Enertia partners with Choice Digital on royalty payment modernization

Enertia Software said Sept. 30 it is partnering with Choice Digital to give upstream oil and gas operators more digital payout options for royalty owners while keeping existing Enertia workflows in place. The integration aims to reduce check processing, speed payments and improve visibility for operators and owners.

Why it matters: - Upstream oil and gas operators can move royalty and mineral owner payouts away from paper checks without rebuilding existing accounting workflows. - The partnership is aimed at cutting administrative work, reducing payment delays and giving royalty owners more payment choice. - Better payment visibility can also lower owner inquiries tied to lost, delayed or uncashed checks.

What happened: - Enertia Software announced a strategic partnership with Choice Digital on Sept. 30, 2026. - The integration connects Enertia’s ERP platform with the Choice Platform. - The combined workflow lets Enertia customers offer royalty owners ACH, prepaid card, digital wallet, merchant gift cards or paper check. - Enertia said customers can use the new payment options while staying inside the Enertia environment they already use.

The details: - Enertia’s ERP handles the accounting behind determining who is owed, how much is owed and when payments should be made. - The integration passes payment instructions from Enertia directly into the Choice Platform. - Shared data between the platforms removes duplicate data entry and avoids rebuilding current workflows. - Revenue accounting and owner relations teams can continue using Enertia while Choice Digital handles disbursement. - The Choice Suite gives each owner a branded experience to pick a payment method. - The Choice Platform is built for recurring, high-volume disbursements. - The platform also provides real-time payment status visibility for reconciliation and tracking. - Enertia has spent more than 40 years serving upstream oil and gas companies with accounting, land and production capabilities. - Choice Digital said one customer moved more than 94% of royalty volume to digital and cut costs.

Between the lines: - The deal reflects a broader push to modernize legacy check-based payout systems in energy. - For operators, digital disbursements can reduce support burden and long-term check liability. - For owners, more payment options can improve the experience and speed access to funds. - Enertia and Choice Digital are positioning the partnership as a way to add new technology without disrupting established auditability and process control. - Choice Digital is targeting a recurring payment use case that fits the cadence of royalty disbursements.

What's next: - Enertia customers can begin using the Choice Digital integration to modernize royalty payments while keeping their existing ERP workflows. - Operators are expected to shift more eligible payments to digital methods as adoption grows. - The companies are pitching the partnership as a long-term upgrade path for owner payment operations.

The bottom line: - The partnership gives Enertia customers a cleaner path from check-heavy royalty payouts to flexible digital disbursements, with less friction for operators and more choice for owners.

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