Payouts for festivals and fairs

Settle vendor revenue shares after the festival. Payouts send money to partners, owners and vendors from your platform, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter.
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Payment solutions for festivals & fairs

How each solution supports festivals & fairs

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

Square Hardware Setup

For festivals & fairs: Choose and configure Square checkout equipment for tickets, concessions and event merchandise, including counter, mobile and staff workflows. Use Square's event POS rentals of 5 to 500 units; we configure every device before gates open. Square hardware includes Square Register, Square Terminal, Square Handheld, Square Stand, Square Kiosk and card readers; we help you choose and set it up, and you buy it from Square. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We map every station and recommend the right Square device (Roots doesn't sell hardware)
  • We configure devices, printers, cash drawers and network before opening
  • We test offline mode and backup plans
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Square Point of Sale

For festivals & fairs: Bring tickets, concessions and event merchandise into a point-of-sale workflow, with reporting organized around ticket orders, event totals and performer settlements. Put every vendor on Square POS with offline payments for weak signal. Square Point of Sale accepts tap, dip and swipe payments, including digital wallets, with an item library, customer profiles and sales reports in one app. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We build your item library, taxes, discounts and device settings before day one
  • We recommend Square hardware for each station and configure it (you buy it from Square)
  • We train your staff and stay on call as your named contact
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Square for Restaurants

For festivals & fairs: Organize concert concessions, drinks and venue food orders with menu modifiers, kitchen routing and front-of-house checks in one restaurant workflow. Run beer gardens and food stands with tabs and KDS routing. Square's restaurant POS handles preauthorized bar tabs, coursing, table and seat management, split checks, auto-gratuity and kitchen routing to Square KDS. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We build menus, modifiers, printers and KDS routing for each outlet
  • We set up tabs, tip rules and permissions for bartenders and servers
  • We configure Square Handheld or Register at each station and train staff
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Square Integrations

For festivals & fairs: Connect Square transaction data with the tools used to manage ticket orders, event totals and performer settlements, reducing repeated data entry. Connect SimpleTix or Brushfire for gate tickets and check-in. The Square App Marketplace connects Square to booking, ticketing, accounting, scheduling and marketing apps so sales and customers stay in sync. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We pick apps that actually fit your workflow and test them
  • We map items, taxes and payouts so accounting ties out
  • We handle setup, data migration and staff training
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Custom Development on Square

For festivals & fairs: Build a Square-based payment workflow around tickets, concessions and event merchandise, with custom software for your operating process. Build festival-wide sales reporting across vendor Square accounts with Square's APIs. Square's APIs, including Payments, Orders, Catalog, Bookings, Gift Cards, Loyalty and Terminal, let developers build workflows Square doesn't offer out of the box. Roots builds these as Roots projects. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We scope, build and maintain the integration (a Roots service, not a Square product)
  • We handle OAuth, webhooks and testing in Square's sandbox
  • We document it so your team isn't locked into us
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Cashless RFID Payments

For festivals & fairs: Connect tickets, concessions and event merchandise to wristband or RFID checkout, with purchases tied to the guest or attendee account. Run a cashless wristband program with automatic refunds of unused balances. RFID wristbands or cards linked to a payment method let guests tap to pay across the site and get unused balances refunded.
  • We compare cashless partners for your event size
  • We connect them to your processing and reporting
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Payouts

For festivals & fairs: Distribute amounts owed to performers, promoters and ticket sellers, with payment references matched to ticket orders, event totals and performer settlements. Settle vendor revenue shares after the festival. Payouts send money to partners, owners and vendors from your platform, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter.
  • We design the payout flow and connect it to your software
  • We coordinate onboarding with our licensed partners
  • We support you after launch

Marketplace Payments

For festivals & fairs: Collect customer payments for tickets, concessions and event merchandise and allocate proceeds to performers, promoters and ticket sellers within the marketplace workflow. Collect all vendor sales centrally and split them automatically. Marketplace payments collect from customers and split funds between sellers, hosts or vendors and your platform fee.
  • We design the funds flow with our partners
  • We integrate with your platform
  • Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter
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Mobile Payments

For festivals & fairs: Collect payments for tickets, concessions and event merchandise away from a fixed counter, with transactions recorded against the sale or job. Give roaming sellers cellular handhelds. Mobile readers and handheld terminals let staff take cards anywhere on site, including where Wi-Fi is weak.
  • We pick devices that fit your site and connectivity
  • We set them up and train staff
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Chargeback Management

For festivals & fairs: Organize evidence for disputed tickets, concessions and event merchandise, 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 festivals & fairs: Present your model for tickets, concessions and event merchandise to specialist processing partners, with product and fulfillment documentation prepared. Roots Payments places festival and convention organizers with acquiring banks and processors that knowingly underwrite passes, vendor fees, and on-site sales, so the account is built to last instead of flagged after the first review. We work with virtually any legal business, subject to underwriting; pricing, limits, and terms depend on the acquirer's review. Reserves may apply, and any reserve is disclosed in your agreement before you sign.
  • Pre-underwriting review of your website, checkout, and documents (permits, insurance, and vendor agreements)
  • Application packaged and submitted only to acquirers with appetite for your category
  • Plain-English walkthrough of pricing, reserve, and termination terms before you sign
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E-commerce Payments

For festivals & fairs: Add online checkout for tickets, concessions and event merchandise, 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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Custom Payment Integration

For festivals & fairs: Connect the payment flow for tickets, concessions and event merchandise with your software and the operational records behind ticket orders, event totals and performer settlements. Festival and convention organizers often run custom platforms that off-the-shelf plugins don't cover. Roots builds and maintains the integration between your platform and your approved gateway, including webhooks, reconciliation, and dispute data.
  • Scoping and build by the Roots team
  • Testing and launch support
  • Ongoing maintenance
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Payouts questions

Questions live venue operators ask about payments.
Roots helps plan batch files or an API workflow that sends approved recipient payments to a payout partner.
We connect each payment to a recipient, earning period or job reference and plan status updates for completed, returned or failed payments.
Bring your recipient list, approval workflow, payment references and payout schedule. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for festivals & fairs 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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