Case Study: Event Espresso achieves seamless, secure payment acceptance with Authorize.Net

How Event Espresso Uses our API to Accept Payments

Event Espresso, a WordPress-based events registration and ticketing platform, needed a simple, secure way for organizers and attendees to pay by credit card without paying high commissions to third‑party ticketing services. To solve that, Event Espresso integrated the Authorize.net payment gateway (via the Authorize.net API and newer Accept tools) so non-technical users could accept card payments directly on their sites and avoid extra fees.

Authorize.net’s API and Accept suite — integrated alongside Recurly for e-commerce flows — enabled Event Espresso to offer secure, global payment processing with quick transaction turnaround and next‑day funds availability. The result: Event Espresso now powers registrations for over 40,000 event organizers, helps customers save hundreds to thousands in commission fees, and has delivered real-world success for clients like the Los Angeles Center of Photography — all leveraging Authorize.net’s reliable gateway.

Event Espresso

Seth Shoultes

Co-Founder