Payments tuned for catering & events
Catering money arrives as event deposits, final balances on business cards, and corporate invoices that need Level 2 and 3 data to price right. Big.
Catering money arrives as event deposits, final balances on business cards, and corporate invoices that need Level 2 and 3 data to price right. Big tickets plus CNP approvals mean holds when underwriting thinks you are a restaurant counter. We size limits for event dollars, secure pay links for contracts, and pass B2B qualification data automatically.
Sound familiar?
These are the friction points we hear most often from catering & events before a savings review.
- Chasing invoices and waiting on checks to clear
- High-ticket sales triggering holds, declines, or steep fees
- Business and government cards costing far more than they should
- Fraud and chargebacks on card-not-present orders
- Statements you cannot actually read or verify
How catering & events get paid
Your underwriting, equipment, and pricing should match this flow, not a generic countertop setup.
- Non-refundable deposits at contract signing
- Final balance on card or pay-by-link before the event
- Corporate and venue invoices on business cards
- On-site bar or add-on charges day-of
- Gratuity and service fees coded cleanly
What we configure for your vertical
- High-ticket limits for wedding and corporate events
- Pay-by-link embedded in proposals and contracts
- Level 2 and 3 optimization for business cards
- CNP fraud tools appropriate to large approvals
- Interchange-plus statements event planners can reconcile
Worth knowing before you switch
- Deposits without clear refund language drive chargebacks after cancellations
- Keyed final payments from the bride’s mother inflate CNP cost
- Corporate cards without qualification data overpay interchange
How Gateway helps
Practical outcomes we configure for catering & events, on top of transparent interchange-plus pricing.
Invoicing & pay-by-link
Send a secure link and get paid fast, with cards stored safely for next time.
High-ticket optimization
Right-sized limits and clean settlement so large sales clear and cost less.
Level 2 & 3 optimization
We pass tax and line-item data automatically so B2B and government cards qualify for the lowest rates.
Fraud & chargeback tools
Protect card-not-present revenue with the right safeguards in place.
Real human support
A dedicated specialist who actually answers, plus our written savings guarantee.
The bottom line
- High-ticket limits for wedding and corporate events
- Pay-by-link embedded in proposals and contracts
- Level 2 and 3 optimization for business cards
- CNP fraud tools appropriate to large approvals
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Common questions
Secure pay links tied to your contract workflow, not keyed numbers over email.
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