Recurring payment collection for memberships

Purpose

1.1. Automate recurring payment collection to ensure seamless revenue intake for memberships in leisure centres.
1.2. Enables automated and scheduled billing cycles, reduces administrative overhead, and eliminates manual payment follow-ups.
1.3. Supports automated payment reminders, failed transaction management, and instant reconciliation of payments within financial systems.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Scheduled date of recurring membership payment.
2.2. New membership initiation with recurring payment terms.
2.3. Payment method update by client triggers an automated retry for failed payments.
2.4. Automated synchronization with member management systems.

Platform Variants

3.1. Stripe
• Feature/Setting: "Subscriptions" API
• Automates recurring charges and handles payment retries; configure via Dashboard > Billing > Subscriptions.
3.2. PayPal
• Feature/Setting: "Billing Plans & Agreements" API
• Automates creating and managing recurring billing agreements.
3.3. Square
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Payments" in Square Invoices API
• Automates generating and sending invoice links for recurring memberships.
3.4. GoCardless
• Feature/Setting: "Subscriptions" API
• Automates direct debit setup and recurring pulls from client bank accounts.
3.5. Authorize.Net
• Feature/Setting: "Automated Recurring Billing" API
• Automates recurring transaction scheduling and customer notifications.
3.6. Braintree
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Billing" API
• Automates repeat transactions tied to memberships with advanced retry rules.
3.7. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Transactions"
• Automates membership invoices and payment reconciliation.
3.8. Xero
• Feature/Setting: "Repeating Invoices"
• Automates scheduled billing and tracks recurring payments against member accounts.
3.9. Zoho Subscriptions
• Feature/Setting: "Automated Billing Cycles"
• Automates subscription management, payment retries, and reminder emails.
3.10. Recurly
• Feature/Setting: "Subscription API"
• Automates complete subscription lifecycle, dunning and payment collections.
3.11. Chargebee
• Feature/Setting: "Subscription Billing Software"
• Automates recurring payment flows, proration, and failed payment recovery.
3.12. FreshBooks
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Payments"
• Automates invoice generation and scheduled charges for repeat clients.
3.13. Sage Intacct
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Billing"
• Automates multi-period invoices and payment reminders.
3.14. SAP Concur
• Feature/Setting: "Automated Payments & Expense"
• Automates expense reconciliation and scheduled payments for memberships tied to business spending.
3.15. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Billing Processor"
• Automates recurring membership fee processing and ledger update.
3.16. Netsuite
• Feature/Setting: "SuiteBilling"
• Automates recurring revenue schedules and collections workflow.
3.17. Salesforce Billing
• Feature/Setting: "Automated Invoice Generation"
• Automates triggering recurring invoices and integrating payment gateways.
3.18. Intuit Payments
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Payments API"
• Automates scheduled debit and membership fee collections.
3.19. Worldpay
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Payments Integration"
• Automates card-on-file billing and expiry management.
3.20. Payoneer
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Payments Solutions"
• Automates scheduled member debits from multiple currencies and countries.
3.21. Mollie
• Feature/Setting: "Subscriptions API"
• Automates recurring SEPA and card payment deductions automatically.
3.22. Adyen
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Payment API"
• Automates global recurring payments with smart retry logic.

Benefits

4.1. Streamlines operations via automating recurring payment processes lowering staff workload.
4.2. Reduces failed payments with automated retries and reminders to users.
4.3. Improves cash flow visibility with automated reconciliation and reporting.
4.4. Enhances user experience through automated confirmations and minimal manual intervention.
4.5. Supports scaling by automating repetitive billing cycles and account updates.
4.6. Minimizes errors by automating payment collection and membership renewals.
4.7. Enables automatedly personalized communication regarding payment status and next billing cycles.
4.8. Increases reliability with automated integrations between billing and accounting systems.
4.9. Ensures compliance via automated documentation and billing record-keeping.