Usetix Credit: one balance for what comes next
Selling tickets is only one part of running an event. You also have to reach people, bring them back, and keep the whole operation moving. Those jobs often depend on paid services that sit outside the ticket checkout.
Usetix Credit gives them one simple foundation inside Usetix. Add credit manually or keep a balance topped up automatically, then use it for services as you need them—without a new billing setup every time.
PayPal fees are the first use. They are not the whole idea.
One balance, many possibilities
Today, Usetix Credit covers the Usetix platform fee on PayPal sales. Next, the same foundation can power more useful services right where you already run your events—for example:
- Booking Instagram advertising for an event
- Sending larger newsletter campaigns
- Using other paid tools without separate invoices and payment flows
Instagram advertising and newsletter sendouts are not part of this release yet. But Usetix Credit is the groundwork that lets us add services like these in a straightforward, pay-as-you-go way.
You decide how much to add. You see what was used. And each service can draw from the same balance instead of becoming another subscription.
The first job: making PayPal simpler
Ticket revenue from PayPal goes directly to your PayPal account. Because Usetix never holds that money, the Usetix platform fee cannot be split out during checkout as it can with Stripe.
Usetix Credit now covers that fee before the sale:
- Usetix reserves the exact platform fee from your available credit.
- The buyer completes the payment with PayPal.
- A successful sale turns the reservation into a credit charge.
- A cancelled or expired sale releases the reservation again.
Your ticket revenue still goes straight to PayPal. Credit is only used for the Usetix service fee.
Top up once—or keep it automatic
Manual top-ups use the billing method saved in Usetix. If you want the balance to look after itself, enable Auto top-up and choose:
- The balance that should trigger a top-up
- How much credit to add
- An optional monthly limit for automatic top-ups
That keeps you in control while avoiding interruptions when sales get busy.
Every movement stays visible
Open Settings → Usetix Credit to see available, reserved, and spent credit. The usage report shows every top-up, reservation, release, and charge separately.
For the first PayPal use case, the report also summarizes fee charges over the last 24 hours, 7, 30, or 90 days. If the balance cannot cover another PayPal fee, Usetix pauses PayPal for new sales and alerts your team; other enabled payment methods keep working.
Start with Credit today
Connect PayPal, save a billing method, and add your first credit under Settings → Usetix Credit. Auto top-up is optional.
The detailed setup is in the Usetix Credit documentation.
This first use solves a concrete payment problem. More importantly, it gives Usetix a clean way to bring useful paid services directly into the place where you already manage your events.
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Questions? support@usetix.io.