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Cashless Payment & Tipping Platform

BankRoll Pay

A cashless payment and tipping platform built for entertainment venues. QR-based transactions, real-time dashboards, and seamless payouts — replacing cash with a system that's cleaner, faster, and fully trackable.

The Problem

Cash-heavy entertainment venues deal with a stack of operational headaches. Tips get lost, payouts are inconsistent, and there's no clean audit trail. Performers and staff have no transparency into what they've earned until the end of the night — and sometimes not even then.

Existing payment platforms weren't built for this environment. Generic POS systems don't handle performer-specific tipping flows. Payment apps designed for restaurants or retail don't map to how entertainment venues actually operate.

The Approach

BankRoll Pay was designed around the specific workflow of entertainment venues. Customers scan a QR code, tip or pay directly through their phone, and the transaction hits the platform instantly. No app download required for the customer — it's a mobile web flow that works on any device.

The performer and staff side includes a real-time earnings dashboard. As tips come in, they see their totals update live. Venue managers get a separate admin view with aggregate reporting, payout management, and transaction history across the entire operation.

Stripe handles the payment processing backbone, with custom logic layered on top for venue-specific splits, instant payout scheduling, and multi-party transaction routing.

Real-Time Earnings Architecture

The core technical challenge was making earnings feel instant. When a customer completes a transaction, the performer's dashboard needs to reflect it within seconds — not minutes, not after a page refresh.

The system uses real-time event streaming from the payment processor, processed through server-side logic that validates, splits, and routes the transaction before pushing the update to the correct user's dashboard. Every transaction is logged with full audit trail for compliance and dispute resolution.

The Result

BankRoll Pay delivers a purpose-built payment experience for a market that was underserved by generic tools. The platform handles the full transaction lifecycle from customer scan to performer payout, with real-time visibility at every step.

The system was built to scale across multiple venues without requiring custom configuration for each location. One platform, venue-specific branding, consistent experience.

Tech Stack

Next.js
TypeScript
Stripe Connect
QR Code Payments
Real-Time Dashboards
Server-Side Rendering
Tailwind CSS
Vercel

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