Payment & BillingPurpose
1.2. Ensure compliance, reduce manual entry, prevent revenue loss, and improve customer experience via scheduled and reliable payment workflows customized for multi-activity offerings.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Scheduled payment due date (recurring per predefined cadence: weekly/monthly/annual).
2.3. Card expiration or payment method change.
2.4. Failed or declined payment attempt.
2.5. Plan alteration or user-initiated cancellation.
2.6. End of trial period.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Billing API → Configure SetupIntents for initial payment collection, Subscription Schedules for recurring payment automation, Webhooks for failure/cancellation handling.
3.2. PayPal
• Feature/Setting: Subscriptions API → Create and activate billing plans, leverage Webhooks for status updates, utilize Invoicing API for reminders.
3.3. Square
• Feature/Setting: Subscriptions API → Set up plans, automate payment attempts, configure Webhooks to monitor renewals and failures.
3.4. Razorpay
• Feature/Setting: Subscriptions API → Automate subscription creation, use webhook events for payment status, and auto-debit mandates.
3.5. Braintree
• Feature/Setting: Recurring Billing feature → Define billing cycles, use Customer/Subscription objects, and set up Webhooks for updates.
3.6. Adyen
• Feature/Setting: Recurring Payments API → Tokenize payment details, schedule payments, real-time event notifications via Webhooks.
3.7. GoCardless
• Feature/Setting: Subscriptions API → Direct debit mandates, automated installment collections, webhook for payment outcomes.
3.8. Recurly
• Feature/Setting: Plans API → Flexible billing interval setup, automated dunning management, real-time notifications via Webhooks.
3.9. Chargebee
• Feature/Setting: Subscription API → Customize recurring logic, use hosted pages, enable event-triggers for lifecycle actions.
3.10. Mollie
• Feature/Setting: Recurring API → SEPA Direct Debit, Credit Card automations, mandate management, Webhooks for all transaction events.
3.11. Authorize.Net
• Feature/Setting: Automated Recurring Billing (ARB) API → Schedule interval and amount, subscribe/cancel endpoints, notification triggers.
3.12. Paddle
• Feature/Setting: Subscription Management API → Create, update, cancel subscriptions, webhook for renewal/payment events.
3.13. Zoho Subscriptions
• Feature/Setting: Subscription Automation → Billing cycles, proration, retry logic, automate payment reminders.
3.14. Sage Pay (Opayo)
• Feature/Setting: Repeat Payment Feature → Tokenized details for recurring collection, fraud checks, update and notification.
3.15. Worldpay
• Feature/Setting: Recurring Payments API → Card-on-file and direct debit automations, notification for failures.
3.16. BlueSnap
• Feature/Setting: Subscription API → Automated periodic billing, dunning management, webhook for events.
3.17. FreshBooks
• Feature/Setting: Recurring Invoices API → Schedule frequency, auto-send invoicing, accept online payment.
3.18. Chargify
• Feature/Setting: Billing Portal → Set up product bundles, interval configuration, subscription event hooks.
3.19. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Automated Recurring Sales Receipts → Schedule charges, integrate with online payment gateway, auto-email.
3.20. Payline
• Feature/Setting: Recurring Billing API → Plan setup, automate retries, status webhooks for handling failures.
Benefits
4.2. Reduces errors and risks of lost revenue due to failed payments.
4.3. Centralizes and standardizes financial workflows across multi-activity or multi-location setups.
4.4. Frees staff for value-added work, enhances customer service with timely communications.
4.5. Ensures compliance with industry standards (PCI DSS, SEPA, PSD2, etc.).
4.6. Enables comprehensive reporting and analytics to guide business decisions.
4.7. Scales easily with growing customer base, supporting various payment methods across regions.