How do I take deposits and payments online?
You can accept deposits and payments online by connecting one or more of your Stripe, Square and PayPal accounts to Ovatu
How do I connect Online Booking with my PayPal account?
How do I connect Online Booking with my Stripe account?
How do I connect my Square account?
To take deposits when a customer is creating a Booking online, please ensure Online Bookings is enabled. See How do I Customise my Online Booking tabs?
To customise your Online Payment settings choose Online Booking > Settingsand scroll down to the Paymentssection
Complete the following fields:
Field | Description |
Enable Online Payments | Select this checkbox to accept payments online |
Deposit | This field allows you to require a deposit for online bookings |
Enter the deposit amount and use the buttons at the start and end of the field to select if the deposit is a fixed currency amount ($) per service, or a percentage **(%)**of the total booking | |
If no deposit is required, enter 0 or leave this field blank | |
To override this for specific Services, see How do I add a new Service? | |
Allow Pay in Full Option | Select this checkbox to give Customers the option to pay in full |
Selecting this option will also enable the Allow Pay Later Option | |
Allow Pay Later Option | Select this checkbox to give Customers the option of not paying at the time of booking online |
Deposit Policy Content | Enter your online deposit policy information |
To include the calculated deposit amount in your message, use the placeholders: {amount} or {percentage} | |
If left blank, a default message will show | |
Enable Card Capture | Select this checkbox to capture Customer credit card details when they book online |
This applies to all Services apart from 0 value services. It is possible to leave this unselected and enable Card Capture for specific services only, see How do I add a new Service? | |
Please note: Card Capture is only available via Stripe and Square, so one of these accounts must be connected to Ovatu and enabled for online payments | |
Card Capture Policy Content | Enter your card capture policy information |
If left blank, a default message will show | |
Enable Payment Remainder Request | Select this checkbox to include an option in emails to the Customer, for them to pay any unpaid amount noted in the Sale |
Payment Processor Order | If you have multiple payment processors connected, you can select the order in which they are displayed by holding down the how-do-i-take-deposits-and-payments-online icon and dragging and dropping the payment processor up or down the list. |
Click Save
How do I re-order my Online Booking Payment Processors?
If you have added multiple payment integrations for taking payments online (see How do I take deposits and payments online?) it is possible to set the order in which they show to your Customers in the Payment section during the Online Booking process
Online Booking Overview
With Ovatu you can take bookings online in a number of ways: