A merchant account built for staffing agencies

A dedicated merchant account underwritten for your staffing agency, with pricing you can read and a person to call. MCC 7361 accounts with B2B pricing.
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Payment solutions for temporary staffing agencies

How each solution supports temporary staffing agencies

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

Payouts

For temporary staffing agencies: Distribute amounts owed to temporary workers and recruiting contractors, with payment references matched to approved timesheets, placement references and client invoices. Pay out agents, contractors, owners or providers from one dashboard or API. Worker 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
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Instant Payouts

For temporary staffing agencies: Plan faster disbursements to temporary workers and recruiting contractors, matching each transfer to approved earnings or completed work. Push-to-card and real-time payment rails can deliver funds within minutes when the recipient's bank supports them. Same-day and faster pay options where supported. Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter.
  • Decide which payouts need speed
  • Integrate the payout flow
  • Set limits and controls
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ACH Payments

For temporary staffing agencies: Offer bank-account payments for staffing invoices and placement fees, 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 client invoices.
  • Set up authorization and verification
  • Configure payment pages and invoices
  • Handle returns and reporting
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Level 2/3 Processing

For temporary staffing agencies: Include purchase-order references and itemized invoice data for business-card purchases of staffing invoices and placement fees. 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 client purchasing cards.
  • Review your card mix to estimate savings
  • Configure your gateway or invoicing to send the data
  • Validate qualification on live transactions
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Merchant Account

For temporary staffing agencies: Arrange a processing account for staffing invoices and placement fees, with checkout methods matched to how customers pay. A dedicated merchant account underwritten for your staffing agency, with pricing you can read and a person to call. MCC 7361 accounts with B2B pricing.
  • Analyze your current statements and quote side by side
  • Prepare the underwriting package so approval moves quickly
  • Set up terminals, gateway and software connections

Square Payroll

For temporary staffing agencies: Organize payroll for recruiters and account coordinators, using staff and time records to prepare pay runs. Square Payroll runs unlimited pay runs for employees and contractors, files payroll taxes and imports timecards from Square. Unlimited pay runs for smaller agencies with W-2 temps. Roots sets up pay rates, tax accounts and timecard imports.
  • Set up employees, contractors, pay rates and tax accounts
  • Connect timecards from Square to payroll
  • Map payroll to your accounting software
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B2B Payments

For temporary staffing agencies: Collect business invoices for staffing invoices and placement fees, with purchase-order references and account balances kept together. B2B buyers pay staffing and temp agencies on terms, by card, ACH or check. A payment portal tied to your invoices shortens days-sales-outstanding. Clients pay weekly invoices by ACH or card from a link. Roots connects invoice payments to your ERP or accounting so every payment posts to the right invoice.
  • Integrate with your ERP or accounting platform
  • Configure enhanced data for commercial cards
  • Set up reminder cadences and a portal branded for staffing and temp agencies
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Gig Worker Payouts

For temporary staffing agencies: Pay temporary workers and recruiting contractors from approved jobs or service records, with earnings and transfer status tracked together. Staffing Agencies that rely on independent contractors need to onboard them, pay them quickly and collect payment records, without running checks. Pay contractors by ACH or push-to-card, through our licensed partners. Provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter.
  • Map your contractor pay cycle and approval steps
  • Integrate payouts with your scheduling or dispatch system
  • Support contractors with payout questions
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Square Staff

For temporary staffing agencies: Set roles, permissions and schedules for recruiters and account coordinators, with a clearer view of staffing across shifts. Timecards feed payroll. Square describes tip pooling as the ability to "equally divide each credit card tip across all tip-eligible employees who were clocked in at the time of the transaction." Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, configures it with timecards and payroll.
  • Roots service: role and tip-eligibility setup
  • Roots service: timecard and payroll connection
  • Roots service: manager training
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Merchant Account questions

Questions staffing agency firms ask about billing and payments.
It enables your business to accept card payments through a processing partner. Roots helps compare the options, prepare the application and configure your checkout.
Yes. A free review covers processing charges, payment channels and equipment so you can decide which changes make sense.
Bring your processing statements, payment channels and checkout equipment. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for temporary staffing agencies 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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