Pay out agents, contractors, owners or providers from one dashboard or API. Crew payouts through licensed partners. Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter.
How each solution supports video production companies
See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.
Square Invoices
For video production companies: Send itemized invoices for photo sessions, video projects and print orders 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. Deposit and milestone invoices for each production phase. 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
Bayshore Photo Co. sent you an invoice for $1,350.00Due in 30 daysPayment method
Credit or debit card
Cash App Pay
Bank (ACH)
CustomerDrew Nguyen
Invoice INV-2989
Wedding Package Deposit × 1$1,000.00
Portrait Session × 1$350.00
Total$1,350.00
ACH Payments
For video production companies: Offer bank-account payments for photo sessions, video projects and print orders, 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 production invoices.
For video production companies: Include purchase-order references and itemized invoice data for business-card purchases of photo sessions, video projects and print orders. 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 agency cards.
Review your card mix to estimate savings
Configure your gateway or invoicing to send the data
Oak Hollow Photo Co.Invoice INV-8671 · Due in 30 days
Sent
Bill to
Reese Walker
Wedding Package Deposit
$1,000.00
Portrait Session
$350.00
Amount due$1,350.00
Pay by cardPay by bank
Payouts
For video production companies: Distribute amounts owed to freelance photographers and production crews, with payment references matched to session deposits, licensing details and project invoices. Pay out agents, contractors, owners or providers from one dashboard or API. Crew payouts through licensed partners. Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter.
Map who gets paid, when and how
Integrate payouts with your software
Set up recipient onboarding
app.rootspayments.com
Sunset Avenue Photo Co. · PayoutsFriday payout run
Funded
This run
$2,024.50
+8.2% vs last week
Consultants paid
642
Exceptions
3
Needs review
Priya K. (photographer)
$507.50
Scheduled
Ana S. (photographer)
$887.50
Sent
Lena P. (photographer)
$629.50
Review
Funds held and sent by licensed banking partners.
Merchant Account
For video production companies: Arrange a processing account for photo sessions, video projects and print orders, with checkout methods matched to how customers pay. A dedicated merchant account underwritten for your video production company, with pricing you can read and a person to call. B2B pricing under MCC 7333.
Analyze your current statements and quote side by side
Prepare the underwriting package so approval moves quickly
Set up terminals, gateway and software connections
Questions photographer firms ask about billing and 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 video production companies 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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