ACH bank payments for parking operators' larger balances

Collect corporate permit accounts by ACH. ACH moves money straight from a customer's bank account, usually for far less than card fees on large invoices and recurring charges.
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Payment solutions for parking lots & garages

How each solution supports parking lots & garages

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

Unattended Payments

For parking lots & garages: Build self-service checkout for parking sessions, permits and valet services at kiosks, stations or access points that operate without a staffed counter. Take cards at pay-on-foot stations, exit lanes and entry kiosks. Unattended readers and pay stations take cards on machines, kiosks and gates without staff.
  • We match hardware to each machine
  • We set up processing and reporting
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Custom Payment Integration

For parking lots & garages: Connect the payment flow for parking sessions, permits and valet services with your software and the operational records behind parking sessions, permit balances and event totals. Connect payments to license-plate recognition and permit systems. We connect payments to the industry software you already run, from reservation and ticketing systems to access control.
  • We scope, build and maintain the integration
  • We test with real workflows before go-live
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Recurring Billing

For parking lots & garages: Schedule and manage payments for monthly parking permits and space rentals, including renewals and customer account balances. Bill monthly permits automatically. Recurring billing charges memberships, installments and monthly fees automatically to a card or bank account on file.
  • We set up plans and migrate existing customers
  • We write clear billing terms and receipts
  • We monitor failed payments
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ACH Payments

For parking lots & garages: Offer bank-account payments for parking sessions, permits and valet services, with authorization and invoice matching built into the workflow. Collect corporate permit accounts by ACH. ACH moves money straight from a customer's bank account, usually for far less than card fees on large invoices and recurring charges.
  • We set up authorization forms and verification
  • We connect ACH to your invoicing or billing
  • We explain return codes and timelines to your team
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E-commerce Payments

For parking lots & garages: Add online checkout for parking sessions, permits and valet services, with order references carried through payment and fulfillment. Sell reservations online. A hosted or embedded checkout takes bookings and orders on your own website with fraud screening and 3-D Secure.
  • We connect checkout to your site or booking engine
  • We tune fraud rules to cut false declines
  • We support launch and testing
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Text to Pay

For parking lots & garages: Send a payment request for parking sessions, permits and valet services by text so customers can pay against a specific order or invoice. Let drivers pay by text from a sign in the lot. Text to Pay sends a secure payment link by SMS so customers pay from their phone without reading card numbers aloud.
  • We set up message templates and opt-in language
  • We connect text-to-pay to your billing
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Square Point of Sale

For parking lots & garages: Bring parking sessions, permits and valet services into a point-of-sale workflow, with reporting organized around parking sessions, permit balances and event totals. Take payments at attendant booths on Square POS. 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 Invoices

For parking lots & garages: Send itemized invoices for parking sessions, permits and valet services and track deposits, due dates and outstanding balances. Bill monthly corporate accounts with recurring invoices. Square Invoices sends estimates, e-signature contracts and invoices with deposits, payment schedules, recurring billing and automatic reminders. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We build invoice, estimate and contract templates in your brand
  • We set up deposit and payment-schedule rules that match your policies
  • We connect invoices to QuickBooks Online or Xero
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Level 2/3 Processing

For parking lots & garages: Include purchase-order references and itemized invoice data for business-card purchases of parking sessions, permits and valet services. Lower interchange on fleet and corporate cards. Passing enhanced data such as tax amounts, PO numbers and line items with corporate, purchasing and government cards can qualify transactions for lower interchange rates.
  • We review which of your customers pay with commercial cards
  • We set up data capture in your invoices or software
  • We verify the lower rates show up on statements
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Square Payment Links

For parking lots & garages: Share a checkout link for parking sessions, permits and valet services through messages, email or your website. Print a QR code for event-day or small-lot parking. Square Payment Links creates a checkout page you can share by text, email, social or QR code, and one link can be reused for a standard charge.
  • Create reusable links for standard fees and deposits
  • Generate QR codes for trucks, leave-behinds and invoices
  • Make sure paid links land in the right customer profile and report
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Merchant Account

For parking lots & garages: Arrange a processing account for parking sessions, permits and valet services, with checkout methods matched to how customers pay. Typical tickets for parking operators run $3 to $50 per session; monthly permits, and a merchant account's limits and pricing can be set for that range. A dedicated merchant account gives you custom pricing and processing limits set during underwriting. Roots uses it when Square isn't the right fit.
  • Statement review and a pricing quote
  • Underwriting and application support
  • A named support contact after go-live
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ACH Payments questions

Questions parking operator operators ask about payments.
ACH lets customers pay from a bank account. Roots helps set up authorization, payment collection and reconciliation through a processing partner.
Yes. We can plan one-time and recurring bank-account payments, including authorization records, failed-payment handling and customer receipts.
Bring your billing schedule, bank-payment authorizations and reconciliation process. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for parking lots & garages 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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