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Every merchant gets a dedicated account, transparent pricing, a modern dashboard, and a team that knows their business.

The Flute team is headed to this year's Money20/20 in Las Vegas! Our CEO, Derek Dean, and Executive Chairman, Brian Goud...
10/08/2026

The Flute team is headed to this year's Money20/20 in Las Vegas! Our CEO, Derek Dean, and Executive Chairman, Brian Goudie, will be there from October 18-21.

If you see them on the show floor, be sure to say hello. If you'd like to set aside some time to speak with them, please visit this link to schedule a meeting: https://hubs.li/Q04zhK6P0

We'll see you there!

10/07/2026

59% of businesses have invoices that are at least 30 days overdue, according to QuickBooks. Mailed invoices have a bad habit of getting lost, buried, or forgotten. And every day they sit unpaid is a day you can’t use that money for your business.

For mobile businesses like field service professionals, the fix can be as simple as getting paid before leaving the jobsite.

In our latest article, we break down how mobile businesses can get paid in the field, with:

• Handheld devices for crews juggling several jobs a day who want a complete checkout setup on board

• Tap to pay for solo operators who want to accept cards on the phone they already carry

• Digital invoices for collecting deposits, getting sign-off from a distance, or finishing up after the customer is gone

We also talk about the importance of having a backup plan for when signal drops, and what to look for in a provider.

Read the full article to see which option fits the way your business works, and let us know how your team handles payments in the field:

Shoppers abandon over 70% of online carts. In one Baymard Institute survey, 19% of U.S. shoppers said they’d walked away...
10/06/2026

Shoppers abandon over 70% of online carts. In one Baymard Institute survey, 19% of U.S. shoppers said they’d walked away from an order because they didn’t trust the site, while another 18% said it was because they didn’t want to make an account.

Payment links let customers pay from anywhere without making an account. They also let you maintain your branding at each step, making the entire experience feel more secure.

Just create a link in your payment dashboard and send it by text, email, or social media. Your customer taps it and is redirected to a checkout page with your business name on it, where they can pay by card or bank transfer. No website, card reader, or customer account required.

Here’s where payment links help growing businesses most:

• No website needed: sell now and build the site later

• Faster payments: get paid when you finish the work (instead of waiting weeks for physical invoices to be paid)

• Deposits and prepayments: collect before a job, order, or event

• Donations and fundraising: share one reusable link with everyone

• Built-in tracking: always know which job a deposit belongs to

Our new blog explains how they work, which industries use them most, and how to get started. Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q04z8TCg0

10/01/2026

Building your own payment form means formatting card fields, writing error states, designing mobile layouts, wiring up bank payments, and clearing compliance reviews. With just over 70% of carts abandoned, there's little room to get that experience wrong.

A hosted payment page hands that work to your payment provider. Customers pay on a secure, branded page the provider builds and maintains, and payment data never touches your systems.

Here are a few things about hosted checkouts we cover in our latest article:

• You can connect to a hosted page in a few days, while building checkout yourself can take months

• Multiple payment options can live on the same page

• Because card data never reaches your systems, you land in the lightest PCI DSS assessment tier

• You can add your colors and logos to a hosted page, so customers never notice the switch

The full article walks through how a payment session works from click to confirmation and which businesses get the most out of hosted checkout.

Learn more:

This month's team member shout-out is Senior Account Executive Elaine Hecht!Elaine, tell us about yourself:I'm Elaine! I...
09/30/2026

This month's team member shout-out is Senior Account Executive Elaine Hecht!

Elaine, tell us about yourself:

I'm Elaine! I am a Senior Account Executive here at Flute. I am in Arizona, and outside of work you’ll find me playing in a competitive pinball tournament.

What do you do at Flute?

I focus on bringing new merchants on board, helping merchants find the right payment processing solutions for their needs, and guiding them through the sales and onboarding process. I also work closely with some of our newer sales reps, helping them with strategy, sales conversations, and navigating the process as they build their business.

What’s your favorite part about working here?

I love helping our merchants and supporting my teammates, both within my team and through collaboration across different departments. One of my favorite parts of the job is being able to solve problems for merchants and knowing that I've made their day a little easier. Hearing about the relief and appreciation from a merchant when I'm able to help resolve an issue is incredibly rewarding.

How do you like to spend your days off?

Playing pinball, shopping, and getting my nails done — I always like to have a creative design to match each month.

How do you like to pay for things when you go out?

Apple Watch tap to pay is my preferred method because of the convenience. Any time I have to pull out my wallet because the business doesn’t accept it, I use it as a sales opportunity to get their business.

What's one fun fact about yourself?

I love sparkles and anything with bling. I own several different pairs of sparkly shoes and boots in various colors. Life is better with a little shimmer.

59% of businesses have invoices overdue by 30 days or more, 47% more than the year before.That’s from Intuit QuickBooks’...
09/29/2026

59% of businesses have invoices overdue by 30 days or more, 47% more than the year before.

That’s from Intuit QuickBooks’ 2026 late payments report. For service professionals like plumbers, groomers, towing operators, and repair techs, it’s a familiar story: the work is done, but the invoice is sitting in someone’s mailbox, waiting to be paid.

The simplest fix is to ask for payment before you leave the job. There are three main ways to do that:

• Handheld devices: portable card readers built for all-day use, a strong fit for crews running several jobs a day

• Tap to pay: turns your smartphone into a payment terminal with no extra hardware, ideal for solo operators

• Text to pay: a secure payment link for deposits, remote approvals, and jobs that finish after the customer leaves

Field payments let you skip the invoice and get paid when the job is finished, before you ever pull out of the driveway.

When you compare providers, look for transparent pricing, instant payouts, strong security, and support from a real person when your workday actually happens.

Our latest blog breaks down how each option works and how to get started: https://hubs.li/Q04yzBRY0

09/28/2026

Card sales usually take two to three business days to reach your bank account. The money is already yours, but you can't use it yet. Unfortunately, that gap is where a lot of growing businesses start to feel the squeeze.

Instant payouts give you on-demand access to revenue you’ve already earned, any day of the week, including weekends and holidays.

There's no loan, no credit check, and no subscription. It's your money, just faster.

When we surveyed 210 business operators, 37% said instant or same-day funding would do more to make their business profitable or efficient than any other feature, including analytics, lending, and AI tools.

Would faster access to your card sales make a difference for your business? Let us know in the comments.

We just wrapped up Flute’s first-ever Spirit Week, and our team's participation was amazing!Day one was Jersey Day, when...
09/25/2026

We just wrapped up Flute’s first-ever Spirit Week, and our team's participation was amazing!

Day one was Jersey Day, when everyone snapped a picture in their favorite team’s jersey.

Day two was Decade Day. Team members picked a decade and dressed the part (with points awarded for the biggest throwback).

Day three was Flute Pride Day, when everyone showed off their favorite Flute swag.

Day four was Color Wars Day. That day, we assigned each department a color and asked everyone to share photos representing their teams.

Finally, day five was Aloha Friday, when everyone wrapped up the week in Hawaiian shirts, leis, and other beach-themed attire.

We’re spread across cities, time zones, and home offices, but Spirit Week gave us a chance to show up together. As a remote-first company, these moments make all the difference.

09/24/2026

A card payment gets approved in about two seconds, but your earnings still take one to three business days to show up in your account. Why?

That gap comes from settlement, the process that moves funds from your customer's bank to yours. It exists for good reasons, but it can cause real cash flow issues when reserves run thin.

To help you understand this process (and how you can get paid sooner), we’ve broken down what actually happens between the tap and the money arriving, and what you can do when the timing doesn't work.

Here are a few things worth knowing:

• Every sale moves through four stages: authorization, batching, clearing, and funding

• Weekends and holidays pause the process, so Friday sales often land Tuesday or Wednesday

• The median growing business holds just 27 days of cash buffer; restaurants hold about 16

• Instant payouts move earned revenue into your account in minutes, any day of the week

The full article walks through each stage and shows how instant payouts close the gap between earning money and being able to use it.

Learn more:

09/23/2026

Hosted checkout pages and payment links are here! With Flute, you can accept online payments without having to build anything from scratch.

Every hosted checkout page is customizable and comes with a card form, ACH option, mobile layout, and built-in compliance. Connect once via the API and send your customers to a fully live, branded page.

If you want to send a payment request directly, you can create a payment link in under a minute, then share it via text, email, or social media. Customers tap the link and pay on a branded, mobile-ready checkout page. No website needed.

Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q04y7H4J0

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