepared. We place coaching businesses with acquiring banks that underwrite this category. For high-ticket online programs that mainstream acquirers decline. Approval is subject to underwriting, and reserves may apply.
  • Pre-screen your website, policies and billing flows
  • Assemble the underwriting package
  • Set up chargeback alerts from day one

E-commerce Payments

For business & life coaching: Add online checkout for consulting projects, coaching sessions and retainers, with order references carried through payment and fulfillment. Roots connects your store to a gateway and acquirer that approve your category, with fraud screening and 3-D Secure configured for card-not-present risk.
  • Check that your cart platform's own acceptable-use policy allows your products
  • Gateway setup, fraud-rule tuning, and test transactions before launch
  • Checkout disclosure review (refunds, shipping, age or eligibility limits)
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ACH Payments

For business & life coaching: Offer bank-account payments for consulting projects, coaching sessions and retainers, with authorization and invoice matching built into the workflow. Bank payments give high-ticket coaching businesses a lower-cost option for larger tickets and a backup if card processing is reviewed. ACH has its own risk rules, including return-rate limits under Nacha, so it is underwritten separately.
  • ACH underwriting alongside your card account
  • Authorization language and receipt templates
  • Integration into invoices, checkout, or your CRM
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Text to Pay

For business & life coaching: Send a payment request for consulting projects, coaching sessions and retainers by text so customers can pay against a specific order or invoice. Keying card numbers from phone calls is costly and dispute-prone for high-ticket coaching businesses. Text-to-pay sends a secure link so the customer enters their own card, with 3-D Secure and a stored consent record.
  • SMS opt-in and TCPA-aware messaging setup
  • Template copy for links and receipts
  • Integration with your CRM or case system
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High-Risk Merchant Account questions

Questions consulting firm firms ask about billing and payments.
We review the business model, products, website and processing history, then initiate the application with a suitable processing partner.
Bring ownership details, licenses, recent processing statements and clear fulfillment and refund policies. We organize the application around your specific business.
Bring your products, licenses, processing statements and fulfillment policies. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for business & life coaching and prepare a clear setup scope.
Request a quote for your business and the setup you need. We review the scope and costs with you before you proceed. Consultations and payment reviews are free.

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