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EX-10.12

 Exhibit 10.12 

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SHIFT4 PAYMENTS, INC. 

2020 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANT NOTICE AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT 

IPO AWARD 
 Shift4
Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2020 Incentive Award Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), in connection with its initial public offering, hereby grants to the
holder listed below (“Participant”) the number of Restricted Stock Units set forth below (the “RSUs”). The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (the
“Grant Notice”), the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”) and the Plan, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms
defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in the Grant Notice and the Agreement. 
  

			
	Participant:	  	                                      
      
		
	Grant Date:	  	                                      
      
		
	Vesting Start Date:	  	                                      
      
		
	Number of RSUs:	  	[                ]
		
	Type of Shares Issuable:	  	Class A Common Stock
		
	Vesting Schedule:	  	[Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement, the RSUs shall vest annually in three equal installments of 1/3 each on each of the first three anniversaries of the Vesting Start Date, subject to Participant’s continued status
as an Employee through the applicable vesting date.] [Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement, the RSUs shall vest in two equal installments of 1/2 each on the six month anniversary of the Vesting Start Date and the eighteen month anniversary
of the Vesting Start Date, subject to Participant’s continued status as an Employee through the applicable vesting date.]

 Withholding Tax Election: By accepting this Award electronically through the Plan service provider’s
online grant acceptance policy, the Participant understands and agrees that as a condition of the grant of the RSUs hereunder, the Participant is required to, and hereby affirmatively elects to (the “Sell to Cover Election”), (1)
sell that number of Shares determined in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Agreement as may be necessary to satisfy all applicable withholding obligations with respect to any taxable event arising in connection with the RSUs and
similarly sell such number of Shares as may be necessary to satisfy all applicable withholding obligations with respect to any other awards of restricted stock units granted to the Participant under the Plan or any other equity incentive plans of
the Company or its predecessor, and (2) to allow the Agent (as defined in the Agreement) to remit the cash proceeds of such sale(s) to the Company. Furthermore, the Participant directs the Company to make a cash payment equal to the required
tax withholding from the cash proceeds of such sale(s) directly to the appropriate taxing authorities. The Participant has carefully reviewed Section 2.5 of the Agreement and the Participant hereby represents and warrants that on the date
hereof he or she is not aware of any material, nonpublic information with respect to the Company or any securities of the Company, is not subject to any legal, regulatory or contractual restriction that would prevent the Agent from conducting sales,
does not have, and will not attempt to exercise, authority, influence or control over any sales of Shares effected by the Agent pursuant to the Agreement, and is entering into the Agreement and this election to “sell to cover” in good
faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b5-1 (regarding trading of the Company’s securities on the basis of material nonpublic information) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). It is the Participant’s intent that this election to “sell to cover” comply with the requirements of Rule
10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B) under the Exchange Act and be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. 

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 By accepting this Award electronically through the Plan service provider’s online grant
acceptance policy, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement and the Grant Notice. Participant has reviewed the Agreement, the Plan and the Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain
the advice of counsel prior to executing the Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Grant Notice, the Agreement, and the Plan. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of
the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, the Grant Notice or the Agreement. 

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 EXHIBIT A 

TO RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANT NOTICE 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT 

Pursuant to the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached, the Company has granted to Participant the number of RSUs set forth in the
Grant Notice. 
 ARTICLE I. 

GENERAL 

Section 1.1 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings
specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice. For purposes of this Agreement, 
 (a) “Cause” shall mean, unless such term or an
equivalent term is otherwise defined by any employment agreement or offer letter between a Participant and a Participating Company, any of the following: (i) Participant’s material breach or substantial failure to perform any of the
duties, responsibilities, representation, warranties, covenants or obligations under this Agreement (other than as a result of Participant’s death or disability), which failure continues unremedied and uncured for a period of thirty
(30) days after written notice from the Company requesting such remedy or cure by Participant, (ii) Participant’s conviction for, or plea of guilty or no contest to, or confession of guilt of, any felony or gross misdemeanor
(excluding minor traffic violations or similar offenses), (iii) Participant’s commission of any act of fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement, theft or gross malfeasance with respect to the Company or any of its affiliates or any of their
assets. 
 (b) “Cessation Date” shall mean the date of Participant’s Termination of Service (regardless of the reason
for such termination). 
 (c) “CIC Qualifying Termination” shall mean Termination of Service of Participant by the Company
without Cause, by Participant for Good Reason or upon the Participant’s death during the twelve (12) month period immediately following a Change in Control. 

(d) “Disability” shall mean Participant is unable to substantially perform Participant’s duties to the Company or any
other Participating Company by reason of (i) any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death of Participant within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of determination or
(ii) which has lasted, or can be, within a medically reasonable degree of certainty, expected to last, for not less than one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days. 

(e) “Good Reason” shall mean, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by any employment agreement or offer
letter between a Participant and a Participating Company, the occurrence of any of the following without the Participant’s voluntary written consent: (i) a material breach by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement;
(ii) the Company’s relocation of the Company office to which the Participant primarily reports (the “Office”) to a location that increases the distance from the Participant’s principal residence to the Office by more
than fifty (50) miles; (iii) a material diminution in the Participant’s authority, duties or responsibilities, provided that any changes in the Participant’s title or to the Participant’s reporting relationship shall not
constitute Good Reason hereunder; or (iv) any material reduction in the Participant’s annual base compensation (other than in connection with across-the-board
base compensation reductions for all or substantially all similarly situated employees); provided, in each case, that the Participant first provided notice to the applicable Participating Company of 

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the existence of the condition described above within fifteen (15) days of the initial existence of the condition, upon the notice of which such Participating Company shall have thirty
(30) days during which it may remedy the condition, and provided further that the separation of service must occur within fifteen (15) days following the end of such 30-day cure period. 

(f) “Participating Company” shall mean the Company or any of its parents or Subsidiaries. 

Section 1.2 Incorporation of Terms of Plan. The RSUs and the shares of Class A Common Stock issued to
Participant hereunder (“Shares”) are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the
terms of the Plan shall control. 
 ARTICLE II. 

AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS 

Section 2.1 Award of RSUs 

(a) In consideration of Participant’s past and/or continued employment with or service to a Participating Company and for other good and
valuable consideration, effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”), the Company has granted to Participant the number of RSUs set forth in the Grant Notice, upon the terms and conditions set
forth in the Grant Notice, the Plan and this Agreement, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.2 of the Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one Share at the times and subject to the conditions set forth herein. However,
unless and until the RSUs have vested, Participant will have no right to the payment of any Shares subject thereto. Prior to the actual delivery of any Shares, the RSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the
general assets of the Company. 
 Section 2.2 Vesting of RSUs. 

(a) Subject to Participant’s continued employment with or service to a Participating Company on each applicable vesting date and subject
to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.2(d), the RSUs shall vest in such amounts and at such times as are set forth in the Grant Notice. 

(b) In the event Participant incurs a Termination of Service, except as may be otherwise provided herein or by the Administrator or as set
forth in a written agreement between Participant and the Company, Participant shall immediately forfeit any and all RSUs granted under this Agreement that have not vested or do not vest on or prior to the date on which such Termination of Service
occurs, and Participant’s rights in any such RSUs that are not so vested shall lapse and expire. 
 (c) Notwithstanding the Grant
Notice or the provisions of Section 2.2(a) and Section 2.2(b), in the event Participant incurs a Termination of Service for Cause, except as may be otherwise provided by the Administrator or as set
forth in a written agreement between Participant and the Company, Participant shall immediately forfeit any and all RSUs granted under this Agreement (whether or not vested), and Participant’s rights in any such RSUs shall lapse and expire.

 (d) Notwithstanding the Grant Notice or the provisions of Section 2.2(a) and
Section 2.2(b), in the event of Participant’s death, the RSUs shall thereupon become vested with respect to all shares covered thereby on the date of such Termination of Service. 

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 (e) Notwithstanding the Grant Notice or the provisions of
Section 2.2(a) and Section 2.2(b), in the event Participant incurs a Disability, the RSUs shall remain outstanding and continue to vest in such amounts and at such times as are set forth in the
Grant Notice, and such RSUs shall be payable in accordance with Section 2.3. 
 (f) Notwithstanding the Grant
Notice or the provisions of Section 2.2(a) and Section 2.2(b), in the event of a CIC Qualifying Termination, the RSUs shall become vested in full on the date of such CIC Qualifying Termination.

 Section 2.3 

(a) Distribution or Payment of RSUs. Participant’s RSUs shall be distributed in Shares (either in book-entry form or otherwise) on
or within two business days following each applicable vesting date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay a distribution or payment in settlement of RSUs if it reasonably determines that such payment or distribution will violate
federal securities laws or any other Applicable Law, provided that such distribution or payment shall be made at the earliest date at which the Company reasonably determines that the making of such distribution or payment will not cause such
violation, as required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii), and provided further that no payment or distribution shall be delayed under this Section 2.3(a)
if such delay will result in a violation of Section 409A. 
 (b) All distributions shall be made by the Company in the form of whole
Shares, and any fractional share shall be distributed in cash in an amount equal to the value of such fractional share determined based on the Fair Market Value as of the date immediately preceding the date of such distribution. 

Section 2.4 Conditions to Issuance of Certificates. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any
certificate or certificates for any Shares or to cause any Shares to be held in book-entry form prior to the fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (a) the admission of the Shares to listing on all stock exchanges on which such Shares
are then listed, (b) the completion of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any state or federal law or under rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or other governmental regulatory body, which
the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable, (c) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency that the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion,
determine to be necessary or advisable, (d) the receipt by the Company of full payment for such Shares, which may be in one or more of the forms of consideration permitted under Section 2.5, and (e) the receipt of
full payment of any applicable withholding tax in accordance with Section 2.5 by the Participating Company with respect to which the applicable withholding obligation arises. 

Section 2.5 Tax Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement: 

(a) As set forth in Section 10.2 of the Plan, the Company shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or to require the
Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy all applicable federal, state and local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising in connection with the Restricted Stock Units. In
satisfaction of such tax withholding obligations and in accordance with the Sell to Cover Election included in the Grant Notice, the Participant has irrevocably elected to sell the portion of the Shares to be delivered under the Restricted Stock
Units necessary so as to satisfy the tax withholding obligations and shall execute any letter of instruction or agreement required by the Company’s transfer agent (together with any other party the Company determines necessary to execute the
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the Company and/or its Affiliates. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any new certificate representing Shares to the Participant
or the Participant’s legal representative or enter such Shares in book entry form unless and until the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of all federal, state
and local taxes applicable to the taxable income of the Participant resulting from the grant or vesting of the Restricted Stock Units or the issuance of Shares. In accordance with Participant’s Sell to Cover Election pursuant to the Grant
Notice, the Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees: 
 (i) The Participant hereby appoints the Agent as the
Participant’s agent and authorizes the Agent to (1) sell on the open market at the then prevailing market price(s), on the Participant’s behalf, as soon as practicable on or after the Shares are issued upon the vesting of the
Restricted Stock Units, that number (rounded up to the next whole number) of the Shares so issued necessary to generate proceeds to cover (x) any tax withholding obligations incurred with respect to such vesting or issuance and (y) all
applicable fees and commissions due to, or required to be collected by, the Agent with respect thereto and (2) apply any remaining funds to the Participant’s federal tax withholding. 

(ii) The Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Agent to cooperate and communicate with one another to determine the
number of Shares that must be sold pursuant to subsection (i) above. 
 (iii) The Participant understands that the Agent
may effect sales as provided in subsection (i) above in one or more sales and that the average price for executions resulting from bunched orders will be assigned to the Participant’s account. In addition, the Participant acknowledges that
it may not be possible to sell Shares as provided by subsection (i) above due to (1) a legal or contractual restriction applicable to the Participant or the Agent, (2) a market disruption, or (3) rules governing order execution
priority on the national exchange where the Shares may be traded. The Participant further agrees and acknowledges that in the event the sale of Shares would result in material adverse harm to the Company, as determined by the Company in its sole
discretion, the Company may instruct the Agent not to sell Shares as provided by subsection (i) above. In the event of the Agent’s inability to sell Shares, the Participant will continue to be responsible for the timely payment to the
Company and/or its Affiliates of all federal, state, local and foreign taxes that are required by applicable laws and regulations to be withheld, including but not limited to those amounts specified in subsection (i) above. 

(iv) The Participant acknowledges that regardless of any other term or condition of this Section 2.5(a), the Agent will
not be liable to the Participant for (1) special, indirect, punitive, exemplary, or consequential damages, or incidental losses or damages of any kind, or (2) any failure to perform or for any delay in performance that results from a cause
or circumstance that is beyond its reasonable control. 
 (v) The Participant hereby agrees to execute and deliver to the
Agent any other agreements or documents as the Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this Section 2.5(a). The Agent is a third-party beneficiary of this Section 2.5(a). 

(vi) This Section 2.5(a) shall terminate not later than the date on which all tax withholding obligations arising in
connection with the vesting of the Award have been satisfied. 

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 (b) The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any certificate representing Shares
issuable with respect to the RSUs to, or to cause any such Shares to be held in book-entry form by, Participant or his or her legal representative unless and until Participant or his or her legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied
in full the amount of all federal, state, local and foreign taxes applicable with respect to the taxable income of Participant resulting from the vesting or settlement of the RSUs or any other taxable event related to the RSUs. 

(c) Participant is ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed in connection with the RSUs, regardless of any action the Company or
any other Participating Company takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the RSUs. No Participating Company makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any tax withholding in
connection with the awarding, vesting or payment of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of Shares. The Participating Companies do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the RSUs to reduce or eliminate Participant’s tax liability. 

Section 2.6 Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any Person claiming under or through Participant
will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares (which may be in book-entry form) will have been issued and recorded on
the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars and delivered to Participant (including through electronic delivery to a brokerage account). Except as otherwise provided herein, after such issuance, recordation and delivery,
Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to such Shares, including, without limitation, the right to receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares. 

Section 2.7 Restrictive Covenants. Participant acknowledges and agrees that (i) as a result of
Participant’s employment or other relationship with the Company or its Affiliates, he or she has possessed and learned, and will continue to possess and learn, valuable trade secrets and other confidential or proprietary information relating to
the Company and its Affiliates, (ii) Participant’s services to the Company and its Affiliates are unique in nature, (iii) the Company’s and its Affiliates’ business is national in scope, and (iv) the Company and its
Affiliates would be irreparably damaged if Participant were to provide services to any other Person or take other actions in violation of the restrictions contained in this Agreement. Accordingly, as an inducement for the Company to enter into this
Agreement, Participant agrees that during his or her employment and for a period of one (1) year thereafter (such period being referred to herein as the “Restricted Period”), Participant shall not, directly or indirectly,
either for himself or herself or for any other Person (whether as a shareholder, member, equityholder, officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, trustee, agent, representative or otherwise): 

(a) engage in any Competitive Activity (as defined below) within the Restricted Territory (as defined below); 

(b) except on behalf of the Company or its Affiliates, (i) solicit any Business from, or conduct any Business with, any reseller,
customer, client, merchant, vendor, supplier or independent sales representatives or organizations (or other Persons having a similar relationship with the Company or its Affiliates) of the Company or any of its Affiliates; (ii) solicit any
Business from, or conduct any Business with, any Person that was known by Participant to be solicited or identified as a business prospect by the Company or any of its Affiliates; (iii) interfere or attempt to interfere with any transaction,
agreement, prospective agreement, business opportunity, or business relationship of the Company or any of its Affiliates related to the Business; or (iv) otherwise engage or participate in any effort or act to induce any Person to discontinue
any business relationship, affiliation or association with the Company or its Affiliates related to the Business; or 

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 (c) (i) cause, solicit or induce, or attempt to cause, solicit or induce, any employee,
agent, associate, sales representative, consultant or other independent contractor of the Company or its Affiliates, or any Person employed by or affiliated or associated with the Company or its Affiliates at any time within the twelve
(12) months prior to the date of such solicitation, inducement or attempt, to consider or accept employment, association or affiliation (whether as an agent, associate, sales representative, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise) with
Participant or any such Person in which Participant is directly or indirectly involved; (ii) interfere in any other manner with the business relationship, association or relationship between or among the Company or its Affiliates, and any
employee, agent, associate, consultant, sales representative or other independent contractor of the Company or its Affiliates; or (iii) make any offer to hire or hire any Person who, during the twelve (12) month period prior to the
termination of Participant’s employment, affiliation or association with the Company or its Affiliates, was employed by or associated or affiliated with the Company or its Affiliates; provided, however, that nothing herein shall
prohibit Participant from owning not more than 1% of the outstanding stock or other equity interest of any publicly traded entity engaged in the Business, so long as Participant is merely a passive investor and has no role in the operation or
management of such entity. 
 (d) For the purposes of this Agreement: 

(i) “Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common
Control with or of, such entity. The term “Control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”), as used with respect to any entity, means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 

(ii) “Business” means the business of developing, selling and/or providing secure payment processing, gateway
and third-party device management services, and other payment processing services and related systems, equipment and software (including but not limited to, point of sale software) that facilitate the exchange of goods and services provided by
merchants, resellers, vendors, service providers and other third parties for payments made by credit, debit, prepaid, electronic gift or loyalty cards or other similar payments across all geographic regions, as well as providing tools, training and
financial services for channel partners such as, merchant banks, processors, independent sales organizations referral partners and resellers to facilitate the distribution of the foregoing products and services. 

(iii) “Competitive Activity” means, in each case, directly or indirectly, engaging in any of the following
activities on behalf of any Person other than the Company or its Affiliates: (A) providing Business-related services to any Person that engages in the Business, whether as a principal, or on Participant’s own account, or solely or jointly
with others as a partner, sole proprietor, owner, joint venturer, shareholder, officer, director, member, associate, manager, agent, employee, security holder, independent contractor, consultant, trustee or beneficiary of a trust, stockholder or
limited partner; (B) launching, operating, carrying on or engaging in the Business; (C) investing in, lending credit or money to, managing, operating or controlling, in any way, any Person that engages in the Business; (D) engaging or
participating in any effort or act, or preparing to engage or participate in any effort or act, to pursue any of the activities described in clause (A), (B) or (C) above with a Person or compete against the Company or its Affiliates in the
Business; or (E) otherwise lending or allowing skill, knowledge or experience to be used for the activities described in clause (A), (B), (C) or (D) above. 

(iv) “Person” means an individual, corporation, joint venture, partnership, limited liability company,
association, joint stock or other company, business trust, trust or other entity or organization, including any national, federal, state, territorial agency, local or foreign judicial, legislative, regulatory or administrative authority, commission,
court, tribunal, any political or other subdivision, department or branch of any of the foregoing, and any self-regulatory organization or arbitrator. 

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 (v) “Restricted Territory” means anywhere in the United
States of America and Canada. 
 It is the intention of the Company and Participant to restrict the activities of Participant hereunder only
to the extent necessary to protect the legitimate business and property interests of the Company and its Affiliates. The Company and Participant further agree that they believe that the restrictions set forth in this Section 2.7 are reasonable
and appropriate to protect the legitimate business and property interests of the Company and its Affiliates. However, if any provision set forth herein shall be held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable for any reason, the Company and Participant
shall be deemed to have substituted and added as part of this Agreement, in lieu of any such provision or provisions, a clause or provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable clause or provision but which shall be legal,
valid, and enforceable. Without limiting the foregoing, a court of competent jurisdiction shall have the right to limit the geographical scope or duration of the restrictive covenants contained in this Section 2.7, if the
court determines that the scope set forth above is broader than necessary to reasonably protect the legitimate interests of the Company and its Affiliates. 

Section 2.8 In the event the Participant materially breaches Section 2.7 or any other
written covenants between such Participant and any Participating Company, the Participant shall immediately forfeit any and all RSUs granted under this Agreement (whether or not vested), and Participant’s rights in any such RSUs shall lapse and
expire. 
 ARTICLE III. 

OTHER PROVISIONS 

Section 3.1 Administration. The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan, the Grant Notice
and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and
all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested Persons. To the extent allowable pursuant to Applicable Law, no member of the Committee or the Board
will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made with respect to the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement. 

Section 3.2 RSUs Not Transferable. The RSUs may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner
other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and until the Shares underlying the RSUs have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such Shares have lapsed. No RSUs or any interest or right therein or part thereof shall
be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of Participant or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such
disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no
effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with the consent of the Administrator, the RSUs may be transferred to Permitted Transferees, pursuant to any such conditions
and procedures the Administrator may require. 

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 Section 3.3 Adjustments. The Administrator may accelerate
the vesting of all or a portion of the RSUs in such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, may determine. Participant acknowledges that the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in
certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan, including Section 12.2 of the Plan. 
 Section 3.4
Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal office, and any notice to be given to Participant shall
be addressed to Participant at Participant’s last address reflected on the Company’s records. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 3.4, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to
be given to that party. Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent via email or when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the
United States Postal Service or similar foreign entity. 
 Section 3.5 Titles. Titles are provided herein
for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement. 

Section 3.6 Governing Law. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity,
administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws. 

Section 3.7 Conformity to Securities Laws. Participant acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this
Agreement, are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any and all regulations and rules promulgated thereunder by the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and state securities laws and regulations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the RSUs are granted, only in such a manner as to conform to Applicable Law. To the
extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement, shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to Applicable Law. 

Section 3.8 Amendment, Suspension and Termination. To the extent permitted by the Plan, this Agreement may be
wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Administrator or the Board, provided that, except as may otherwise be provided by the Plan, no amendment, modification,
suspension or termination of this Agreement shall adversely affect the RSUs in any material way without the prior written consent of Participant. 

Section 3.9 Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single
or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 3.2 and the Plan, this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 

Section 3.10 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the RSUs, the Grant Notice and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive
rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by
Applicable Law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule. 
  

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 Section 3.11 Not a Contract of Employment. Nothing in this
Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Participant any right to continue to serve as an employee or other service provider of any Participating Company or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of any Participating Company, which
rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent (i) expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between a
Participating Company and Participant or (ii) where such provisions are not consistent with applicable foreign or local laws, in which case such applicable foreign or local laws shall control. 

Section 3.12 Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any
exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

Section 3.13 Section 409A. The intent of the parties is that the payments and benefits under this Agreement
comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively, “Section 409A”) and, accordingly, to the
maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. 
 Section 3.14
Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision of the Grant Notice or this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any
effect on, the remaining provisions of the Grant Notice or this Agreement. 
 Section 3.15 Limitation on
Participant’s Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and shall not be construed
as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. Participant shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any,
with respect to the RSUs. 
 Section 3.16 Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more
counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. 

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 Exhibit 10.18 

SHIFT4 PAYMENTS, INC. 

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY 

Non-employee members of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Shift4 Payments, Inc. (the
“Company”) shall be eligible to receive cash and equity compensation as set forth in this Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (this “Policy”). The cash and equity compensation described in this
Policy shall be paid or be made, as applicable, automatically and without further action of the Board, to each member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company (each, a
“Non-Employee Director”) who may be eligible to receive such cash or equity compensation, unless such Non-Employee Director declines the receipt of such cash or equity compensation by written notice to the
Company. This Policy shall become effective after the effectiveness of the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) and shall remain in effect until it is revised or rescinded by further action of the Board. This
Policy may be amended, modified or terminated by the Board at any time in its sole discretion. The terms and conditions of this Policy shall supersede any prior cash and/or equity compensation arrangements for service as a member of the Board
between the Company and any of its Non-Employee Directors and between any subsidiary of the Company and any of its non-employee directors. 
  

	 	1.	 Cash Compensation. 

(a) Annual Retainers. Each Non-Employee Director shall receive an annual retainer of $50,000 for service on the Board. 

(b) Additional Annual Retainers. In addition, a Non-Employee Director shall receive the following annual retainers: 

(i) Audit Committee. A Non-Employee Director serving as Chairperson of the Audit Committee shall receive an additional annual retainer
of $20,000 for such service. A Non-Employee Director serving as a member of the Audit Committee (other than the Chairperson) shall receive an additional annual retainer of $10,000 for such service. 

(ii) Compensation Committee. A Non-Employee Director serving as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee shall receive an additional
annual retainer of $15,000 for such service. A Non-Employee Director serving as a member of the Compensation Committee (other than the Chairperson) shall receive an additional annual retainer of $7,500 for such service. 

(iii) Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. A Non-Employee Director serving as Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee shall receive an additional annual retainer of $10,000 for such service. A Non-Employee Director serving as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (other than the Chairperson) shall receive an additional
annual retainer of $5,000 for such service. 
 (c) Payment of Retainers. The annual retainers described in Sections 1(a) and 1(b)
shall be earned on a quarterly basis based on a calendar quarter and shall be paid by the Company in arrears not later than the fifteenth day following the end of each calendar quarter. In the event a Non-Employee Director does not serve as a
Non-Employee Director, or in the applicable positions described in Section 1(b), for an entire calendar quarter, such Non-Employee Director shall receive a prorated portion of the retainer(s) otherwise payable to such
Non-

 
Employee Director for such calendar quarter pursuant to Sections 1(a) and 1(b), with such prorated portion determined by multiplying such otherwise payable retainer(s) by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days during which the Non-Employee Director serves as a Non-Employee Director or in the applicable positions described in Section 1(b) during the applicable calendar quarter and the denominator of which is the
number of days in the applicable calendar quarter. 
 2. Equity Compensation. Non-Employee Directors shall be granted the equity
awards described below. The awards described below shall be granted under and shall be subject to the terms and provisions of the Company’s 2020 Incentive Award Plan or any other applicable Company equity incentive plan then-maintained by the
Company (such plan, as may be amended from time to time, the “Equity Plan”) and shall be granted subject to the execution and delivery of award agreements, including attached exhibits, in substantially the forms previously
approved by the Board. All applicable terms of the Equity Plan apply to this Policy as if fully set forth herein, and all equity grants hereunder are subject in all respects to the terms of the Equity Plan. 

(a) Annual Awards. 
 (i)
Each Non-Employee Director who (i) serves on the Board as of the date of any annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders (an “Annual Meeting”) after the Pricing Date and (ii) will continue to serve as a Non-Employee
Director immediately following such Annual Meeting shall be automatically granted, on the date of such Annual Meeting (the “Grant Date”), an award of restricted stock units that have an aggregate fair value on the date of
grant of $108,300 (as determined in accordance with FASB Accounting Codification Topic 718 (“ASC 718”) and subject to adjustment as provided in the Equity Plan). The awards described in this Section 2(a) shall be referred to
as the “Annual Awards.” 
 (ii) Except as otherwise determined by the Board, each Non-Employee Director who is
initially elected or appointed to the Board after the date the IPO price of shares of the Company’s common stock is established in connection with the Company’s IPO on any date other than the date of an Annual Meeting shall be
automatically granted, on the date of such Non-Employee Director’s initial election or appointment (such Non-Employee Director’s “Start Date”), an award of restricted stock units that have an aggregate fair value on such
Non-Employee Director’s Start Date equal to the product of (i) $108,300 (as determined in accordance with ASC 718) and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is (x) 365 minus (y) the number of days in the period beginning on the date of the
Annual Meeting immediately preceding such Non-Employee Director’s Start Date (or, if no such Annual Meeting has occurred, the effective date of the Company’s IPO) and ending on such Non-Employee Director’s Start Date and the
denominator of which is 365 (with the number of shares of common stock underlying each such award subject to adjustment as provided in the Equity Plan). 

(b) Termination of Employment of Employee Directors. Members of the Board who are employees of the Company or any parent or subsidiary
of the Company who subsequently terminate their employment with the Company and any parent or subsidiary of the Company and remain on the Board will receive, to the extent that they are eligible to receive, after termination from employment with the
Company and any parent or subsidiary of the Company, the Annual Awards as described in Section 2(a) above. 

  
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 (c) Vesting of Awards Granted to Non-Employee Directors. Each Annual Award shall vest
on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service on the Board through the applicable vesting date. No portion of an Annual Award that is unvested at the time of a Non-Employee Director’s
termination of service on the Board shall become vested thereafter. All of a Non-Employee Director’s Annual Awards shall vest in full immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the Equity Plan), to the extent
outstanding at such time. 
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