Franchises

Collect Payments. Manage Royalties. Scale Your Franchise Network.

Payload unifies payment collection, franchise fees, royalties, and payouts for franchisors and the software platforms that serve them. Manage money movement across locations with flexible payment rails, automated workflows, and one integration.

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Illustrative transactions panel showing a $1,126.00 card payment at Denver West split automatically into a $112.60 royalty and brand fund share and a $1,013.40 location share deposited to Denver West.

Less chasing royalties, more time growing the brand.

When every location takes payments on its own, franchisors wait on sales reports to bill royalties and fund fees after the fact. With Payload, every location’s payments run on one platform, and the franchisor’s share is split off at the moment of sale.

Built for both sides of franchise payments

Whether you’re managing a growing franchise network or building the software that powers one, Payload brings payment collection, fund distribution, and reconciliation together on one platform.

For Franchisors

Centralize payment operations across locations, streamline royalty and franchise fee collection, automate disbursements, and gain greater visibility into transaction activity across your network.

Offer flexible payment options across your network

Every location can accept cards, bank payments, and digital wallets, so customers can pay however they prefer.

  • Credit and debit cardsVisa, Mastercard, Amex, and Discover
  • Pay by bankACH payments straight from a customer’s bank account
  • Apple Pay and Google PayFast checkout from a phone or browser
Illustrative checkout with three ways to pay: credit or debit card (selected), pay by bank, and Apple Pay or Google Pay, available at every location
Example: a $1,126.00 sale split into $112.60 royalty and brand fund for the franchisor and $1,013.40 for the location, next to a franchisee invoice on autopay

Collect royalties and franchise fees

Take the franchisor’s share from every sale and bill recurring fees automatically, so there’s nothing to chase.

  • Royalties split from every saleRoyalty and brand fund taken as a percentage or a flat amount
  • Recurring fees on autopayBill franchise and technology fees on billing schedules with autopay
  • Every fee to the right accountRoute royalties, brand fund, and fees to separate accounts

Onboard new locations without the paperwork

Automated enrollment sets up each new franchisee from one link or a form inside your software.

  • Send a link or embed the formOwners enroll from a hosted link or right inside your software
  • Verification handled for youKYC/KYB checks run behind the scenes as part of enrollment
  • Bring existing locations overMove the locations you already have over in bulk
Illustrative onboarding progress for a new Austin South location: invite sent, owner enrolls, approved, then taking payments

See how Payload works across your locations

Book a demo and we’ll walk through location onboarding, collecting payments, royalty splits, and payouts for your franchise system.

Hear from Jet-Black

"Before Payload, every Jet-Black location handled payments a little differently. Now we have one standard process across the network, with fee structures that fit each location, and royalties split automatically the moment a customer pays. Payments went from a cost to a real revenue stream for us."
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One payment system for your whole network

Enroll the location
Accept customer payments
Split royalties automatically
Pay out and reconcile

Build franchise payments into your software

Payload’s REST API and embeddable components let franchise management platforms add location onboarding, payment collection, and royalty splits natively, with one API for card and bank payments.

Onboard locations

Embed the enrollment form in your software or send a hosted enrollment link, with KYC/KYB verification built in.

Collect payments

Drop an embedded checkout into your software so every location can accept cards, pay by bank, and digital wallets.

Split royalties

Set split rules once and Payload applies them to every payment, so each location’s share and the royalty land in the right accounts.

import payload

pl = payload.Session('secret_key_3bW9...', api_version='v2')

# Open a processing account for the new location
account = pl.Account.create(
    type='processing',
    name='Denver West',
)

# Send a hosted enrollment link (KYC/KYB is built in)
intent = pl.Intent.create(
    type='account_enrollment_link',
    account_enrollment_link={
        'account_template': {
            'id': account.id,
            'type': 'processing',
        }
    },
    send_to=[{
        'name': 'Alex Rivera',
        'email': '[email protected]',
    }],
)
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Ready to simplify payments across your franchise?

Book a demo to see how Payload fits your franchise system, whether you run the brand or build the software franchisees use.