Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be working closely with Square through a new strategic partnership, in which they will be the primary processor for Eventbrite’s online payments.
While our work has just begun, the vision is that these omni-channel payment capabilities will provide one fully integrated solution for our event creators to take safe, secure and simple payments anywhere, and enable a seamless purchasing experience for event attendees.
More specifically, the partnership will enable:
- Online and mobile payments: Square will be Eventbrite’s payment processing partner for paid events, tickets, registrations, merchandise sales, donations, and other associated products or services.
- In-person payments: Square will be Eventbrite’s payment processing partner for in-person transactions, enabling event creators to easily accept card payments from attendees with Square’s hardware and Point of Sale software.
- Omni-channel reporting and management: By powering Eventbrite’s online, mobile, and in-person payments, the vision is for Square to provide event creators with a single platform, and therefore, one comprehensive view into all of their sales. This omni-channel payment, reporting, and management capability will empower event creators with the data they need to deliver outstanding attendee experiences and make informed decisions about their businesses.
Like Eventbrite, Square has been focused on leveraging technology to innovate in an historically traditional industry, and they bring a new approach to payments that has allowed millions of merchants to transact effortlessly. The result is a beautifully simple way for people to pay, and having that same engine drive our payment processing will ensure that transacting on Eventbrite will always be easy, secure and supported by incredibly rich data.
To start, we’re bringing the power of Square PoS to Eventbrite event creators, by way of an exclusive processing discount deal. You can read more about the partnership and how we’ll be working together here and here.
