Scheduling recurring payments for subscriptions

Purpose

1.1. Automate the process of collecting recurring subscription payments for archery club memberships, class fees, or team enrolment.
1.2. Automates payment reminders, invoicing, payment collection, and member status updates, eliminating manual efforts for the club's admin team.
1.3. Automatedly record transaction logs and payment statuses for streamlined bookkeeping, compliance, and reporting.
1.4. Automator ensures club revenue is collected on time, automatable for different membership tiers, durations, and payment intervals (monthly, quarterly, yearly).

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Membership signup or renewal is initiated online or manually.
2.2. Upcoming payment due dates for existing subscriptions are detected.
2.3. Previously failed payments require an automated retry cycle.
2.4. Member requests cancellation, suspension, or pause in billing, automating the change state.

Platform Variants

3.1. Stripe
• Feature/Setting: Use the "Subscription Schedule API" to automate creation, update, and cancellation of recurring plans.
3.2. PayPal
• Feature/Setting: Activate "Billing Agreements" and "Subscriptions API" for automatable recurring payments.
3.3. Square
• Feature/Setting: "Subscriptions Endpoint" automates invoice scheduling and payment retries.
3.4. GoCardless
• Feature/Setting: "Mandate and Subscription API" to automate direct debit payment collection.
3.5. Braintree
• Feature/Setting: Use "Recurring Billing API" for automated subscription payment cycles and dunning.
3.6. Zoho Subscriptions
• Feature/Setting: Automate membership renewals and payment retries via "Hosted Pages" and "Webhooks".
3.7. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Invoices" and "Scheduled Payment Reminders" automates processes.
3.8. Xero
• Feature/Setting: "Repeating Invoice" automation linked with bank feeds for reconciliation.
3.9. FreshBooks
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Profiles" automate billing for archery lessons or club dues.
3.10. Chargebee
• Feature/Setting: "Automated Subscription Management" for dunning, renewals, and notifications.
3.11. Recurly
• Feature/Setting: "Subscription Lifecycle API" for automating membership cycles and retry logic.
3.12. Mollie
• Feature/Setting: "Subscriptions API" automates SEPA/credit card recurring billing.
3.13. Paddle
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Payments API" for SaaS and club subscriptions automation.
3.14. Wave
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Billing" and automated reminders to members.
3.15. MemberPress
• Feature/Setting: "Automated Recurring Payments" linked to club website memberships.
3.16. Wild Apricot
• Feature/Setting: "Membership Recurrence & Renewal Automation" for archery clubs.
3.17. ClubExpress
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Dues Payments" management for club subscriptions.
3.18. PaySimple
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring Billing API" automates schedule, payment status, email notifications.
3.19. Zuora
• Feature/Setting: "Subscriptions + Payments" automation for enterprise/large clubs.
3.20. Spreedly
• Feature/Setting: "Payment Orchestration & Recurring Management" APIs for payment routing automation.
3.21. Razorpay
• Feature/Setting: "Subscriptions API" with automated charge cycles and webhook notifications.
3.22. Adyen
• Feature/Setting: "Recurring API" for automated payment flow and retry logic.

Benefits

4.1. Automates member payment cycles, reducing manual tracking and errors.
4.2. Automatedly enhances revenue collection predictability and cash flow for archery clubs.
4.3. Ensures compliance by automating record-keeping and documentation.
4.4. Automator builds positive member experience due to timely reminders and receipts.
4.5. Automatable integration with club CRM and communication systems for status sync.
4.6. Automation adapts as memberships upgrade, downgrade, or cancel, minimizing admin workload.