# Everyware

> Everyware is an Austin, Texas-based payments and customer-engagement company that lets businesses collect money and communicate with customers over text message. Founded in 2015 by Larry "Austin" Talley and Scott Orlinsky, its Pay By Text platform turns a mobile phone number into a payment method - customers receive an invoice by text or email and pay by replying, without downloading an app or logging in. Everyware combines two-way SMS messaging, online and in-person payments, recurring billing, and identity-verification tools for merchants in healthcare, travel, automotive, nonprofit, retail, and utilities.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Larry "Austin" Talley (Founder & CEO), Scott Orlinsky (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** 27 employees
- **Products:** Pay By Text, Two-Way Messaging, Invoicing & Batch Invoicing, Online Payments & Hosted Checkout, Virtual Terminal & In-Person Payments
- **Notable:** Named gold winner, Best New Product of the Year - SMB, in the 2023 Best in Biz Awards., Named a Built In Best Places to Work (Austin) winner three consecutive years, including 2024., Grew to serve more than 9,000 merchants across multiple verticals.

## Products & services

- **Pay By Text** — Send an invoice by text or email; customers pay from their preferred method or simply reply 'yes' - no app or login required.
- **Two-Way Messaging** — SMS conversations between businesses and customers for reminders, engagement and support, in the same thread as payment.
- **Invoicing & Batch Invoicing** — Create and send invoices individually or in batches, with automated SMS reminders.
- **Online Payments & Hosted Checkout** — Accept payments online via hosted checkout, iFrame and REST API integrations.
- **Virtual Terminal & In-Person Payments** — Take card-not-present and in-person payments from a browser or point of sale.
- **Subscriptions, Recurring Billing & BNPL** — Recurring billing, subscription management and buy-now-pay-later options.
- **Identity Verification Suite** — Identity Match (census/credit-bureau match), ID Document Verification and Identity Liveness Check to reduce fraud.

## Achievements

- Named gold winner, Best New Product of the Year - SMB, in the 2023 Best in Biz Awards.
- Named a Built In Best Places to Work (Austin) winner three consecutive years, including 2024.
- Grew to serve more than 9,000 merchants across multiple verticals.
- Pioneered certifying the mobile phone number as a form of payment.
- Launched a full identity-verification suite (Identity Match, ID Document Verification, Liveness Check) in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Launched a comprehensive Identity Verification suite - Identity Match, ID Document Verification and Identity Liveness Check - to combat payments fraud.
- **2024-01** — Recognized again as a Built In Best Places to Work (Austin) for a third consecutive year.
- **2023-01** — Won gold for Best New Product of the Year (SMB) at the Best in Biz Awards 2023.
- **2022-04** — Partnered with MX to bring real-time payments and open banking to Pay By Text.

## Links

- Website: https://everyware.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/everyware
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/EverywareApp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everyware/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everywareapp

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Last updated: 2026-07-21