Flux lets public relations firms take cards for convenience, ACH for larger invoices where the economics are friendlier, and pass the processing fee to the client at checkout where local rules allow.
Why public relations firms choose Flux
ACH for large invoices
Route retainers and big invoices over ACH where the per-transaction economics beat cards.
Pass the fee where allowed
On consumer pass-through, the processing fee is added to the client's total at checkout, where local surcharging rules allow.
Books that reconcile
A QuickBooks sync keeps public relations firms from retyping every payment into the accounting system at month end.
How public relations firms get paid
For public relations firms, ACH usually fits large invoices and retainers, cards suit smaller or on-the-spot payments, and Flux handles both through one integration with a clean record for your books.
A typical Flux setup for public relations firms
PR runs on the monthly retainer more purely than almost any other service business. The retainer is charged at the start of each service month, by recurring card charge for smaller clients and ACH debit for larger ones, settling in 1-2 and 1-3 business days respectively. Around it sit shorter engagements: a product launch, a funding announcement, a crisis response, each billed as a deposit at kickoff and a balance at wrap.
Out-of-pocket costs, wire distribution, event expenses, media monitoring, travel, are invoiced monthly as itemized pass-through lines alongside the retainer or on a separate expense invoice. Firms with international clients, common in PR where a foreign company wants US coverage, can take retainer payments in stablecoins over Solana or Ripple (XRP Ledger), settling instantly to the merchant wallet instead of waiting on international transfers to clear.
What public relations firms should watch
Retainer disputes follow disappointment: coverage did not materialize, and the client contests the month. Your protection is a scope written around activity, not outcomes, since no one can guarantee coverage, plus monthly activity reports attached to each billing period. Charge at the start of the month and send the prior month's report with the receipt, so every charge arrives already paired with its own evidence before any dispute can exist.
Crisis work needs its own terms: it starts at odd hours, scope explodes, and the client's attention ends the moment the story dies. Collect a crisis retainer by card before work begins, bill weekly rather than monthly during the engagement, and get expense authorization in writing as you go. Kill fees on cancelled campaigns should be defined in the agreement and invoiced immediately upon cancellation, never held back for a negotiation.
Simple, transparent pricing
Flux charges a flat 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction, with volume discounts for higher-volume public relations firms and the option to pass the fee to the customer at checkout where local surcharging rules allow. No setup fees and no contracts. Accounts processing under $100,000 a year in card volume may be subject to a $20 monthly account fee.
Frequently asked questions
How do public relations firms accept payments with Flux?
Public Relations Firms accept credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfers, and stablecoins through one Flux integration, with drop-in hosted fields that keep card data off your own systems.
What does Flux charge public relations firms?
A flat 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction, with volume discounts for higher-volume merchants and no setup fees or contracts. Accounts processing under $100,000 a year in card volume may be subject to a $20 monthly account fee. You can also pass the processing fee to the customer at checkout where local surcharging rules allow.
How fast do public relations firms get their money?
Card payments settle in one to two business days and ACH in one to three business days. Stablecoin payments go to your wallet instantly.
How do we bill a crisis engagement that starts tonight?
Send a payment link for the crisis retainer immediately; a card payment authorizes in moments and settles in 1-2 business days. Bill weekly during the engagement so scope growth is collected while the work is still visible to the client.
Should expenses go on the retainer invoice or a separate one?
Separate, itemized, and monthly. Pass-through expenses mixed into a retainer make both harder to defend, and a clean expense invoice with receipts collects better and reconciles cleanly through the QuickBooks sync.
Can an overseas client pay our retainer without international wires?
Yes. Stablecoin payments over Solana or Ripple (XRP Ledger) settle instantly to your merchant wallet, and recurring card billing also works for foreign-issued cards where the client's bank allows the charge.
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