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InEvent positions payments as a finance-grade subsystem, not a checkout widget. InEvent Global Pay routes card and alternative payments through a controlled Payment Gateway API layer, enforces compliance boundaries (PCI DSS Level 1 workflows), and produces auditable revenue records for event operations at scale.
Finance teams use InEvent Tax Engine to automate VAT and sales tax logic. Agency and reseller models use InEvent Revenue Splitter to settle proceeds to multiple parties without spreadsheet reconciliation.
Global events rarely map to a single banking footprint:
US delegates expect USD pricing, local cards, and familiar wallet options.
EU delegates expect EUR pricing and Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) with 3D Secure.
UK delegates expect GBP pricing and local card acceptance patterns.
Sponsors and corporate buyers expect invoicing, purchase orders, and wire transfer instructions.
Finance teams expect clean settlement separation by entity, business unit, or client.
A naive “single currency” model creates predictable failure modes:
Price friction: FX surprises at the bank statement increase abandonment and dispute risk.
Revenue ambiguity: finance teams lose a stable base currency for reporting and forecasting.
Tax errors: VAT depends on buyer location and invoice identity, not organizer preference.
Settlement confusion: a single settlement account forces manual reallocation across entities.
InEvent Global Pay runs a multi-currency checkout that separates three concerns:
Display currency: what the attendee sees and authorizes.
Processing currency: what the gateway captures and settles.
Reporting currency: what finance teams use for analytics and ERP export.
InEvent supports region-specific price books (tiers) and binds each tier to a currency. InEvent treats currency as a first-class attribute on products, discounts, fees, and taxes. That design prevents mixed-currency carts that break audit trails.
InEvent chooses an initial currency using deterministic signals, then lets the organizer enforce rules.
Signal stack (ordered):
Event configuration: organizer sets default currency and allowed currencies.
Ticket link context: campaigns can pin a currency for a region-specific landing page.
Billing country: InEvent re-evaluates currency after the buyer selects billing country.
Browser locale and timezone: InEvent uses these as soft hints, not authoritative evidence.
IP geolocation (optional): InEvent uses IP only as a convenience signal, never as tax proof.
Rule engine behavior:
InEvent renders ticket prices from the matching currency tier.
InEvent blocks unsupported currency selections.
InEvent recalculates taxes when billing address changes.
InEvent recalculates “fee pass-through” when currency changes to keep policy consistent.
Operational controls finance teams care about:
InEvent logs the chosen currency, the signals used, and every subsequent change.
InEvent stamps each payment attempt with an idempotency key to prevent double charges.
InEvent writes a ledger-style record: authorization, capture, refund, chargeback events.
As part of our strategy where InEvent’s New Innovation Tackles Travel, Hospitality, and Logistics, our payment engine now handles cross-border transactions for international summits seamlessly. That matters because hospitality-heavy events run multi-country room blocks, local add-ons, and regional taxes that demand clean multi-currency and invoice workflows.
Does InEvent support multi-currency payments?
Yes. InEvent supports 135+ currencies through Stripe, PayPal, and Authorize.net. Organizers assign region-based price tiers per currency, and InEvent auto-selects the correct tier at checkout, then records currency, tax basis, and settlement metadata for reconciliation.
InEvent Global Pay treats “payment” as a lifecycle with linked objects:
Order: immutable cart snapshot at purchase time (items, quantities, discounts, taxes, fees).
Payment Attempt: each gateway attempt (status, risk outcomes, SCA requirements).
Transaction: gateway-confirmed events (authorized, captured, refunded, reversed).
Payout Mapping: settlement routing metadata (merchant account, connected account, split rules).
Invoice Record: invoice number, legal entity fields, tax ID fields, PDF generation hash.
Ledger Entries: debits/credits for gross, tax, fees, net, and refunds.
This model prevents the common finance nightmare where the UI shows “Paid” but the gateway shows “Authorized only,” or where partial refunds destroy the link between fees and net revenue.
Many events operate as marketplaces:
An agency sells tickets for a client.
A parent company runs a multi-brand conference series.
A federation collects dues and event fees on behalf of regional chapters.
An exhibitor program collects sponsor add-ons that belong to a separate entity.
InEvent Revenue Splitter implements a marketplace-style revenue flow where InEvent Global Pay can allocate funds at the point of sale instead of after the fact.
A split settlement model needs clarity on “who owns the money” and “who carries risk.” InEvent keeps this explicit:
The organizer defines beneficiaries (Organizer, Agency, Client, Chapter, Business Unit).
The organizer defines split rules per product, ticket type, or order category.
The organizer defines fee policy: who absorbs gateway fees and platform fees.
InEvent persists split decisions on the order before charge capture. That persistence matters because finance teams must explain revenue allocation months later during audits.
Example: 90% to the Organizer, 10% to the Agency.
Organizer configures connected accounts (Stripe Connect)
InEvent stores only the connected account IDs and capability status.
Stripe holds onboarding artifacts and bank details.
Organizer defines split rules in InEvent Revenue Splitter
Rule scope: event-wide, ticket type, or add-on.
Rule math: percentage split, fixed split, or tiered split.
Rule constraints: minimum payout thresholds, rounding policy.
Buyer checks out
InEvent builds an order snapshot with split metadata.
InEvent submits the charge to Stripe using the appropriate Connect flow.
InEvent records the gateway response and binds it to the order.
Settlement occurs
Stripe routes funds to the connected accounts per split.
InEvent records payout references for reconciliation reports.
Rounding and pennies
InEvent defines a consistent rounding strategy per currency minor unit.
InEvent assigns rounding remainder to a designated beneficiary to avoid drift.
Refund responsibility
InEvent ties refunds to the original split proportions unless finance overrides policy.
InEvent supports exceptions: “refund agency commission last” or “retain platform fee.”
Fee allocation
InEvent can pass transaction fees to the attendee as a visible line item.
InEvent can allocate processing fees to a specific beneficiary.
InEvent can treat platform fees separately from gateway fees to keep margins transparent.
Europe requires Strong Customer Authentication for many online card payments. Stripe enforces this through 3D Secure flows. InEvent Global Pay integrates SCA without breaking conversion.
What InEvent does:
InEvent detects when Stripe requires SCA and triggers the challenge step.
InEvent preserves the order snapshot across redirects and challenges.
InEvent resumes the payment attempt with the same idempotency key.
InEvent writes audit logs for challenge outcomes and liability shift indicators.
What finance teams gain:
Lower fraud exposure due to liability shift where applicable.
Cleaner dispute packages because the system records authentication evidence.
Fewer “false paid” states because InEvent waits for final confirmation signals.
Large organizations often run mandated payment stacks:
Procurement requires a specific gateway and processor relationship.
Security requires existing gateway contracts and risk controls.
Treasury requires settlement into approved merchant accounts.
Compliance requires internal policies around data handling and vendor scope.
InEvent Global Pay supports these constraints by integrating with enterprise gateways through a Payment Gateway API abstraction layer.
InEvent does not force Stripe as the only path. InEvent connects to:
Authorize.net for established mid-market enterprise gateway patterns.
CyberSource for large enterprise and global acceptance programs.
How InEvent integrates:
InEvent stores gateway credentials in an encrypted secret store.
InEvent rotates credentials through operational controls and audit logs.
InEvent scopes credentials per event or per legal entity based on organizer configuration.
InEvent executes gateway calls server-side to prevent credential exposure.
CFO relevance
You preserve negotiated interchange and gateway rates.
You preserve your existing merchant account settlement behavior.
You preserve your compliance posture and internal approval chains.
Finance teams typically ask the core PCI question: “Where does card data go?”
InEvent Global Pay designs card acceptance to avoid card data storage:
The gateway or PCI-certified component handles card number capture.
The gateway returns a token.
InEvent stores tokens and transaction references, not primary account numbers.
This tokenization approach reduces risk and narrows compliance scope. Stripe, Authorize.net, and CyberSource all support tokenized flows; InEvent aligns to that capability so payment records remain audit-friendly without becoming sensitive cardholder data stores.
PCI DSS Level 1 indicates a high compliance bar for payment ecosystems. InEvent operates the platform so the payment flow relies on PCI-certified payment processors for card data handling, while InEvent controls the integration logic, order integrity, and audit trails.
Practical outcomes:
InEvent avoids storing PAN data.
InEvent enforces TLS for gateway connections.
InEvent logs access to payment configuration.
InEvent isolates payment configuration permissions using role-based access controls.
Decline spikes
InEvent exposes decline codes at a finance-usable layer, not only “Payment failed.”
InEvent segments declines by currency, BIN region, and gateway response category.
Timeouts
InEvent retries safely using idempotency keys to prevent duplicate captures.
InEvent marks attempts as “indeterminate” when gateways time out, then reconciles via webhook or query.
Settlement ambiguity
InEvent captures settlement references when gateways provide them.
InEvent outputs a reconciliation report keyed to gateway transaction IDs.
VAT and sales tax mistakes scale linearly with volume and complexity:
Multiple buyer countries with different VAT rules.
VAT exemptions for valid VAT IDs (B2B scenarios) depending on jurisdiction.
Mixed carts: ticket plus workshops plus hospitality add-ons.
Refunds that require tax adjustments and credit notes.
Manual calculation breaks under event pressure. Finance teams need automation that still produces defensible records.
InEvent Tax Engine calculates tax based on invoice-relevant fields, not browser signals:
Billing country and region
Buyer type (individual vs company)
Tax ID presence (VAT ID) and validation outcomes where applicable
Product tax category if the organizer differentiates (ticket vs training vs merchandise)
Key finance behavior:
InEvent computes tax as a line item on the order.
InEvent records the tax basis fields used at the moment of purchase.
InEvent prevents silent tax drift by freezing invoice data after payment confirmation.
InEvent Tax Engine supports the standard operational pattern finance teams use:
B2C: charge VAT based on buyer location when applicable.
B2B: apply reverse charge rules where applicable when buyer provides a valid VAT ID.
Domestic vs cross-border: treat these separately in reporting exports.
InEvent records which rule path it applied so finance teams can explain “why VAT = 0” during audits.
InEvent generates an invoice artifact immediately after successful payment:
InEvent assigns invoice numbers using organizer-defined sequences.
InEvent stamps invoice date and payment confirmation reference.
InEvent renders a PDF invoice with legal entity fields, tax fields, and line items.
InEvent stores a hash of the PDF content for integrity verification.
Invoice content that matters
Legal seller name and address (organizer legal entity)
Buyer billing name and address
Tax ID fields (buyer and seller where applicable)
Line item breakdown: product, tax, fees, discounts
Currency, exchange reference if relevant, and total amount
Card checkout does not cover corporate procurement realities. InEvent supports “Pay by Invoice / Wire Transfer” for B2B attendees.
Workflow
Buyer selects invoice payment option at checkout.
InEvent creates an order with “Pending Payment” status.
InEvent generates a pro-forma invoice or invoice request document with wire instructions.
Finance team records payment receipt when funds arrive.
InEvent converts status to “Paid” and issues a final invoice receipt if policy requires.
Controls
InEvent enforces approval rules for invoice-based registrations.
InEvent supports expiry windows to prevent stale unpaid reservations.
InEvent tracks accounts receivable aging in reports.
InEvent Tax Engine and invoicing workflows matter only if finance teams can reconcile.
InEvent reporting provides:
Gross revenue by currency and product category
Tax collected by jurisdiction rules and buyer location
Fee totals (gateway fees, platform fees, passed fees)
Net revenue by settlement beneficiary (when splits apply)
Invoice registry export with invoice numbers and payment references
Refund and credit note summaries linked to original invoices
Refunds break systems that treat payments as a single boolean. InEvent models refunds as transaction events tied to orders, invoice records, and split rules.
Finance teams care about:
Who approved the refund
When the refund occurred
Which items the refund affected
How taxes adjusted
How gateway fees behaved
How split beneficiaries absorbed the reversal
InEvent provides a refund action inside the admin payment record:
InEvent pulls the original transaction references.
InEvent initiates the refund through the gateway API.
InEvent writes a refund transaction entry and updates the order ledger.
InEvent generates a credit note or refund receipt document when policy requires.
InEvent logs the actor, timestamp, and reason code for audit purposes.
Partial refunds create accounting edge cases. InEvent handles them by allocating refund amounts to specific line items:
InEvent refunds a workshop add-on while leaving the main ticket intact.
InEvent recalculates tax deltas tied to the refunded items.
InEvent preserves original invoice and issues a credit note line that references invoice number and refunded items.
Fee policy handling
InEvent can refund processing fees or keep them based on organizer policy and gateway behavior.
InEvent exposes the difference between “refund amount” and “net reversal” in reporting.
Chargebacks impose operational and financial cost. InEvent supports chargeback readiness through structured data retention:
Order snapshot at purchase time
Invoice and receipt artifacts
Billing identity fields
SCA/3D Secure evidence flags when available
Login and access logs relevant to ticket delivery and usage
Check-in scan logs that prove attendance or usage, where relevant
InEvent does not “win chargebacks” by marketing. InEvent reduces ambiguity and improves evidence quality.
Finance teams need “what happened today” without manual merging.
InEvent provides:
Daily transaction ledger: charges, refunds, chargebacks by gateway
Settlement mapping: which transactions belong to which merchant account or connected account
Variance reporting: orders marked paid but missing settlement references, and the reverse
Refund aging: initiated vs completed vs failed refunds
Yes. InEvent structures payments around PCI-certified processors and tokenization. The platform avoids storing card numbers, stores only tokenized references and transaction IDs, and enforces encrypted transport, role-based access, and audit logs so finance and security teams maintain a controlled PCI boundary.
You do. InEvent Global Pay routes payments to your configured merchant accounts or connected accounts, and InEvent does not hold your funds. You control settlement accounts, payout schedules, refund policies, and legal entity details that appear on invoices and receipts.
InEvent Global Pay optimizes for financial correctness and operational resilience:
Idempotency: InEvent prevents double charges during retries and timeouts.
State machine integrity: InEvent differentiates authorized, captured, refunded, disputed states.
Webhook reconciliation: InEvent uses gateway event callbacks to converge state.
Immutable order snapshots: InEvent freezes tax and price basis at purchase time.
Audit-first logging: InEvent records who changed keys, split rules, fees, and tax settings.
These principles reduce “it shows paid in the UI” failures that destroy trust with finance teams.
Finance teams typically choose one of these strategies:
Strategy A: Local pricing, local settlement
US sales settle in USD to a US account.
EU sales settle in EUR to an EU account.
UK sales settle in GBP to a UK account.
InEvent supports this by binding each currency tier to a settlement configuration and by exporting revenue by currency and merchant mapping.
Strategy B: Local pricing, centralized settlement
Buyers pay in local currencies.
Treasury centralizes funds into a primary entity.
InEvent supports this by still recording display currency and by producing a reporting currency layer for consolidated dashboards.
Strategy C: Single currency pricing for all
Organizer forces USD pricing globally.
InEvent supports this through tier configuration, but InEvent still records buyer location and tax basis separately to keep VAT logic defensible.
No tax engine replaces tax policy ownership. InEvent Tax Engine executes the organizer’s configured rules and captures the evidence fields finance teams need.
InEvent automates:
Address-based tax determination logic
Tax line item calculation and reporting exports
Invoice and credit note artifact generation
You control:
Legal entity seller data
Tax registrations and thresholds
Product categorization policy
Exemption and reverse charge policy
This split matches how finance organizations operate: systems calculate, finance governs.
Finance teams need separation between event ops and financial configuration.
InEvent supports role-based permissions for:
Editing gateway keys and payment methods
Changing fee pass-through rules
Editing split settlement rules
Issuing refunds and partial refunds
Exporting payment and invoice registries
InEvent logs all sensitive actions, including before-and-after configuration changes.
CFOs often hear the phrase without detail. InEvent makes it concrete:
The checkout form posts card data to the processor’s PCI environment.
The processor returns a token that represents the card.
InEvent uses the token for charges or refunds where allowed.
InEvent stores transaction references for reconciliation.
InEvent never persists raw card numbers or CVV.
This architecture reduces breach impact and narrows compliance exposure.
InEvent Global Pay, InEvent Tax Engine, and InEvent Revenue Splitter operate as a unified financial subsystem:
InEvent sells in multiple currencies without corrupting audit trails.
InEvent enforces secure, tokenized payment flows aligned to PCI DSS Level 1 ecosystems.
InEvent supports Stripe and PayPal for fast deployment and supports Authorize.net and CyberSource for enterprise mandates.
InEvent automates VAT and invoice workflows at the scale finance teams actually run.
InEvent handles refunds, partial refunds, and disputes with transaction-level reporting.
InEvent does not “take payments.” InEvent runs revenue operations with the controls CFOs require and the resiliency event operations demand.
