
Lamar Edwards
Founder, SettleQuik LLC
Founded in October 2025 in Oklahoma City
Why I built SettleQuik
I was tired of losing clients because I didn't have the app they wanted. Every time I tried to close a deal or send an invoice, it was the same exhausting song and dance:
"Do you have Cash App?"
"No..."
"Okay, do you have Venmo?"
"No, I only use PayPal."
It was worse than trying to get a group of friends to agree on where to go for dinner - except this was my livelihood on the line.
I realized I wasn't just losing time; I was losing business. I built SettleQuik to solve this pain point for myself, so I would never have to ask, “How do you want to pay?” ever again.
But once I saw how well it worked, I realized I wasn't the only one fighting this battle. Every freelancer, creator, and business owner I knew was stuck in the same loop. I decided to turn my solution into a platform to help them, too.
The more I talked to freelancers and creators, the more I realized this wasn't just about convenience. It was about access.
This is the kind of loss that never shows up on a statement. A broken link here, a login wall there, a client who gave up trying to pay because the process had too many steps. Nobody sends you a receipt for the payment that didn't happen, so it costs you quietly - and that is precisely why it goes unfixed.
That's why I built SettleQuik.
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Why SettleQuik works this way
Early on, SettleQuik had a lot of doors closed on it. A payment company closed our account. A review site removed our listing. An affiliate platform told us it couldn't work with us.
If you're a creator, you probably know how that feels. It's why SettleQuik works the way it does. Your clients pay you directly, in their own payment app. You list every way you get paid, so if one of those apps closes your account, you take that one off, and your other ways to get paid are still on your page.
Our promise: we stay out of your client payments
We Are Builders, Not Bankers
Trust is everything when it comes to money. We want to be clear: SettleQuik is a technology company, not a bank. We don't handle payments between you and your clients. We build the "bridge" that shares your link, directing your client to your preferred payment app instantly and securely.
Your money goes directly from them to you, at whatever speed their payment app moves it. We're not in that path and we can't change it. What we shorten is everything before it: the back and forth about which app you both have.
Our mission: one payment link for every app
ONE LINK. EVERY METHOD YOU ACCEPT. NO MORE “WHICH APP DO YOU HAVE?”
We believe that getting paid should be the easiest part of your day. You shouldn't have to manage five different apps or messy invoices just to accept money. Your client picks the one they already have, and your page either opens it for them or shows them exactly what to send it to.