Let drivers cash out when they want, weekends included.

Drivers who finish a late shift can cash out that night instead of waiting for a weekly deposit. Roots enables fast payouts through card networks and the RTP and FedNow real-time rails, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Funds usually arrive within minutes, depending on the receiving bank.
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Payment solutions for rideshare platforms

How each solution supports rideshare platforms

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

Gig Worker Payouts

For rideshare platforms: Pay drivers and fleet operators from approved jobs or service records, with earnings and transfer status tracked together. Trip earnings, tips and incentives post to each driver's balance as rides complete. Roots builds an earnings ledger and payout flow for your rider and driver apps, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Workers can cash out on a schedule or on demand, and you get the tax data you need at year end.
  • Design payout timing and fee rules around your unit economics
  • Integrate job-completion events with the payout API
  • Set risk thresholds (tenure, dispute rate) for faster payout eligibility
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Instant Payouts

For rideshare platforms: Plan faster disbursements to drivers and fleet operators, matching each transfer to approved earnings or completed work. Drivers who finish a late shift can cash out that night instead of waiting for a weekly deposit. Roots enables fast payouts through card networks and the RTP and FedNow real-time rails, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Funds usually arrive within minutes, depending on the receiving bank.
  • Choose card-push versus real-time bank rails for your payee base
  • Set pricing and disclosure copy for any fast-payout fee
  • Implement eligibility and fraud thresholds

Embedded Accounts

For rideshare platforms: Plan account and money-movement workflows for drivers and fleet operators within your platform's operating process. Drivers keep an in-app earnings balance and move it out when they choose. Roots embeds accounts for your drivers that are held at our partner banks. Balances sit in the app, move out by ACH or card, and are reconciled against the bank's records every day.
  • Pick an account structure with the partner bank
  • Design the ledger and reconciliation with the bank's records as the source of truth
  • Build the in-app account experience
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Split Payments

For rideshare platforms: Allocate customer payments between drivers and fleet operators and platform fees, using a defined rule for each transaction. Each fare splits among the driver, the platform, tolls and any fleet owner in one step. Roots configures rules that split each incoming payment among the parties who earned it, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. There's no manual math and no end-of-month spreadsheet.
  • Model your split rules and edge cases
  • Build split logic into your order or settlement events
  • Reconcile each party's share against bank settlement
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Custom Payment Integration

For rideshare platforms: Connect the payment flow for ride fares, service charges and transport bookings with your software and the operational records behind trip references, driver earnings and platform fees. Dispatch, pricing and payout systems stay in sync through one ledger. When off-the-shelf tools don't fit, Roots' team designs and builds the integration, connecting your platform, partner APIs, ledger and accounting.
  • Discovery and funds-flow workshop
  • Build and test in sandbox
  • Launch and hypercare
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Instant Payouts questions

Questions rideshare platform teams ask about payouts.
We review when recipients need funds, how payouts are approved and which payment routes suit the program. A payout partner handles the transfers.
We plan status updates, recipient notifications and retry or return handling so your operations team can resolve a payment that did not complete.
Bring your payout deadlines, recipient information and exception-handling process. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for rideshare platforms 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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