Social Commerce Payments Setup

Sellers on Instagram, TikTok and live streams need quick links and invoices. We set up payment links, invoices and fraud checks.
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Payment solutions for social commerce & live selling

How these solutions fit social commerce & live selling

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

Square Payment Links

For social commerce & live selling: Share a checkout link for online orders, in-store purchases and marketplace sales through messages, email or your website. Square Payment Links let social sellers sell with a link or QR code, without a full website. Send a payment link in a DM or pin it during a live sale. Roots Payments sets up the links, QR codes and tracking.
  • Create links for your top items or deposits
  • Print QR codes for your booth or window
  • Add links to Instagram and email
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Square Invoices

For social commerce & live selling: Send itemized invoices for online orders, in-store purchases and marketplace sales and track deposits, due dates and outstanding balances. Square Invoices sends digital invoices "in seconds via email, SMS, or a shareable link." Invoice live-sale buyers right after the show. Roots Payments sets up templates, deposit rules and reminders.
  • Build invoice and estimate templates
  • Set deposit and balance-due rules
  • Turn on reminders
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Square Online (websites)

For social commerce & live selling: Give customers an online storefront for online orders, in-store purchases and marketplace sales, with ordering and fulfillment choices suited to your business. Square Online gives social sellers a website with pickup, shipping and local delivery, and Square says in-store sales, online orders and inventory connect automatically. That keeps products sold in live streams and DMs from overselling across channels. Roots Payments builds the store, product pages and shipping rules.
  • Build product pages with photos, variants and descriptions
  • Set shipping zones, pickup windows and local delivery radius
  • Connect your domain and basic on-page SEO
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Square Point of Sale

For social commerce & live selling: Bring online orders, in-store purchases and marketplace sales into a point-of-sale workflow, with reporting organized around online orders, store stock and refunds. Square POS lets social sellers accept tap, chip, swipe and digital wallets on a phone, tablet or Square device, with items, discounts and receipts in one app. Square for Retail suits shops that need variants, barcodes and stock tracking. Roots Payments sets up the app, items and hardware so you're ready before your first sale.
  • Set up items, taxes and discounts before you open
  • Pick the reader or device that fits your space and power access
  • Configure offline mode and test it with you
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Text to Pay

For social commerce & live selling: Send a payment request for online orders, in-store purchases and marketplace sales by text so customers can pay against a specific order or invoice. Text to Pay sends a secure payment link by SMS so customers pay from their phone. Text claimed buyers a payment link after the live sale. Roots Payments sets it up with your merchant account.
  • Set up message templates
  • Connect to your merchant account
  • Train staff
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E-commerce Payments

For social commerce & live selling: Add online checkout for online orders, in-store purchases and marketplace sales, with order references carried through payment and fulfillment. Ecommerce payments connect your website or online store to a partner-provided merchant account arranged by Roots and gateway. Card-not-present orders carry more fraud and chargeback risk than in-store sales. Roots Payments sets up checkout, fraud tools and reporting.
  • Connect your store platform
  • Set fraud rules for your ticket size
  • Test checkout and refunds
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Chargeback Management

For social commerce & live selling: Organize evidence for disputed online orders, in-store purchases and marketplace sales, 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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Social Commerce & Live Selling payment questions

Start with the workflows your business needs. Options on this page include Square Payment Links for Live Selling, Square Invoices for Live Selling, Square Online for Live Selling. 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 catalogs, inventory, counter checkout and online sales, then plan the changes your social commerce & live selling 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 social commerce & live selling workflows need to improve so we can scope a practical setup.

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