Pay taxi drivers at the end of each shift, not two weeks later.

Card fares minus lease and fee deductions settle to each driver automatically. Roots builds an earnings ledger and payout flow for your fleet management and meter systems, 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.
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Payment solutions for taxi & medallion fleets

How each solution supports taxi & medallion fleets

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

Gig Worker Payouts

For taxi & medallion fleets: Pay drivers and fleet operators from approved jobs or service records, with earnings and transfer status tracked together. Card fares minus lease and fee deductions settle to each driver automatically. Roots builds an earnings ledger and payout flow for your fleet management and meter systems, 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

Instant Payouts

For taxi & medallion fleets: Plan faster disbursements to drivers and fleet operators, matching each transfer to approved earnings or completed work. End-of-shift cash-out replaces the cash office. 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
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ACH Payments

For taxi & medallion fleets: Offer bank-account payments for ride fares, service charges and transport bookings, with authorization and invoice matching built into the workflow. Weekly lease payments can be collected by ACH debit from drivers who pay separately. Roots sets up ACH collections and disbursements for your business, including same-day ACH. Entry descriptions and fraud monitoring follow the Nacha rules that took effect in 2026.
  • Pick SEC codes and draft authorization language
  • Integrate ACH with your billing or payout system
  • Document the risk-based fraud monitoring Nacha requires
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Gig Worker Payouts questions

Questions rideshare platform teams ask about payouts.
Roots helps connect approved jobs or earnings to recipient payments, including payout references and reconciliation. A payout partner moves the funds.
We plan the schedule and recipient experience with your team, including how workers see payment status and how failed payouts are handled.
Bring your work-approval rules, payout schedule and worker onboarding process. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for taxi & medallion fleets 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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