Why businesses add a 'pay now' card option to invoices
Letting customers pay an invoice by card, rather than waiting on a bank transfer, generally speeds up collection. But every card payment carries a merchant fee, which reduces the amount the business actually receives against the invoice total.
PayTo for larger, less frequent payments
For invoices with larger amounts, a per-transaction card fee can be a disproportionately large cost. PayTo allows a customer to authorise payment of an invoice directly from their bank account, giving the business a real-time confirmation without the card acceptance cost.
Payment links for one-off invoices
A shareable payment link attached to an invoice lets a customer pay immediately, from any device, without the business needing to take payment details manually.
Recurring invoices and retainers
For businesses that invoice the same client on a recurring basis, an authorised payment agreement can automate collection without needing to re-request payment details each billing cycle.
Reconciling invoice payments
Real-time payment confirmation makes it easier to match a payment to the correct invoice automatically, reducing the manual reconciliation work involved in tracking which invoices have been paid.
Calculate your invoice payment costs
See what card fees cost on your invoice payments today, and compare an account-to-account alternative.