[{"question":{"category_id":1368784,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T20:56:30.000Z","tag_names":["payment","billing"],"answer_sample":"Once a customer requests a payment plan, you must either approve or reject it. St","long_answer_sample":"Once a customer requests a payment plan, you must either approve or reject it. Step 1 Once the request is sent, you will receive an email notification and a message on your Biller Genie dashboard to review and approve. The subject line of the email will be “Customer _____ has requested a Payment Plan” The email will showcase the invoice numbers of t","language_id":1,"id":1957063,"last_published_date":"May 25th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"customer requests payment plan, must either approve reject it. step 1 request sent, will receive email notification message biller genie dashboard review approve. subject line “customer _____ requested plan” showcase invoice numbers along plan details. click link in plan. 2 view pending plans, navigate the reports drop down and selecting pending plans. can either reject or approve the generic from no-reply@billergenie.com will sent notify rejection approval.","name":"Approving or Rejecting Payment Plans","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"approving-or-rejecting-payment-plans","first_category":"Features \u0026 Addons","categories_display_for_views":"Features \u0026 Addons","parent_categories":[1368784],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/features-and-addons/approving-or-rejecting-payment-plans?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer requests payment plan, must either approve reject it. step 1 request sent, will receive email notification message biller genie dashboard review approve. subject line “customer _____ requested plan” showcase invoice numbers along plan details. click link in plan. 2 view pending plans, navigate the reports drop down and selecting pending plans. can either reject or approve the generic from no-reply@billergenie.com will sent notify rejection approval.","categories":{"current":{"id":1368784,"name":"Features \u0026 Addons","url":"/features-and-addons"}},"category_param":"features-and-addons"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368784,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T12:45:25.000Z","tag_names":["payment schedule","payment plan"],"answer_sample":"Overview\nPayment Schedules allow you to automatically charge a customer on a recu","long_answer_sample":"Overview\nPayment Schedules allow you to automatically charge a customer on a recurring basis.\nYou can configure the amount, frequency, duration, and receipt preferences when creating a schedule.\n   \nHow To Create a Payment Schedule\nStep 1\nLog in to your Biller Genie account.\nFrom the main menu, navigate to: Reports \u0026gt; Schedules Click Create Schedu","language_id":1,"id":1957642,"last_published_date":"July 1st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"overview payment schedules allow automatically charge customer recurring basis. can configure amount, frequency, duration, receipt preferences creating schedule.   create schedule step 1 log biller genie account. main menu, navigate reports \u0026gt; click 2 begin typing name customer. type, customer’s will auto-populate dropdown menu. select appropriate 3 choose preferred method schedule.  enter amount charged time runs. 4 frequency charge. examples include daily weekly monthly 5 set duration continue charging manually canceled specific number times 6 preferences. toggle settings like merchant receive fields completed, activate it. important notes must valid stored file edited section. ensure correct selected saving. first run require least 24 hours lead time, earliest date tomorrow. same-day scheduling intentionally allowed. pick tomorrow's recurrence, runs tomorrow repeats day month going forward. still trouble unable schedule, contact support team support@billergenie.com following details error messages displayed providing information help assist efficiently possible.","name":"Create a Payment Schedule","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"create-a-payment-schedule","first_category":"Features \u0026 Addons","categories_display_for_views":"Features \u0026 Addons","parent_categories":[1368784],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/features-and-addons/create-a-payment-schedule?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"overview payment schedules allow automatically charge customer recurring basis. can configure amount, frequency, duration, receipt preferences creating schedule.   create schedule step 1 log biller genie account. main menu, navigate reports \u0026gt; click 2 begin typing name customer. type, customer’s will auto-populate dropdown menu. select appropriate 3 choose preferred method schedule.  enter amount charged time runs. 4 frequency charge. examples include daily weekly monthly 5 set duration continue charging manually canceled specific number times 6 preferences. toggle settings like merchant receive fields completed, activate it. important notes must valid stored file edited section. ensure correct selected saving. first run require least 24 hours lead time, earliest date tomorrow. same-day scheduling intentionally allowed. pick tomorrow's recurrence, runs tomorrow repeats day month going forward. still trouble unable schedule, contact support team support@billergenie.com following details error messages displayed providing information help assist efficiently possible.","categories":{"current":{"id":1368784,"name":"Features \u0026 Addons","url":"/features-and-addons"}},"category_param":"features-and-addons"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T14:54:25.000Z","tag_names":["payment sync queue","payment sync history","sync error","invoice not paid in quickbooks","qbo sync error","xero sync error","qbd web connector","dequeue payment sync","transaction has been deleted","stale object error","closed transaction cannot be edited","authentication failed","6240 qbo","5010 qbo","3120 qbd","3171 qbd","3200 qbo","reconcile biller genie quickbooks","late fee not on quickbooks invoice"],"answer_sample":"When a customer pays an invoice through Biller Genie, the payment is recorded in ","long_answer_sample":"When a customer pays an invoice through Biller Genie, the payment is recorded in Biller Genie first and then pushed back to your accounting software (QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, or Xero) so your books match reality. Most of the time this push happens within a few minutes and you never have to think about it. When something goes wrong, the","language_id":1,"id":1957804,"last_published_date":"July 1st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"customer pays invoice biller genie, payment recorded genie first pushed back accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) books match reality. time push happens within minutes never think it. something goes wrong, ends sync queue error message — will continue show unpaid resolve report check whenever clearly paid still showing open xero. nine times ten answer here, tells exactly fix. matters reconciliation pain integrated a/r workflow comes one system other. took money great accountant opens next morning sees open. two systems disagree. now phone call. genie's \"this payment\" surface. every entry represents transaction landed failed post software. fix, fix underlying cause (or determine way), click dequeue remove queue. that, agree again. find main menu, reports \u0026gt; history. page panels (top) payments currently stuck. daily action list. history (bottom) either synced successfully dequeued. useful audit forensics. requires viewer role higher) see managing users . column shows id links details genie. tracing processed. associated with. amount dollar trying sync. created enqueued (= processed bg). last attempt tried payment. empty, row retried yet. recent queue, failing repeatedly. accounts receivable account to. \"a/r found.\" desc returned single wrong. actions button appears least made. removes retry. \"dequeue, retry\" below. actually works (and retries fire) soon added background process runs schedule tries queued online xero 5 minutes. desktop 2 web connector actively running merchant's machine. syncs, moves panel status \"synced.\" fails, stays timestamp updates, gets new message. keep retrying fixed retry budget gives n attempts (except specific cases, noted below). common messages patterns often. exact wording directly software's api response passes minimal translation full available. \"transaction deleted\" / \"object found\" \"stale reference\" means customer) supposed applied deleted apply code 6240 610; 3120; \"invoice valid status.\" safely issue purely accounting-software side. deletion intentional want either, dequeue. accidental need books, recreate software, manually (biller re-attempt different original gone). auto-detects case (error 3120) and, 3 retries, automatically dequeues row. move without anything. \"payment greater invoice's current balance\" someone another balance less apply. records exist money. applied. duplicate (cash posted + bg-processed payment), delete manual let bg's correctly. (your business kept purpose), accept bg live bg, object error\" object\" edited moment 5010. benign catalog. cycle (5 later qbo/xero) updated succeed. persists across multiple cycles, escalate support else may going on. \"closed edited\" period locked containing closed (the month/quarter/year). refuses modify period. 6000 transaction\" detail; 3171. temporarily reopen (settings settings advanced close qbo; edit preferences closing date qbd), sync, re-close (without unlocking period) \"authentication failed\" \"authorization \"authenticationunsuccessful\" connection disconnected oauth token expired, revoked, integration unlinked. 3200. reconnect go add-ons, entry, disconnect connect again). resume syncing cycle. email notifications enabled control settings, likely got alert already. \"timeout only) computer respond fast enough, cancelled request. usually transient. first, confirm machine use is, just wait (2 minutes) try again, checks whether anyway previous retrying. repeated timeouts row, restart application. \"validation error(s) ...\" (xero rejected several reasons spelled colon. variants modification voided deleted. above. exceeds outstanding balance-mismatch case. 'xyz' longer matches re-select account. \"in order xero, default name 'sales' 'enable accounts' option switched required\" chart payments-enabled sales set place can via api. accounts. create named \"sales\" turn \"enable account\" option. save. (you'll reconcile affected surfaces informational only, auto-retried error.) dequeue, important. permanently marked \"not synced.\" dequeueing right (e.g., bookkeeper found hand). permanent (invoice purpose; it; etc.). decided particular temporary (\"stale object,\" timeout, etc.) authentication failure clears itself. understand contact support@billergenie.com dequeued, own. automatic rules auto-dequeues cases take (3120), deleted, point older 365 days cleanup 900 retires year-old rows. \"automatically dequeued due age\" make (status = synced). researching old ever pushed; final reason). auditing known outage related queues outbound covers line items (late fees, technology fees) existing invoices. workflow, data. voids flow separate sibling report. refund refunds back. pro tip weekly review non-empty end-of-month, almost certainly states vs 5-minute friday catches problems month-end reports. completed days, get alert. (for example, quickbooks, zero), unapplied credit trigger paid\" email. instead screen, stay clean. reflected re-sync. articles timeline activity configure general (email notification)","name":"Payment Sync Queue and History: Why Invoices Sometimes Don’t Show Paid in Your Accounting Software","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-the-payment-sync-history-report","first_category":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","categories_display_for_views":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","parent_categories":[1368781],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/reports-and-reconciliation/using-the-payment-sync-history-report?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer pays invoice biller genie, payment recorded genie first pushed back accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) books match reality. time push happens within minutes never think it. something goes wrong, ends sync queue error message — will continue show unpaid resolve report check whenever clearly paid still showing open xero. nine times ten answer here, tells exactly fix. matters reconciliation pain integrated a/r workflow comes one system other. took money great accountant opens next morning sees open. two systems disagree. now phone call. genie's \"this payment\" surface. every entry represents transaction landed failed post software. fix, fix underlying cause (or determine way), click dequeue remove queue. that, agree again. find main menu, reports \u0026gt; history. page panels (top) payments currently stuck. daily action list. history (bottom) either synced successfully dequeued. useful audit forensics. requires viewer role higher) see managing users . column shows id links details genie. tracing processed. associated with. amount dollar trying sync. created enqueued (= processed bg). last attempt tried payment. empty, row retried yet. recent queue, failing repeatedly. accounts receivable account to. \"a/r found.\" desc returned single wrong. actions button appears least made. removes retry. \"dequeue, retry\" below. actually works (and retries fire) soon added background process runs schedule tries queued online xero 5 minutes. desktop 2 web connector actively running merchant's machine. syncs, moves panel status \"synced.\" fails, stays timestamp updates, gets new message. keep retrying fixed retry budget gives n attempts (except specific cases, noted below). common messages patterns often. exact wording directly software's api response passes minimal translation full available. \"transaction deleted\" / \"object found\" \"stale reference\" means customer) supposed applied deleted apply code 6240 610; 3120; \"invoice valid status.\" safely issue purely accounting-software side. deletion intentional want either, dequeue. accidental need books, recreate software, manually (biller re-attempt different original gone). auto-detects case (error 3120) and, 3 retries, automatically dequeues row. move without anything. \"payment greater invoice's current balance\" someone another balance less apply. records exist money. applied. duplicate (cash posted + bg-processed payment), delete manual let bg's correctly. (your business kept purpose), accept bg live bg, object error\" object\" edited moment 5010. benign catalog. cycle (5 later qbo/xero) updated succeed. persists across multiple cycles, escalate support else may going on. \"closed edited\" period locked containing closed (the month/quarter/year). refuses modify period. 6000 transaction\" detail; 3171. temporarily reopen (settings settings advanced close qbo; edit preferences closing date qbd), sync, re-close (without unlocking period) \"authentication failed\" \"authorization \"authenticationunsuccessful\" connection disconnected oauth token expired, revoked, integration unlinked. 3200. reconnect go add-ons, entry, disconnect connect again). resume syncing cycle. email notifications enabled control settings, likely got alert already. \"timeout only) computer respond fast enough, cancelled request. usually transient. first, confirm machine use is, just wait (2 minutes) try again, checks whether anyway previous retrying. repeated timeouts row, restart application. \"validation error(s) ...\" (xero rejected several reasons spelled colon. variants modification voided deleted. above. exceeds outstanding balance-mismatch case. 'xyz' longer matches re-select account. \"in order xero, default name 'sales' 'enable accounts' option switched required\" chart payments-enabled sales set place can via api. accounts. create named \"sales\" turn \"enable account\" option. save. (you'll reconcile affected surfaces informational only, auto-retried error.) dequeue, important. permanently marked \"not synced.\" dequeueing right (e.g., bookkeeper found hand). permanent (invoice purpose; it; etc.). decided particular temporary (\"stale object,\" timeout, etc.) authentication failure clears itself. understand contact support@billergenie.com dequeued, own. automatic rules auto-dequeues cases take (3120), deleted, point older 365 days cleanup 900 retires year-old rows. \"automatically dequeued due age\" make (status = synced). researching old ever pushed; final reason). auditing known outage related queues outbound covers line items (late fees, technology fees) existing invoices. workflow, data. voids flow separate sibling report. refund refunds back. pro tip weekly review non-empty end-of-month, almost certainly states vs 5-minute friday catches problems month-end reports. completed days, get alert. (for example, quickbooks, zero), unapplied credit trigger paid\" email. instead screen, stay clean. reflected re-sync. articles timeline activity configure general (email notification)","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-21T03:59:09.833Z","tag_names":["payment errors","transaction issues"],"answer_sample":"When a transaction declines in Biller Genie, the gateway returns a response code ","long_answer_sample":"When a transaction declines in Biller Genie, the gateway returns a response code that explains why. Biller Genie displays that response code in the transaction details so you can investigate and decide what to do next. How to find the decline reason Open Reports \u0026gt; All Transactions.\nSearch for and click the Transaction ID of the declined attempt.\n","language_id":1,"id":3825109,"last_published_date":"May 21st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"transaction declines biller genie, gateway returns response code explains why. genie displays details can investigate decide next. find decline reason open reports \u0026gt; transactions. search click id declined attempt. scroll see result error message returned gateway. showing exactly returned. comes issuing bank gateway's risk rules, genie. next common reasons steps insufficient funds, exceeds limit ask customer use different card pay another way. expired update file. autopay attempting charge, fails. honor, generic unspecified reason. contact bank. error, processor payment merchant account provider. review log side. support clear code, right first stop. help locate details, underlying decided","name":"Troubleshooting Declined Transactions","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"troubleshooting-declined-transactions","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/troubleshooting-declined-transactions?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"transaction declines biller genie, gateway returns response code explains why. genie displays details can investigate decide next. find decline reason open reports \u0026gt; transactions. search click id declined attempt. scroll see result error message returned gateway. showing exactly returned. comes issuing bank gateway's risk rules, genie. next common reasons steps insufficient funds, exceeds limit ask customer use different card pay another way. expired update file. autopay attempting charge, fails. honor, generic unspecified reason. contact bank. error, processor payment merchant account provider. review log side. support clear code, right first stop. help locate details, underlying decided","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-26T22:54:34.243Z","tag_names":["payment location","virtual terminal name","transaction labels","payment source","payment flow","invoice checkout","statement checkout","portal invoice payment","portal bulk payment","bulk invoice payment","payment plan","recurring billing","hosted payment link","integration payment","check payment","apple pay invoice checkout","apple pay statement checkout","apple pay portal invoice payment","apple pay portal bulk payment","apple pay hosted payment link","merchant receipt","gateway transactions report","csv export of transactions","what does payment location mean","what label is on my receipt","customer portal label","scheduler label","what is bulk pay on my receipt"],"answer_sample":"Every time a customer pays you through Biller Genie, the merchant receipt email y","long_answer_sample":"Every time a customer pays you through Biller Genie, the merchant receipt email you receive includes a \"Payment Location\" field. That field tells you which Biller Genie flow took the payment, so you can tell at a glance whether a payment came through an invoice checkout, a Hosted Payment Link, a Payment Plan, or something else. The same value appear","language_id":1,"id":3829008,"last_published_date":"May 26th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"every time customer pays biller genie, merchant receipt email receive includes \"payment location\" field. field tells genie flow took payment, can tell glance whether payment came invoice checkout, hosted link, plan, something else. value appears \"virtual terminal\" column gateway-transactions report csv export report, whatever label see exported transaction history. location emails. line pays. gateway transactions report. shows row transaction. exports. value. means plain language inside portal specific invoice. bulk covered multiple invoices once. sales entered standalone (no involved). virtual terminal manually using addon. check processed check-processing flow. auto-pay ran automatic file one customers. plan installment active set customer. recurring billing pure recurring-billing stored method (not part plan). checkout paid public link sent them, without logging portal. statement in. logged statements shared. apple pay used sheet pay. sheet. integration originated connected practice-management vertical (such theramanager). third party synced third-party accounting system. process itself. labels work whenever completes sheet, prefixed \"apple \" payments apart typed-card applies five flows. older looking history predates labels, may different values rows — reflect looked like taken. keep original will updated. going forward, new stamped table above. corresponds current naming (and variant those), depending scheduler qdpm page frequently asked questions customers no. copy receipt. include it. difference \"invoice checkout\" \"portal payment\" directly first plan\" \"recurring billing\" structured (for example, four installments $250 months). true subscription-style charge regular schedule defined end date. \"integration mean integration, theramanager another business-application supports. yes. uses receipts screen. related articles void refund (full partial) refunds voids turn auto feature utilization","name":"What 'Payment Location' Means on Your Transaction Receipts","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"what-payment-location-means-on-your-transaction-receipts","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/what-payment-location-means-on-your-transaction-receipts?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"every time customer pays biller genie, merchant receipt email receive includes \"payment location\" field. field tells genie flow took payment, can tell glance whether payment came invoice checkout, hosted link, plan, something else. value appears \"virtual terminal\" column gateway-transactions report csv export report, whatever label see exported transaction history. location emails. line pays. gateway transactions report. shows row transaction. exports. value. means plain language inside portal specific invoice. bulk covered multiple invoices once. sales entered standalone (no involved). virtual terminal manually using addon. check processed check-processing flow. auto-pay ran automatic file one customers. plan installment active set customer. recurring billing pure recurring-billing stored method (not part plan). checkout paid public link sent them, without logging portal. statement in. logged statements shared. apple pay used sheet pay. sheet. integration originated connected practice-management vertical (such theramanager). third party synced third-party accounting system. process itself. labels work whenever completes sheet, prefixed \"apple \" payments apart typed-card applies five flows. older looking history predates labels, may different values rows — reflect looked like taken. keep original will updated. going forward, new stamped table above. corresponds current naming (and variant those), depending scheduler qdpm page frequently asked questions customers no. copy receipt. include it. difference \"invoice checkout\" \"portal payment\" directly first plan\" \"recurring billing\" structured (for example, four installments $250 months). true subscription-style charge regular schedule defined end date. \"integration mean integration, theramanager another business-application supports. yes. uses receipts screen. related articles void refund (full partial) refunds voids turn auto feature utilization","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-03-08T14:41:57.000Z","tag_names":["customer payment","store payment"],"answer_sample":"Overview If you would prefer not to collect or handle a customer’s sensitive paym","long_answer_sample":"Overview If you would prefer not to collect or handle a customer’s sensitive payment information directly, you can send them a secure invitation to store their own payment method. Anytime a customer is paying one of your invoices, they have the option to store the payment method for future use (Customer-Enabled Auto Pay). Once a payment method is st","language_id":1,"id":2452987,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"overview prefer collect handle customer’s sensitive payment information directly, can send secure invitation store method. anytime customer paying one invoices, option method future use (customer-enabled auto pay). stored, details like enter yourself, refer storing credit debit card ach account securely information, follow steps below.   step 1 log biller genie account. navigate customers search invite.  2 open profile locate stored methods section. click dropdown next methods, select generate link add confirmation message will appear indicating copied. 3 paste email text another form communication directly customer. see opens contact saved pre-populate. prompted either bank (ach) card, within gateway — sent directly. optional enable pay may choose check box auto-pay transactions selected new invoices automatically charged invoice due date. used transactions. still trouble work unable method, support team support@billergenie.com include following name whether attempting error messages displayed providing help assist efficiently possible.","name":"Invite a Customer to Store a Payment Method","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"invite-a-customer-to-store-a-payment-method","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/invite-a-customer-to-store-a-payment-method?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"overview prefer collect handle customer’s sensitive payment information directly, can send secure invitation store method. anytime customer paying one invoices, option method future use (customer-enabled auto pay). stored, details like enter yourself, refer storing credit debit card ach account securely information, follow steps below.   step 1 log biller genie account. navigate customers search invite.  2 open profile locate stored methods section. click dropdown next methods, select generate link add confirmation message will appear indicating copied. 3 paste email text another form communication directly customer. see opens contact saved pre-populate. prompted either bank (ach) card, within gateway — sent directly. optional enable pay may choose check box auto-pay transactions selected new invoices automatically charged invoice due date. used transactions. still trouble work unable method, support team support@billergenie.com include following name whether attempting error messages displayed providing help assist efficiently possible.","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T12:52:44.000Z","tag_names":["storing payment methods","store credit card","store ach","tokenize card","ach authorization","electronic ach authorization","save and send ach","self-authorize ach","merchant liability ach","customer portal vault","add stored card","add ach account","remove stored payment method","biller genie vault","authorize ach"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie can securely store your customers' payment methods — both credit/deb","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie can securely store your customers' payment methods — both credit/debit cards and ACH bank accounts — so you can charge them on future invoices, set up Auto Pay, or run scheduled payments without re-collecting payment details each time. Cards and ACH follow the same merchant-side workflow, with one important difference: ACH requires cust","language_id":1,"id":1957650,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"biller genie can securely store customers' payment methods — credit/debit cards ach bank accounts charge future invoices, set auto pay, run scheduled payments without re-collecting details time. follow merchant-side workflow, one important difference requires customer authorization (an electronic signature attestation collected outside genie). don't. article covers flow. rather enter information handling details, use customer-invitation flow instead see invite method . storing credit debit card step 1. log genie, navigate customers, open customer's profile clicking id display name. 2. click stored tab. 3. add \u0026gt; card. 4. number, expiration date, security code (cvv). address file, auto-populates. tokenized use. never stores raw number systems gateway token. (bank account) account follows first three steps explicit record showing agreed charged. supports two paths. 1 customers [select customer] account. 2 bank-account fill holder name routing type (checking savings) 3 choose authorize options. save send recommended merchants collects signed behalf. option (recommended) send. emails request. signs electronically; form genie. keep separate copy file case dispute. b self-authorize (merchant confirmation) (a form, in-person agreement, etc.), self-authorize. account, pop-up confirmation button next selecting tells obtained. ⚠ merchant liability method, responsibility document shifts you. will electronically form. dispute, return, chargeback, inquiry happens, service provider require submit proof directly. produce valid documentation, transaction may returned reversed. strongly recommend using unless robust process collecting retaining forms letting (customer portal) portal enabled, themselves, signing process. hands-off side. six-step customer-side clicks vault icon. enters info, save. guides authorization. name, last email record. reviews 5. scrolls next. 6. checks consent box, types draws signature, sign document. vault. adds skips step, saved unauthorized complete it. return finish. authorized pay source, schedule. additional required transactions download records. removing currently assigned deleted removed pay. delete disable update first. tab remove method. ways self-storage checkout. anytime pays (see customer-enabled article). invitation link. handle secure link themselves. still trouble contact support@billergenie.com include (card ach) whether used self-authorize, completed error messages displayed related articles turn connecting gateways codes explained","name":"Storing Customer Payment Methods (Cards and ACH)","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"storing-payment-methods","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/storing-payment-methods?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie can securely store customers' payment methods — credit/debit cards ach bank accounts charge future invoices, set auto pay, run scheduled payments without re-collecting details time. follow merchant-side workflow, one important difference requires customer authorization (an electronic signature attestation collected outside genie). don't. article covers flow. rather enter information handling details, use customer-invitation flow instead see invite method . storing credit debit card step 1. log genie, navigate customers, open customer's profile clicking id display name. 2. click stored tab. 3. add \u0026gt; card. 4. number, expiration date, security code (cvv). address file, auto-populates. tokenized use. never stores raw number systems gateway token. (bank account) account follows first three steps explicit record showing agreed charged. supports two paths. 1 customers [select customer] account. 2 bank-account fill holder name routing type (checking savings) 3 choose authorize options. save send recommended merchants collects signed behalf. option (recommended) send. emails request. signs electronically; form genie. keep separate copy file case dispute. b self-authorize (merchant confirmation) (a form, in-person agreement, etc.), self-authorize. account, pop-up confirmation button next selecting tells obtained. ⚠ merchant liability method, responsibility document shifts you. will electronically form. dispute, return, chargeback, inquiry happens, service provider require submit proof directly. produce valid documentation, transaction may returned reversed. strongly recommend using unless robust process collecting retaining forms letting (customer portal) portal enabled, themselves, signing process. hands-off side. six-step customer-side clicks vault icon. enters info, save. guides authorization. name, last email record. reviews 5. scrolls next. 6. checks consent box, types draws signature, sign document. vault. adds skips step, saved unauthorized complete it. return finish. authorized pay source, schedule. additional required transactions download records. removing currently assigned deleted removed pay. delete disable update first. tab remove method. ways self-storage checkout. anytime pays (see customer-enabled article). invitation link. handle secure link themselves. still trouble contact support@billergenie.com include (card ach) whether used self-authorize, completed error messages displayed related articles turn connecting gateways codes explained","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T13:11:26.000Z","tag_names":["apply payment to invoice","invoice payment guardrails","attach transaction","detach transaction","deposit before invoice","standalone transaction attach","virtual terminal deposit","payment page deposit","manually attach payment","reassign payment biller genie","attach customer mismatch","when not to use attach detach","sync queue diagnose"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie has Attach and Detach actions on every transaction. They let you man","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie has Attach and Detach actions on every transaction. They let you manually associate a one-time payment with an invoice, or disassociate one. Both are last-resort tools. The accounting-software sync is the right place to fix invoice/payment mismatches in almost every case — this article exists for the small number of situations where dir","language_id":1,"id":1957669,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"biller genie attach detach actions every transaction. let manually associate one-time payment invoice, disassociate one. last-resort tools. accounting-software sync right place fix invoice/payment mismatches almost case — article exists small number situations direct attach/detach genuinely move, steer away isn't. use sparingly. manual bypass normal flow can leave accounting software disagreeing paid. reaching either action, read section instead. using want paid invoice without first running software, better path take deposit apply later see \"the attach\" below. deposit, cleanest attaching transaction deposit-then-invoice workflow collect customer (a retainer, upfront amount) corresponding exists. records standalone later, work done generated sitting unattached action link two. initial virtual terminal process directly genie's in-person phone-taken payment. hosted page send capture requiring invoice. produces genie. eventually shows (synced created manually), open click came showing open, always attach. check stuck queue error resolve will correctly own. pending status waiting ach/check settlement wait it'll automatically funded. applied different help source-of-truth qbo/xero wrong association. fallback diagnosis confirms never auto-match enqueued narrow limited one legitimate scenario need perform currently associated another record, intend record resulting entry manually. example refund blocked still attached partially payment, refund, adjustment systems reflect state. now-deleted free handle situation outside sync. just \"this invoice,\" (delete propagate). detach-then-re-attach inside creates window two disagree, may reconcile cleanly. step 1. go reports \u0026gt; transactions search id. 2. found, offers option it. 3. pick confirm select correct drop-down list validates amount (it must less equal balance unless partial payments allowed exactly balance) enqueues push back via queue. flips now unattached, reverts invoice's history. remember undo pushed software. reversal qbo/xero/qbd. guardrails enforces merchant account. validation exceed remaining (biller subtracts un-funded checking). funded-only non-ach funded attached. ach pending; rejected voided blocked. customer-match enforce transaction's matches customer. technically a's b's careful feature, missing guardrail. bulk pay restriction part group detached individually. plan tied separate handling accept attach/detach. related articles marked history outbound timeline activity","name":"Attaching and Detaching Transactions","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"attach-invoice-to-transaction","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/attach-invoice-to-transaction?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie attach detach actions every transaction. let manually associate one-time payment invoice, disassociate one. last-resort tools. accounting-software sync right place fix invoice/payment mismatches almost case — article exists small number situations direct attach/detach genuinely move, steer away isn't. use sparingly. manual bypass normal flow can leave accounting software disagreeing paid. reaching either action, read section instead. using want paid invoice without first running software, better path take deposit apply later see \"the attach\" below. deposit, cleanest attaching transaction deposit-then-invoice workflow collect customer (a retainer, upfront amount) corresponding exists. records standalone later, work done generated sitting unattached action link two. initial virtual terminal process directly genie's in-person phone-taken payment. hosted page send capture requiring invoice. produces genie. eventually shows (synced created manually), open click came showing open, always attach. check stuck queue error resolve will correctly own. pending status waiting ach/check settlement wait it'll automatically funded. applied different help source-of-truth qbo/xero wrong association. fallback diagnosis confirms never auto-match enqueued narrow limited one legitimate scenario need perform currently associated another record, intend record resulting entry manually. example refund blocked still attached partially payment, refund, adjustment systems reflect state. now-deleted free handle situation outside sync. just \"this invoice,\" (delete propagate). detach-then-re-attach inside creates window two disagree, may reconcile cleanly. step 1. go reports \u0026gt; transactions search id. 2. found, offers option it. 3. pick confirm select correct drop-down list validates amount (it must less equal balance unless partial payments allowed exactly balance) enqueues push back via queue. flips now unattached, reverts invoice's history. remember undo pushed software. reversal qbo/xero/qbd. guardrails enforces merchant account. validation exceed remaining (biller subtracts un-funded checking). funded-only non-ach funded attached. ach pending; rejected voided blocked. customer-match enforce transaction's matches customer. technically a's b's careful feature, missing guardrail. bulk pay restriction part group detached individually. plan tied separate handling accept attach/detach. related articles marked history outbound timeline activity","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:30:50.082Z","tag_names":["detach payment balance","invoice balance mismatch","invoice not closing","invoice paid in qbo not bg","invoice paid still open","partial payment invoice open","payment not synced biller genie","pending ach attached invoice","reconcile invoice biller genie","technology fee pending"],"answer_sample":"An invoice that's marked \"Paid\" in your accounting software but still shows as Op","long_answer_sample":"An invoice that's marked \"Paid\" in your accounting software but still shows as Open (or partial balance) in Biller Genie is one of the most common reconciliation puzzles. There are several specific causes — this article walks through them in the order you should check. Step 1: Confirm the actual state Open the invoice in Biller Genie. Note the Balan","language_id":1,"id":3826876,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"invoice marked \"paid\" accounting software still shows open (or partial balance) biller genie one common reconciliation puzzles. several specific causes — article walks order check. step 1 confirm actual state genie. note balance remaining, status, payment rows timeline . (qbo, qbd, xero) applied payments. mismatch will usually fall patterns below. 2 check sync queues answer working time, queues. paid open, good chance related line item like late fee technology fee) sitting error message tells exactly wrong. queue history payments back. search transaction id. listed, desc column fix (deleted invoice, closed period, expired connection, etc.). outbound items (late fees, returned-check fees) added existing accounting-software invoice. stuck can change total way makes show different balances. find either queue, underlying issue per next cycle reconcile everything automatically. continue cause pending ach attached funded yet symptom check) amount $x. unchanged. take 3-5 business days settle. funding window, records invoice's reduce reject. software, hand, may bookkeeper manually. resolution wait. settles, mark push back software. rejects, stays reminders resume (you'll see rejection entry rejected transactions report ). (surcharge / dual-pricing synced paiddate set balanceremaining negative. internally calls \"paid balance.\" customer credit card fees (surcharging dual pricing) enabled, gets runs separately. confirms fee, math looks off. wait sync. automatically reconciles item. 3 (because check, cash, external qbo/qbd/xero). timeline. syncs invoices periodically. lag qbo/xero picks hour, longer issue. trigger manual add-ons \u0026gt; minutes. showing genie, errors (reports errors) failed records. enabled email notification, received alert stale configure general settings 4 previously-applied detached detach #x #y. status. someone team (likely re-attach invoice). detaching reverses goes cleared. correct apply new original applicable. attaching 5 voided refunded $x voided, refunded, detached. reversed. restores clears paiddate. void/refund intentional. so, need collection action unintentional, contact support@billergenie.com 6 \"partially paid,\" less total. reduced balance. designed reduces close remaining 7 wrong paid. open. looking customer's invoices, overpaid unexpected applied) money landed. one. ruled persists, number, name, shows, shows. audit identify exact gap. articles activity reject codes","name":"An Invoice Is Marked Paid but Still Shows Open","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"invoice-marked-paid-but-still-shows-open","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/invoice-marked-paid-but-still-shows-open?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"invoice marked \"paid\" accounting software still shows open (or partial balance) biller genie one common reconciliation puzzles. several specific causes — article walks order check. step 1 confirm actual state genie. note balance remaining, status, payment rows timeline . (qbo, qbd, xero) applied payments. mismatch will usually fall patterns below. 2 check sync queues answer working time, queues. paid open, good chance related line item like late fee technology fee) sitting error message tells exactly wrong. queue history payments back. search transaction id. listed, desc column fix (deleted invoice, closed period, expired connection, etc.). outbound items (late fees, returned-check fees) added existing accounting-software invoice. stuck can change total way makes show different balances. find either queue, underlying issue per next cycle reconcile everything automatically. continue cause pending ach attached funded yet symptom check) amount $x. unchanged. take 3-5 business days settle. funding window, records invoice's reduce reject. software, hand, may bookkeeper manually. resolution wait. settles, mark push back software. rejects, stays reminders resume (you'll see rejection entry rejected transactions report ). (surcharge / dual-pricing synced paiddate set balanceremaining negative. internally calls \"paid balance.\" customer credit card fees (surcharging dual pricing) enabled, gets runs separately. confirms fee, math looks off. wait sync. automatically reconciles item. 3 (because check, cash, external qbo/qbd/xero). timeline. syncs invoices periodically. lag qbo/xero picks hour, longer issue. trigger manual add-ons \u0026gt; minutes. showing genie, errors (reports errors) failed records. enabled email notification, received alert stale configure general settings 4 previously-applied detached detach #x #y. status. someone team (likely re-attach invoice). detaching reverses goes cleared. correct apply new original applicable. attaching 5 voided refunded $x voided, refunded, detached. reversed. restores clears paiddate. void/refund intentional. so, need collection action unintentional, contact support@billergenie.com 6 \"partially paid,\" less total. reduced balance. designed reduces close remaining 7 wrong paid. open. looking customer's invoices, overpaid unexpected applied) money landed. one. ruled persists, number, name, shows, shows. audit identify exact gap. articles activity reject codes","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-31T02:39:00.638Z","tag_names":["approve payment plan","biller genie payment plan","customer payment plan request","down payment","payment plan add-on","payment plan request","payment plan workflow","pending payment plans","reject payment plan"],"answer_sample":"When a customer requests a payment plan through the customer portal, the request ","long_answer_sample":"When a customer requests a payment plan through the customer portal, the request lands in Reports \u0026gt; Pending Payment Plans for your team to approve or reject. This article covers the report itself, the approval/rejection workflow, and what happens after each. Where to find it From the main menu, click Reports \u0026gt; Pending Payment Plans. The page l","language_id":1,"id":3833020,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"customer requests payment plan portal, request lands reports \u0026gt; pending plans team approve reject. article covers report itself, approval/rejection workflow, happens each. find main menu, click plans. page lists every currently status — meaning submitted waiting decision. shows see approved, rejected, completed plans, open record look section. column id internal id. plan's details page. business name request. amount offering approval time. always \"pending\" report. reviewing invoice(s) covers. proposed terms payment, recurring installment amount, frequency (typically monthly), number installments, start date. stored method specified installments. reject action buttons (visible status). approving approve. biller genie several things one step processes immediately customer's method. applied invoice(s). creates schedule remaining scheduled will charge automatically configured frequency. emails plan-approved confirmation schedule. flips approved status. drops list. fails process time, stays error fix underlying issue (often card file needs updating) try again. rejecting flipped rejected receives notification email. remain continue follow normal reminder cadence. common reasons fit policy, history failed payments, prefer negotiate different directly. built-in counter-offer flow; negotiated decline conversation outside genie, can manually create needed. customers submit option appear two must true add-on installed account. allow enabled level either default (set defaults ) per-customer override. eligible sees \"request plan\" invoices. fill terms, save method, submit. submission appears related articles global type overrides using portal","name":"Pending Payment Plans","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"pending-payment-plans","first_category":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","categories_display_for_views":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","parent_categories":[1368781],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/reports-and-reconciliation/pending-payment-plans?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer requests payment plan portal, request lands reports \u0026gt; pending plans team approve reject. article covers report itself, approval/rejection workflow, happens each. find main menu, click plans. page lists every currently status — meaning submitted waiting decision. shows see approved, rejected, completed plans, open record look section. column id internal id. plan's details page. business name request. amount offering approval time. always \"pending\" report. reviewing invoice(s) covers. proposed terms payment, recurring installment amount, frequency (typically monthly), number installments, start date. stored method specified installments. reject action buttons (visible status). approving approve. biller genie several things one step processes immediately customer's method. applied invoice(s). creates schedule remaining scheduled will charge automatically configured frequency. emails plan-approved confirmation schedule. flips approved status. drops list. fails process time, stays error fix underlying issue (often card file needs updating) try again. rejecting flipped rejected receives notification email. remain continue follow normal reminder cadence. common reasons fit policy, history failed payments, prefer negotiate different directly. built-in counter-offer flow; negotiated decline conversation outside genie, can manually create needed. customers submit option appear two must true add-on installed account. allow enabled level either default (set defaults ) per-customer override. eligible sees \"request plan\" invoices. fill terms, save method, submit. submission appears related articles global type overrides using portal","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-02-15T17:51:54.000Z","tag_names":["allow partial payments check","biller genie native invoice","check amount validation","check invoice matching","check search criteria","check sync accounting","match check to invoice","multi-invoice check","partial payments check","processing a check","qbo check sync","quickbooks check","standalone check","standalone check transaction","virtual terminal check","xero check sync"],"answer_sample":"Once a check has been captured with either Mobile Check Capture or Remote Deposit","long_answer_sample":"Once a check has been captured with either Mobile Check Capture or Remote Deposit Capture (RDC), it sits in the Add-On view waiting to be processed. Processing means matching the captured check to a specific invoice — or recording it as a standalone transaction not tied to an invoice — and submitting the payment to the banking network. This article ","language_id":1,"id":2410793,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"check captured either mobile capture remote deposit (rdc), sits add-on view waiting processed. processing means matching specific invoice — recording standalone transaction tied submitting payment banking network. article explains search works, partial-payment rules are, use check, processed checks sync back accounting software. yet, see capturing magtek reader . conceptual overview live captured-but-not-yet-processed visible page (the queue shared rdc) add-ons \u0026gt; rdc shows places. whoever processes person deliberately separate steps scanning can done one staff member invoices another (often someone access). step 1. page, locate click process. 2. field find customer pay. process submit transaction. customer/invoice works form free-text matches input multiple fields account. type name biller genie searches across customer-name file first name, last display genie, business customer's appears connected software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero whichever use). partial work. number invoice's reference displayed genie. amount total, paid toward invoice, current remaining balance. $250 balance $250, searching 250 will it. must compare select single apply to, validates rule depends allow payments setting (on record, invoice). less equal underpayments allowed; overpayments rejected. exactly underpayments, overpayments. covers customer), sum selected invoices' balances exactly, regardless setting. level, allowing (not invoice) correspond maybe deposit, one-off retainer, something invoiced yet instead. form, leave set \"standalone transaction\" rather picking customer/invoice. work like virtual terminal records payment, captures funds, treats deposit. linked invoice. important associated nothing mark file. show bank statement (and genie's transactions report), need record manually sales receipt income entry. want sync, create accounting-software behavior originated created qbo / qbd synced genie) settles, pushes closes automatically. biller-genie-native directly software) applied updates inside exist software, there. (no noted above, sync. manually. submit, taken details full void (if still within window) print email image now pending report working network (typically 3–5 days). rejects, moves rejected reopens collection. checks, return capture. trouble search, validation rejecting appear expected, contact support@billergenie.com applicable) whether via error messages related articles ach credit card reject codes","name":"Processing a Check: Matching, Standalone, and Sync","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"processing-a-check","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/processing-a-check?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"check captured either mobile capture remote deposit (rdc), sits add-on view waiting processed. processing means matching specific invoice — recording standalone transaction tied submitting payment banking network. article explains search works, partial-payment rules are, use check, processed checks sync back accounting software. yet, see capturing magtek reader . conceptual overview live captured-but-not-yet-processed visible page (the queue shared rdc) add-ons \u0026gt; rdc shows places. whoever processes person deliberately separate steps scanning can done one staff member invoices another (often someone access). step 1. page, locate click process. 2. field find customer pay. process submit transaction. customer/invoice works form free-text matches input multiple fields account. type name biller genie searches across customer-name file first name, last display genie, business customer's appears connected software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero whichever use). partial work. number invoice's reference displayed genie. amount total, paid toward invoice, current remaining balance. $250 balance $250, searching 250 will it. must compare select single apply to, validates rule depends allow payments setting (on record, invoice). less equal underpayments allowed; overpayments rejected. exactly underpayments, overpayments. covers customer), sum selected invoices' balances exactly, regardless setting. level, allowing (not invoice) correspond maybe deposit, one-off retainer, something invoiced yet instead. form, leave set \"standalone transaction\" rather picking customer/invoice. work like virtual terminal records payment, captures funds, treats deposit. linked invoice. important associated nothing mark file. show bank statement (and genie's transactions report), need record manually sales receipt income entry. want sync, create accounting-software behavior originated created qbo / qbd synced genie) settles, pushes closes automatically. biller-genie-native directly software) applied updates inside exist software, there. (no noted above, sync. manually. submit, taken details full void (if still within window) print email image now pending report working network (typically 3–5 days). rejects, moves rejected reopens collection. checks, return capture. trouble search, validation rejecting appear expected, contact support@billergenie.com applicable) whether via error messages related articles ach credit card reject codes","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-21T03:59:12.860Z","tag_names":["instalments","payments"],"answer_sample":"By default, Biller Genie requires customers to pay invoices in full. You can enab","long_answer_sample":"By default, Biller Genie requires customers to pay invoices in full. You can enable partial payments at the account level so customers can choose any amount up to the invoice total when paying online. How to enable partial payments Open Control Panel \u0026gt; Customer Defaults.\nSet Enable Partial Payments to Yes.\nClick Save Settings. Once enabled, this ","language_id":1,"id":3825110,"last_published_date":"July 16th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/DW?bg=5aa6d9\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/709e2a5a560cb6adb4da7419a0daf8fd.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Daniel Wilbur","indexable_body":"default, biller genie requires customers pay invoices full. can enable partial payments account level choose amount invoice total paying online. open control panel \u0026gt; customer defaults. set yes. click save settings. enabled, applies every invoice. per-customer per-invoice partial-payments toggle. see enabled portal public payment page, field edit. enter one cent full total. amount, remains remaining balance, reminders continue per normal cadence. apply autopay always pays amount. customer-initiated transactions chooses less related articles article 1957679 inside","name":"Allowing Partial Payments on Invoices","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"allowing-partial-payments","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/allowing-partial-payments?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"default, biller genie requires customers pay invoices full. can enable partial payments account level choose amount invoice total paying online. open control panel \u0026gt; customer defaults. set yes. click save settings. enabled, applies every invoice. per-customer per-invoice partial-payments toggle. see enabled portal public payment page, field edit. enter one cent full total. amount, remains remaining balance, reminders continue per normal cadence. apply autopay always pays amount. customer-initiated transactions chooses less related articles article 1957679 inside","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369273,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T12:56:27.000Z","tag_names":["customer portal","payment splits"],"answer_sample":"Overview Customers can make full, bulk, or partial payments inside the Customer P","long_answer_sample":"Overview Customers can make full, bulk, or partial payments inside the Customer Portal. While full and bulk payments can be made directly from the home screen, partial payments must be made from the individual invoice page. This article explains how customers can submit a partial payment.     How To Make a Partial Payment Step 1 Log in to the Custom","language_id":1,"id":1957653,"last_published_date":"May 25th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"overview customers can make full, bulk, partial payments inside customer portal. full bulk made directly home screen, must individual invoice page. article explains submit payment.   payment step 1 log locate needs click number left-hand side. will open 2 page, select desired method (for example, credit card ach). 3 amount field. edit reflect wish make. 4 process submitted, transaction balance update accordingly. important notes portal screen. require opening first. remaining stay paid full. still trouble unable payment, contact biller genie support team support@billergenie.com include following details used error messages displayed providing information help assist efficiently possible.","name":"Partial Payments inside Customer Portal","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"partial-payments-inside-customer-portal","first_category":"The Customer Portal","categories_display_for_views":"The Customer Portal","parent_categories":[1369273],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customer-portal/partial-payments-inside-customer-portal?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"overview customers can make full, bulk, partial payments inside customer portal. full bulk made directly home screen, must individual invoice page. article explains submit payment.   payment step 1 log locate needs click number left-hand side. will open 2 page, select desired method (for example, credit card ach). 3 amount field. edit reflect wish make. 4 process submitted, transaction balance update accordingly. important notes portal screen. require opening first. remaining stay paid full. still trouble unable payment, contact biller genie support team support@billergenie.com include following details used error messages displayed providing information help assist efficiently possible.","categories":{"current":{"id":1369273,"name":"The Customer Portal","url":"/customer-portal"}},"category_param":"customer-portal"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-07-03T20:15:24.000Z","tag_names":["online transactions","payment service"],"answer_sample":"Link your existing PayPal account to Biller Genie and instantly offer additional ","long_answer_sample":"Link your existing PayPal account to Biller Genie and instantly offer additional payment options in one convenient package.    PayPal Features Multiple Payment Options for Customer Use funds in their PayPal balance Pay Later (purchase is broken into payments) Venmo Convenient Checkout Once a payment method is linked to a customer's PayPal account, ","language_id":1,"id":2658199,"last_published_date":"May 26th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"link existing paypal account biller genie instantly offer additional payment options one convenient package.    features multiple customer use funds balance pay later (purchase broken payments) venmo checkout method linked customer's account, can invoice quickly without enter card/account number again. limitations integration available inside portal merchant portal, viewing statement link. fees processing charged directly recommend referencing website info details. premium apply volumes. technology charge customers credit debit cards, will used.  auto batch reconciliation compatibility genie's abr feature, want know transactions handled differently. enabled, sweep added chart accounts labeled “apm” (alternative methods). moved receivable apm account. difference create bank deposit entries. remain manually moved. need entry conjunction transferring account.  ready get started follow article installing add-on","name":"PayPal Overview","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"paypal-overview","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/paypal-overview?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"link existing paypal account biller genie instantly offer additional payment options one convenient package.    features multiple customer use funds balance pay later (purchase broken payments) venmo checkout method linked customer's account, can invoice quickly without enter card/account number again. limitations integration available inside portal merchant portal, viewing statement link. fees processing charged directly recommend referencing website info details. premium apply volumes. technology charge customers credit debit cards, will used.  auto batch reconciliation compatibility genie's abr feature, want know transactions handled differently. enabled, sweep added chart accounts labeled “apm” (alternative methods). moved receivable apm account. difference create bank deposit entries. remain manually moved. need entry conjunction transferring account.  ready get started follow article installing add-on","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368784,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T20:59:01.000Z","tag_names":["requested funds","payment plan"],"answer_sample":"Your customers can request payment plans through the Customer Portal, allowing th","long_answer_sample":"Your customers can request payment plans through the Customer Portal, allowing them to break up larger invoices into easier-to-manage chunks. To request a payment plan, the customer must log in to their Customer Portal. Step 1 On the right, navigate to Request Plan. Step 2 Once Request Plan is clicked, scroll down to view the Payment Plan options. S","language_id":1,"id":1957066,"last_published_date":"May 25th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"customers can request payment plans customer portal, allowing break larger invoices easier-to-manage chunks. plan, must log portal. step 1 right, navigate to request plan. 2 plan clicked, scroll down to view options. 3 choose total amount, payment, frequency (daily, weekly, monthly), number payments. 4 sent, following confirmation message will appear","name":"Request a Payment Plan","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"request-a-payment-plan","first_category":"Features \u0026 Addons","categories_display_for_views":"Features \u0026 Addons","parent_categories":[1368784],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/features-and-addons/request-a-payment-plan?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customers can request payment plans customer portal, allowing break larger invoices easier-to-manage chunks. plan, must log portal. step 1 right, navigate to request plan. 2 plan clicked, scroll down to view options. 3 choose total amount, payment, frequency (daily, weekly, monthly), number payments. 4 sent, following confirmation message will appear","categories":{"current":{"id":1368784,"name":"Features \u0026 Addons","url":"/features-and-addons"}},"category_param":"features-and-addons"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368784,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-21T03:53:45.875Z","tag_names":["card expiration","payment issues"],"answer_sample":"When an autopay charge fails, Biller Genie notifies the customer automatically an","long_answer_sample":"When an autopay charge fails, Biller Genie notifies the customer automatically and gives them a path to pay another way. When a customer's stored card expires, autopay is turned off for that customer so the system doesn't keep retrying a card that can't succeed. Both behaviors apply to single-invoice autopay and to bulk autopay equally. What happens","language_id":1,"id":3825105,"last_published_date":"May 25th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"autopay charge fails, biller genie notifies customer automatically gives path pay another way. customer's stored card expires, turned system keep retrying succeed. behaviors apply single-invoice bulk equally. happens fails declined (declined card, gateway error, insufficient funds, etc.), sends invoice notification email customer. can manually — different ach, whatever method accept. applies failures (see autopay). expires saved reaches expiration date returns \"expired card\" decline attempted turns notified need update payment method. save updated re-enable record. know failure vs. threshold skip. per-customer skip, failure. never charged sent. means declined. see thresholds skips. re-enabling update. saves new flip toggle back sent channel communications, recognizes coming business. faqs asked getting emails supposed handle everything. recent attempt failed likely card. open record question attempt. email, file, contact retry. own. expired, returned charge. disables case stop retry loop. current tell whether skipped history. skip shows touched. reason gateway, receives notification. two send customer-facing emails. related articles setting multiple invoices grouped set auto","name":"When Autopay Fails: Notifications and Expired-Card Auto-Disable","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"when-autopay-fails","first_category":"Features \u0026 Addons","categories_display_for_views":"Features \u0026 Addons","parent_categories":[1368784],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/features-and-addons/when-autopay-fails?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"autopay charge fails, biller genie notifies customer automatically gives path pay another way. customer's stored card expires, turned system keep retrying succeed. behaviors apply single-invoice bulk equally. happens fails declined (declined card, gateway error, insufficient funds, etc.), sends invoice notification email customer. can manually — different ach, whatever method accept. applies failures (see autopay). expires saved reaches expiration date returns \"expired card\" decline attempted turns notified need update payment method. save updated re-enable record. know failure vs. threshold skip. per-customer skip, failure. never charged sent. means declined. see thresholds skips. re-enabling update. saves new flip toggle back sent channel communications, recognizes coming business. faqs asked getting emails supposed handle everything. recent attempt failed likely card. open record question attempt. email, file, contact retry. own. expired, returned charge. disables case stop retry loop. current tell whether skipped history. skip shows touched. reason gateway, receives notification. two send customer-facing emails. related articles setting multiple invoices grouped set auto","categories":{"current":{"id":1368784,"name":"Features \u0026 Addons","url":"/features-and-addons"}},"category_param":"features-and-addons"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368784,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T20:35:07.000Z","tag_names":["penalty fees","late payment"],"answer_sample":"The Late Fee Manager automatically calculates and applies late fees to your invoi","long_answer_sample":"The Late Fee Manager automatically calculates and applies late fees to your invoices. In Biller Genie, an invoice is not considered late until it is 30 days past due. After the 30 days, late fees will be applied on a recurring 30 day schedule. Late fees can only be applied to current, existing invoices. From the Main Menu, navigate to the Add-Ons dr","language_id":1,"id":1957028,"last_published_date":"May 25th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"late fee manager automatically calculates applies fees invoices. biller genie, invoice considered 30 days past due. days, will applied recurring day schedule. can current, existing main menu, navigate the add-ons drop-down menu select the late manager. need installed the add-ons marketplace.   begin charging fees, configuration, toggle “late status” “active”. configure desired schedule, frequency, amount, customize terms \u0026amp; conditions meet needs. choose add memo field invoices, body reminders, included every invoice. booked new revenue account accounting software called \"biller genie finance charge\". refunding refund added invoice, software. open quickbooks online, desktop, xero, remove late-fee line item. next sync, picks removal clears copy keeping change side first preserves source truth. keep reapplying them, check configuration above. open, past-due continues accrue 30-day cadence paid, written off, voided","name":"Setup Late Fees","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setup-late-fees","first_category":"Features \u0026 Addons","categories_display_for_views":"Features \u0026 Addons","parent_categories":[1368784],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/features-and-addons/setup-late-fees?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"late fee manager automatically calculates applies fees invoices. biller genie, invoice considered 30 days past due. days, will applied recurring day schedule. can current, existing main menu, navigate the add-ons drop-down menu select the late manager. need installed the add-ons marketplace.   begin charging fees, configuration, toggle “late status” “active”. configure desired schedule, frequency, amount, customize terms \u0026amp; conditions meet needs. choose add memo field invoices, body reminders, included every invoice. booked new revenue account accounting software called \"biller genie finance charge\". refunding refund added invoice, software. open quickbooks online, desktop, xero, remove late-fee line item. next sync, picks removal clears copy keeping change side first preserves source truth. keep reapplying them, check configuration above. open, past-due continues accrue 30-day cadence paid, written off, voided","categories":{"current":{"id":1368784,"name":"Features \u0026 Addons","url":"/features-and-addons"}},"category_param":"features-and-addons"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368784,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-21T03:53:40.604Z","tag_names":["mass invoicing","grouped payments"],"answer_sample":"When a customer has more than one invoice queued for autopay at the same time, Bi","long_answer_sample":"When a customer has more than one invoice queued for autopay at the same time, Biller Genie groups them into a single bulk transaction instead of charging each one separately. Your customer sees a single \"Bulk-Pay\" entry on their card statement; you see one row to reconcile instead of several. Why this matters Lower gateway fees. One transaction ins","language_id":1,"id":3825103,"last_published_date":"May 25th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"customer one invoice queued autopay time, biller genie groups single bulk transaction instead charging separately. sees \"bulk-pay\" entry card statement; see row reconcile several. matters lower gateway fees. three five means processing fee five. cleaner reconciliation. deposit line matching far easier bank feed several small deposits individual invoices. better statements. \"acme corp paid $1,247 4 invoices\" rather four separate $300-ish charges statement. works eligibility invoices grouped (contact). 2 eligible belong queue runs, flow path. moment, processes single-invoice charge. charge sent recurring charge, identical handling — chargeback-protection recurring-billing flags preserved. customer, treated way thresholds apply per invoice. per-customer threshold (see thresholds), evaluated individually included bulk. outside skipped remain queue. failure matches autopay. fails (declined card, error), sends notification records fails). statement labeled business name amount (e.g., $1,247.00\"). payment history breakdown covered. merchant portal list bulk-pay row. reconciliation view line. customer's paid. faqs show two time. reduce fees simplify still tracked visible transaction's breakdown. yes fewer transactions per-transaction savings depends often customers multiple autopaid use exclude size skip-autopay specific enters bypass check. ever time process grouping happens unless related articles setting notifications expired-card auto-disable set auto pay","name":"Bulk Autopay: How Multiple Invoices Are Grouped","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"bulk-autopay","first_category":"Features \u0026 Addons","categories_display_for_views":"Features \u0026 Addons","parent_categories":[1368784],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/features-and-addons/bulk-autopay?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer one invoice queued autopay time, biller genie groups single bulk transaction instead charging separately. sees \"bulk-pay\" entry card statement; see row reconcile several. matters lower gateway fees. three five means processing fee five. cleaner reconciliation. deposit line matching far easier bank feed several small deposits individual invoices. better statements. \"acme corp paid $1,247 4 invoices\" rather four separate $300-ish charges statement. works eligibility invoices grouped (contact). 2 eligible belong queue runs, flow path. moment, processes single-invoice charge. charge sent recurring charge, identical handling — chargeback-protection recurring-billing flags preserved. customer, treated way thresholds apply per invoice. per-customer threshold (see thresholds), evaluated individually included bulk. outside skipped remain queue. failure matches autopay. fails (declined card, error), sends notification records fails). statement labeled business name amount (e.g., $1,247.00\"). payment history breakdown covered. merchant portal list bulk-pay row. reconciliation view line. customer's paid. faqs show two time. reduce fees simplify still tracked visible transaction's breakdown. yes fewer transactions per-transaction savings depends often customers multiple autopaid use exclude size skip-autopay specific enters bypass check. ever time process grouping happens unless related articles setting notifications expired-card auto-disable set auto pay","categories":{"current":{"id":1368784,"name":"Features \u0026 Addons","url":"/features-and-addons"}},"category_param":"features-and-addons"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:31:01.931Z","tag_names":["contactless transactions","mobile payments"],"answer_sample":"Apple Pay lets your customers pay an invoice in one tap using the card stored in ","long_answer_sample":"Apple Pay lets your customers pay an invoice in one tap using the card stored in their Apple Wallet, with no typing of card numbers. It is available now in Biller Genie on supported payment gateways. Where customers see it\nWhen a customer opens their invoice on a supported Apple device (iPhone, iPad, or Safari on a Mac) and has a card in Apple Walle","language_id":1,"id":3826894,"last_published_date":"July 1st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"apple pay lets customers invoice one tap using card stored wallet, typing numbers. available now biller genie supported payment gateways. see customer opens device (iphone, ipad, safari mac) button appears automatically alongside usual bank options. shows portal, paying single multiple invoices (bulk pay) statement links sent devices browsers support (for example chrome windows, android phone), simply appear pays normally would. nothing set beyond wallet. gateways authorize.net nmi supported. (including elavon epg) yet runs existing gateway deposits account payments. processing rates unchanged. turn self-serve setting account. enabled per genie. like customers, contact will enable gateway. enabled, eligible automatically. changes reminders needed. refunds voids transactions void refund exactly screen. uses device-specific number, last four digits shown wallet's number rather physical card, match record. google wallets first digital wallet yet. article updated options added.","name":"Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Digital Wallets in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"apple-pay-google-pay-digital-wallets","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/apple-pay-google-pay-digital-wallets?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"apple pay lets customers invoice one tap using card stored wallet, typing numbers. available now biller genie supported payment gateways. see customer opens device (iphone, ipad, safari mac) button appears automatically alongside usual bank options. shows portal, paying single multiple invoices (bulk pay) statement links sent devices browsers support (for example chrome windows, android phone), simply appear pays normally would. nothing set beyond wallet. gateways authorize.net nmi supported. (including elavon epg) yet runs existing gateway deposits account payments. processing rates unchanged. turn self-serve setting account. enabled per genie. like customers, contact will enable gateway. enabled, eligible automatically. changes reminders needed. refunds voids transactions void refund exactly screen. uses device-specific number, last four digits shown wallet's number rather physical card, match record. google wallets first digital wallet yet. article updated options added.","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T18:06:44.000Z","tag_names":["autopay attempt log","detach payment timeline","email opened invoice","invoice activity","invoice event log","invoice history","invoice opt out reminders","invoice timeline","mailjet open click","reminder sent log","when was invoice sent","who paid invoice"],"answer_sample":"Every invoice in Biller Genie has a Timeline — a chronological log of everything ","long_answer_sample":"Every invoice in Biller Genie has a Timeline — a chronological log of everything that's happened to it: payments applied, payment attempts, reminders sent, opt-out toggles, voids/refunds, autopay attempts, manual notes, and email opens and clicks. The Timeline is the first place to look when you need to answer \"what happened with this invoice?\" — fo","language_id":1,"id":1956817,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"every invoice biller genie timeline — chronological log everything happened payments applied, payment attempts, reminders sent, opt-out toggles, voids/refunds, autopay manual notes, email opens clicks. first place look need answer \"what invoice\" support questions, audit needs, troubleshooting customer's experience match expected. find open invoices \u0026gt; (or clicking number anywhere appears). detail view, scroll history / section. entries appear newest-first. entry types mean lifecycle means created either synced accounting software, manually bg, imported. timeline. updated field changed typically edit software through, bg. paid invoice's remaining balance hit $0 (a payment, multiple payments, credit memo zeroed out). sets paiddate. applied card debit made amount $x processed applied. funds available 1-2 business days. ach submitted bank. note takes 3-5 days settle can still reject window. check captured via mobile capture rdc invoice. settles pending [type] attached yet funded associated reduced funds. common payments. voided, refunded, detached previously-applied reversed. went back paiddate cleared marked paid. attempts auto pay skipped since automatic attempted [date] per day. system tried earlier today, next attempt skipped. failed - ending xxxx expired. automatically disabled customer. stored auto-disables customer) fix due date. method (ending xxxx) authorization file bank account verification holds completes. #x [reason] gateway declined returned error. reason text comes response ones insufficient funds, declined, honor. activity \"[reminder type]\" reminder sent out. type tells one cadence (upcoming due, overdue, upcoming late fee, statement). paper mail queued add-on active. opened clicked click telemetry provider (mailjet). indicates recipient least loaded images link. useful \"they saw it\" signal though 100% reliable clients block tracking pixels. bounced (soft hard) deliver. soft bounce = temporary (full inbox, server unavailable); hard permanent (bad address). bounces, customer email. per-invoice opted reminders (also will excluded reminders) someone team opt emails go specifically. (if configured) attempts. now included sending resume scheduled cadence. notes add internal recording conversations, escalations, anything else want record of. detail, note, save. appears username timestamp. internal-only (the never sees them). diagnostic patterns \"did ever receive send entries, opens/clicks. see sends opens, might spam. \"why run\" recent entry. skip/fail tell (already-attempted, expired card, authorization). \"this supposed there\" pending-payment detach entries. shows full diagnostic. going out\" record's active status. delivery diagnosis . related articles viewing attaching detaching transactions","name":"Invoice Timeline and Activity History","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"view-invoice-timeline","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/view-invoice-timeline?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"every invoice biller genie timeline — chronological log everything happened payments applied, payment attempts, reminders sent, opt-out toggles, voids/refunds, autopay manual notes, email opens clicks. first place look need answer \"what invoice\" support questions, audit needs, troubleshooting customer's experience match expected. find open invoices \u0026gt; (or clicking number anywhere appears). detail view, scroll history / section. entries appear newest-first. entry types mean lifecycle means created either synced accounting software, manually bg, imported. timeline. updated field changed typically edit software through, bg. paid invoice's remaining balance hit $0 (a payment, multiple payments, credit memo zeroed out). sets paiddate. applied card debit made amount $x processed applied. funds available 1-2 business days. ach submitted bank. note takes 3-5 days settle can still reject window. check captured via mobile capture rdc invoice. settles pending [type] attached yet funded associated reduced funds. common payments. voided, refunded, detached previously-applied reversed. went back paiddate cleared marked paid. attempts auto pay skipped since automatic attempted [date] per day. system tried earlier today, next attempt skipped. failed - ending xxxx expired. automatically disabled customer. stored auto-disables customer) fix due date. method (ending xxxx) authorization file bank account verification holds completes. #x [reason] gateway declined returned error. reason text comes response ones insufficient funds, declined, honor. activity \"[reminder type]\" reminder sent out. type tells one cadence (upcoming due, overdue, upcoming late fee, statement). paper mail queued add-on active. opened clicked click telemetry provider (mailjet). indicates recipient least loaded images link. useful \"they saw it\" signal though 100% reliable clients block tracking pixels. bounced (soft hard) deliver. soft bounce = temporary (full inbox, server unavailable); hard permanent (bad address). bounces, customer email. per-invoice opted reminders (also will excluded reminders) someone team opt emails go specifically. (if configured) attempts. now included sending resume scheduled cadence. notes add internal recording conversations, escalations, anything else want record of. detail, note, save. appears username timestamp. internal-only (the never sees them). diagnostic patterns \"did ever receive send entries, opens/clicks. see sends opens, might spam. \"why run\" recent entry. skip/fail tell (already-attempted, expired card, authorization). \"this supposed there\" pending-payment detach entries. shows full diagnostic. going out\" record's active status. delivery diagnosis . related articles viewing attaching detaching transactions","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369271,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-07-22T18:46:47.465Z","tag_names":["abr","batch history","batch reconciliation","hosted payment page","pending sync","reconcile batches","sweep account","sweep balance","sync error","third party sales receipt","transaction linking","unlinked transactions","virtual terminal"],"answer_sample":"The Batch History screen is the diagnostic heart of Automatic Batch Reconciliatio","long_answer_sample":"The Batch History screen is the diagnostic heart of Automatic Batch Reconciliation (ABR). It shows every settled batch, lets you expand a batch into its individual transactions, and tells you exactly which transactions to look at when your sweep account does not return to zero. The batch grid Each payment type's module shows its own Batch History gr","language_id":1,"id":3893599,"last_published_date":"July 27th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"batch history screen diagnostic heart automatic reconciliation (abr). shows every settled batch, lets expand individual transactions, tells exactly transactions look sweep account return zero. grid payment type's module grid. see id settle date gross amount (plus fee net columns credit card merchants daily discount) counts sales, refunds, voids status pill, plus confirm action waiting entry statuses move pending (daily discount batches fee) \u0026gt; sync syncing synced, error (red pill) journal post. retries automatically normal cycle. can filter all, sync, error. two quick notes appear column visibility, voided amounts never part money, settles. refunds ride inside day's batch. refund-heavy day total negative; simply flips direction still zeroes out. expanding click transactions. rows matching record biller genie show blue invoice # link opens directly; exists, falls back sales receipt, transaction itself. gateway txn older batches. per-transaction detail appears created going forward. installed, supported linking, will expanded. expected, defect. four states, plain language checked independent links gateway's reference match accounting receipt synced quickbooks present missing, gives possible states state means fully linked yes reconciled end end. nothing do. third-party sale originated gateway, genie, carries quickbooks. exists typical causes virtual terminal sale, hosted page detached invoice. swept ever offset sweep, amount. unlinked (shown red \"unlinked\"). deposit includes money booked anywhere, leaves negative balance. makes visible glance row carried quickbooks, behind payment-only state. hit zero puts takes sides agree, lands balance single health check grey good. least one recent linked. triage pill orange instead grey. open history, batches, classify suspect using table above. fix gateway. book (or receipt) source. reached resolve example reattaching recording payment, gets offsetting entry. usually fine, actually synced. properly linked, returns ach built genie's funded records, construction. provides detail, enriches display changes linking. details hide none. related articles understanding setting abr mappings balances entries report processing matching, standalone,","name":"Reading Your Batch History: Transaction Linking and Your Sweep Balance","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"batch-history-transaction-linking-and-sweep-balance","first_category":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","categories_display_for_views":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","parent_categories":[1369271],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation/batch-history-transaction-linking-and-sweep-balance?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"batch history screen diagnostic heart automatic reconciliation (abr). shows every settled batch, lets expand individual transactions, tells exactly transactions look sweep account return zero. grid payment type's module grid. see id settle date gross amount (plus fee net columns credit card merchants daily discount) counts sales, refunds, voids status pill, plus confirm action waiting entry statuses move pending (daily discount batches fee) \u0026gt; sync syncing synced, error (red pill) journal post. retries automatically normal cycle. can filter all, sync, error. two quick notes appear column visibility, voided amounts never part money, settles. refunds ride inside day's batch. refund-heavy day total negative; simply flips direction still zeroes out. expanding click transactions. rows matching record biller genie show blue invoice # link opens directly; exists, falls back sales receipt, transaction itself. gateway txn older batches. per-transaction detail appears created going forward. installed, supported linking, will expanded. expected, defect. four states, plain language checked independent links gateway's reference match accounting receipt synced quickbooks present missing, gives possible states state means fully linked yes reconciled end end. nothing do. third-party sale originated gateway, genie, carries quickbooks. exists typical causes virtual terminal sale, hosted page detached invoice. swept ever offset sweep, amount. unlinked (shown red \"unlinked\"). deposit includes money booked anywhere, leaves negative balance. makes visible glance row carried quickbooks, behind payment-only state. hit zero puts takes sides agree, lands balance single health check grey good. least one recent linked. triage pill orange instead grey. open history, batches, classify suspect using table above. fix gateway. book (or receipt) source. reached resolve example reattaching recording payment, gets offsetting entry. usually fine, actually synced. properly linked, returns ach built genie's funded records, construction. provides detail, enriches display changes linking. details hide none. related articles understanding setting abr mappings balances entries report processing matching, standalone,","categories":{"current":{"id":1369271,"name":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369272,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T21:22:32.000Z","tag_names":["reminders","using reminders","reminder cadence","overdue reminders","payment due","upcoming payment","statement","merge tags","invoice messenger","escalation sequence","dunning","late fee reminder","reminder schedule","disable reminders","attach pdf"],"answer_sample":"Reminders are the automatic follow-up communications Biller Genie sends to your c","long_answer_sample":"Reminders are the automatic follow-up communications Biller Genie sends to your customers between the time an invoice goes out and the time it's paid. They're the engine that \"chases\" payments on your behalf — and the reason most Biller Genie merchants get paid significantly faster than they used to. This article explains how reminders work, what ea","language_id":1,"id":1957096,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"reminders automatic follow-up communications biller genie sends customers time invoice goes paid. engine \"chases\" payments behalf — reason merchants get paid significantly faster used to. article explains work, reminder type for, configure them. fit genie's messaging model two flavors customer communication messenger first touch. (and updates changes). (this article) cadence. repeats together cover whole life invoice. gets customer's hands; keeps top mind. six types organized message types, purpose. can turn one off, choose whether deliver email, paper mail, both. exact timing set globally configuration page. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful businesses offer terms (net 15, net 30) want encourage pay early, autopay appreciate charge hits. overdo early-warning touch usually plenty; starts feel like nagging. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email only. statement periodic summary listing open invoices document. overdue past workhorse system. run recurring cadence core collections process. see escalation-sequence pattern below. late fee posts, giving chance kicks in. mail delivered always available. requires add-on . enabled type, reliably check email. installing add-on. brand-new account install takes ten seconds. step 1. add-ons marketplace genie, go marketplace, select category, click reminders. 2. tile. now shows ready configure. next section find configured three levels layered everywhere global defaults baseline every customer. once. overrides quickbooks (e.g. wholesale fewer retail). per-customer specific send vip touches; chronically more). most-specific layer wins. says \"statement on\" override turns statements. configuring (how days fires, soon etc.) page control panel \u0026gt; trigger schedule. fire due, itself); others schedule repeat n days). save. new applies point forward. global, channels change account. vary per turned delivery (email / mail) active \"message less\" pattern. practical start balanced works service b2b 3 date, update, month, (for accounts only). below; part spend tuning. 1 day adjust based fits policy. tune aggressive feels pushy; gentle ignored. watch overlap multiple schedules collide example, lands ends emails you, reads overzealous collections. setting cadence, walk couple sample timelines (day 0, 5, 30…) make sure scheduled day. unavoidable, stagger two. building escalation sequence effective single repeating tiered messages escalate tone channel older. tier block age range, matches serious situation become. common four-tier 0 60 friendly nudges, \"just reminder, please chance.\" 7-14 days. 2 120 firmer reminders, still \"your contact resolve this.\" add 90-day mark tangible escalation. 7-10 180 final notice. + mail. \"this hear may referred collections.\" 7 4 180+ either \"account suspended collections\" notice, stop sending route whichever schedule, subject line, body content. let opt later tiers never threaten everyone assumes genuinely delinquent unresponsive. long-standing who've simply slow will damage relationship. use exempt a-list tiers, carry friendlier 1/2 instead. merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. template render correctly work information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" name file (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} business blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display (combines set). {jobname} job title sub-customer setups). {other} value custom field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} is. plain 42). negative yet. (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. {latefee} applied (currency formatted). {latefeedate} post link {customerportallink} full url portal drop give one-click pay-now link. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the know by). tag rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example simple scales across hi {customerfirstname}, remains unpaid. online thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, amount, late, manual editing disable need just customer, per-invoice opt-out portal, navigate reach record tab. modify confirmation banner appears. re-enabling path currently opted settings sparingly (customer → overrides) handles \"stop noise\" scenarios cleanly. statements behave little differently invoice, has, (typically month). config last month. recipient view links place, them, download pdf copy. partial within payments, directly view. apply paid, pro-rated customer-record off-schedule invoices, one-off immediately. calls asking complete picture. vs. individual pick strategy often crosses \"too email.\" monthly prefer consolidated view; retail time. attach default, rather whose ap teams archive pdfs toggle attachment yes. save settings. forward includes addition asks receiving sometimes ask redundant, quiet. oblige instead, want. patterns quiet pays consistently. statement, payment, fee. keep loop something lapses. everything except bare minimum. due; repeated follow-ups. entirely, prefers physical (with ). majority benefit exceptions. behavior genie; broader playbook. interact status future automatically. reduce outstanding getting nudges fully voided refunded generating voided/refunded amount. skipped (via waive flag) remind about. frequently asked questions automated sender address (or domain up) look correspondence company. notice automated. replies reply reply-to back genie. expected five causes (1) (check record), (2) fire, (3) bounced invalid, (4) disabled, (5) setting. actually right without changing yes itself, send. manually flow. preview looks option type. real-data receive. related articles fees, features using","name":"Using Reminders","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-reminders","first_category":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","categories_display_for_views":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","parent_categories":[1369272],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders/using-reminders?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"reminders automatic follow-up communications biller genie sends customers time invoice goes paid. engine \"chases\" payments behalf — reason merchants get paid significantly faster used to. article explains work, reminder type for, configure them. fit genie's messaging model two flavors customer communication messenger first touch. (and updates changes). (this article) cadence. repeats together cover whole life invoice. gets customer's hands; keeps top mind. six types organized message types, purpose. can turn one off, choose whether deliver email, paper mail, both. exact timing set globally configuration page. upcoming payment heads-up sent due. especially useful businesses offer terms (net 15, net 30) want encourage pay early, autopay appreciate charge hits. overdo early-warning touch usually plenty; starts feel like nagging. due invoice's date. updated existing changed (line item edited, amount adjusted, date moved). email only. statement periodic summary listing open invoices document. overdue past workhorse system. run recurring cadence core collections process. see escalation-sequence pattern below. late fee posts, giving chance kicks in. mail delivered always available. requires add-on . enabled type, reliably check email. installing add-on. brand-new account install takes ten seconds. step 1. add-ons marketplace genie, go marketplace, select category, click reminders. 2. tile. now shows ready configure. next section find configured three levels layered everywhere global defaults baseline every customer. once. overrides quickbooks (e.g. wholesale fewer retail). per-customer specific send vip touches; chronically more). most-specific layer wins. says \"statement on\" override turns statements. configuring (how days fires, soon etc.) page control panel \u0026gt; trigger schedule. fire due, itself); others schedule repeat n days). save. new applies point forward. global, channels change account. vary per turned delivery (email / mail) active \"message less\" pattern. practical start balanced works service b2b 3 date, update, month, (for accounts only). below; part spend tuning. 1 day adjust based fits policy. tune aggressive feels pushy; gentle ignored. watch overlap multiple schedules collide example, lands ends emails you, reads overzealous collections. setting cadence, walk couple sample timelines (day 0, 5, 30…) make sure scheduled day. unavoidable, stagger two. building escalation sequence effective single repeating tiered messages escalate tone channel older. tier block age range, matches serious situation become. common four-tier 0 60 friendly nudges, \"just reminder, please chance.\" 7-14 days. 2 120 firmer reminders, still \"your contact resolve this.\" add 90-day mark tangible escalation. 7-10 180 final notice. + mail. \"this hear may referred collections.\" 7 4 180+ either \"account suspended collections\" notice, stop sending route whichever schedule, subject line, body content. let opt later tiers never threaten everyone assumes genuinely delinquent unresponsive. long-standing who've simply slow will damage relationship. use exempt a-list tiers, carry friendlier 1/2 instead. merge tags personalizing templates support placeholders {customerfirstname} {amountdue} replaces real data out. template render correctly work information name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" name file (useful businesses). {customerbusinessname} business blank. {customerdisplayname} preferred display (combines set). {jobname} job title sub-customer setups). {other} value custom field. {invoicenumber} number. {invoicedate} (mm/dd/yyyy). {duedate} balance remaining, formatted currency $1,234.56). statements, total instead {ponumber} po number (empty none). {invoicedayslate} is. plain 42). negative yet. (conditional) fees merchant qualifies. otherwise empty strings, safely include double \"with fee\" \"without variants. {latefee} applied (currency formatted). {latefeedate} post link {customerportallink} full url portal drop give one-click pay-now link. {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. {dbaname} business's dba (the know by). tag rules case-sensitive works; replace literally. curly braces ({{...}}) square brackets ([...]) supported. dates hardcoded mm/dd/yyyy format uses locale's symbol formatting. merge-tag example simple scales across hi {customerfirstname}, remains unpaid. online thanks, abc plumbing co., personalized name, number, amount, late, manual editing disable need just customer, per-invoice opt-out portal, navigate reach record tab. modify confirmation banner appears. re-enabling path currently opted settings sparingly (customer → overrides) handles \"stop noise\" scenarios cleanly. statements behave little differently invoice, has, (typically month). config last month. recipient view links place, them, download pdf copy. partial within payments, directly view. apply paid, pro-rated customer-record off-schedule invoices, one-off immediately. calls asking complete picture. vs. individual pick strategy often crosses \"too email.\" monthly prefer consolidated view; retail time. attach default, rather whose ap teams archive pdfs toggle attachment yes. save settings. forward includes addition asks receiving sometimes ask redundant, quiet. oblige instead, want. patterns quiet pays consistently. statement, payment, fee. keep loop something lapses. everything except bare minimum. due; repeated follow-ups. entirely, prefers physical (with ). majority benefit exceptions. behavior genie; broader playbook. interact status future automatically. reduce outstanding getting nudges fully voided refunded generating voided/refunded amount. skipped (via waive flag) remind about. frequently asked questions automated sender address (or domain up) look correspondence company. notice automated. replies reply reply-to back genie. expected five causes (1) (check record), (2) fire, (3) bounced invalid, (4) disabled, (5) setting. actually right without changing yes itself, send. manually flow. preview looks option type. real-data receive. related articles fees, features using","categories":{"current":{"id":1369272,"name":"Invoice Messenger \u0026 Reminders","url":"/invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},"category_param":"invoice-messenger-and-reminders"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-19T18:38:42.000Z","tag_names":["abr","automatic batch reconciliation","batch reconciliation","cancel","cancel payment","revoke","void a payment","voided payment quickbooks","voids","void transaction"],"answer_sample":"A void cancels a transaction before it has settled at the processor — the authori","long_answer_sample":"A void cancels a transaction before it has settled at the processor — the authorization is dropped, no money moves, and no merchant fees apply. This article shows how to void a payment, when voids are available, and what happens in your accounting software afterward. When voids are available Credit Card / Stored Card: until the daily batch closes at","language_id":1,"id":3821034,"last_published_date":"July 27th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"void cancels transaction settled processor — authorization dropped, money moves, merchant fees apply. article shows payment, voids available, happens accounting software afterward. available credit card / stored daily batch closes (typically end-of-day). ach gateway submitted file federal reserve processing. portal button (in red) voiding available. see option, either (use refund instead) flight settlement (wait completes, refund). vs refunds use full timing breakdown. portal, open transaction. click red button. confirm. bulk transactions, bulk-void modal underlying invoice list can review voided. released immediately processor. pending charge customer's statement will fall usually same-day, sometimes within 24 hours depending bank. corresponding sales receipt voided (quickbooks online) payment record deleted desktop via magiccarpet, support records). invoices paid reopen, restoring ar balance. biller genie id written description audit traceability. quickbooks online customers, minutes. magiccarpet (v4), next sync cycle. v3 integration bi-directional v3. get functionality, need upgrade magiccarpet. reach subscriber success team subscribersuccess@billergenie.com, schedule session subscribersuccess.billergenie.com. automatic reconciliation reconciliation, never appear batch. cancelled settlement, part becomes leg journal entry. history grid, amounts show column visibility only. settled, instead, ride inside covered multiple single whole one action. confirm voiding. voids. faqs cancel option same-day card, yet fed ach, void. otherwise, refund. correct automatically. customer charged fee no. go apply side. fast bank reflects same-day; banks take hours. undo voided, cancelled. changes mind wants pay, run new just reopens every it. return amount, instead. related articles (full partial) chart accounts mapping understanding reading linking sweep balance","name":"How to Void a Payment","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"void-a-payment","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/void-a-payment?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"void cancels transaction settled processor — authorization dropped, money moves, merchant fees apply. article shows payment, voids available, happens accounting software afterward. available credit card / stored daily batch closes (typically end-of-day). ach gateway submitted file federal reserve processing. portal button (in red) voiding available. see option, either (use refund instead) flight settlement (wait completes, refund). vs refunds use full timing breakdown. portal, open transaction. click red button. confirm. bulk transactions, bulk-void modal underlying invoice list can review voided. released immediately processor. pending charge customer's statement will fall usually same-day, sometimes within 24 hours depending bank. corresponding sales receipt voided (quickbooks online) payment record deleted desktop via magiccarpet, support records). invoices paid reopen, restoring ar balance. biller genie id written description audit traceability. quickbooks online customers, minutes. magiccarpet (v4), next sync cycle. v3 integration bi-directional v3. get functionality, need upgrade magiccarpet. reach subscriber success team subscribersuccess@billergenie.com, schedule session subscribersuccess.billergenie.com. automatic reconciliation reconciliation, never appear batch. cancelled settlement, part becomes leg journal entry. history grid, amounts show column visibility only. settled, instead, ride inside covered multiple single whole one action. confirm voiding. voids. faqs cancel option same-day card, yet fed ach, void. otherwise, refund. correct automatically. customer charged fee no. go apply side. fast bank reflects same-day; banks take hours. undo voided, cancelled. changes mind wants pay, run new just reopens every it. return amount, instead. related articles (full partial) chart accounts mapping understanding reading linking sweep balance","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-02-23T21:14:57.000Z","tag_names":["cash flow stage billing","estimate progress invoice","milestone invoicing","one big invoice vs many","partial payments","progress invoices","progress invoicing quickbooks","project invoice","qbo progress invoicing setup","stage billing"],"answer_sample":"If you bill in stages — for example, a contractor billing 25% at signing, 25% at ","long_answer_sample":"If you bill in stages — for example, a contractor billing 25% at signing, 25% at framing, 25% at drywall, 25% at completion — you have two ways to structure the receivable: progress invoices (multiple smaller invoices issued as work progresses) or one large invoice with partial payments. This article covers the trade-offs and when each pattern is th","language_id":1,"id":2428271,"last_published_date":"May 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"bill stages — example, contractor billing 25% signing, framing, drywall, completion two ways structure receivable progress invoices (multiple smaller issued work progresses) one large invoice partial payments. article covers trade-offs pattern better fit business. job works create separate stage ready bill. due date balance. customer pays arrives. collect 100% next ships. + payments big full amount, allow on. portions progresses. stays open running balance final payment closes out. usually stage-billed jobs, win three dimensions cleaner a/r aging. $40,000 sits $30,000 months drags aging hard. four $10,000 invoices, paid within 30 days completes, keep report healthy. faster cash flow. can prove done. customers pay promptly corresponds deliverable just received, vs. fully consumed yet. easier collections. goes late, strong, specific conversation \"we delivered framing april 1, $10,000, please pay.\" compared chasing balance, squishier. customer's procurement requires po per project. enterprise cut whole job. break need po. well-defined advance. predict project will split it, honest fabricating milestones. short jobs. total \u0026lt;$5,000 finishes week, overhead multiple worth it. patterns show biller genie reflects whatever set accounting software appear series independent grid. reminder cadence, autopay state, now link. individually pays. appears single entries timeline. reduces hits zero. reminders continue (referencing remaining balance) closes. record see allowing . setting invoicing quickbooks online native feature converts estimate staged invoices. high-level workflow turn invoicing. qbo, go settings (gear icon) \u0026gt; account sales. find section toggle save. (e.g. $40,000) detailed line items stage. issue completes. estimate, click choose portion (percentage total, dollar items). track qbo automatically subtracts estimate's always know left syncs invoice. grid follow normal cadence settings. maintains parent-estimate relationship; sees individual complete instructions (including template setup), intuit's documentation step-by-step guides support search \"progress invoicing.\" desktop qbd supports estimate. enable edit preferences jobs \u0026amp; estimates (company tab), check \"do invoicing\" use percentage amount. generated individually. xero estimate\" way. manually quotes used template, created independently. like other. best practices spell original / contract. exist bills first dates match delivery. net 15 \"stage delivered\" lands \"estimate signed.\" ship previous (or part, depending policy). main reason improves flow natural gating mechanism. memo description ties delivered. 2 4 completed 2026-04-15\" beats 2.\" consider repeating-stage clients. rhythm repeatedly (monthly retainer plus monthly work), smooths further. related articles schedule per-customer overrides","name":"Progress Invoices vs. Partial Payments: Best Practices","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-up-progress-invoices-in-quickbooks-online","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/setting-up-progress-invoices-in-quickbooks-online?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"bill stages — example, contractor billing 25% signing, framing, drywall, completion two ways structure receivable progress invoices (multiple smaller issued work progresses) one large invoice partial payments. article covers trade-offs pattern better fit business. job works create separate stage ready bill. due date balance. customer pays arrives. collect 100% next ships. + payments big full amount, allow on. portions progresses. stays open running balance final payment closes out. usually stage-billed jobs, win three dimensions cleaner a/r aging. $40,000 sits $30,000 months drags aging hard. four $10,000 invoices, paid within 30 days completes, keep report healthy. faster cash flow. can prove done. customers pay promptly corresponds deliverable just received, vs. fully consumed yet. easier collections. goes late, strong, specific conversation \"we delivered framing april 1, $10,000, please pay.\" compared chasing balance, squishier. customer's procurement requires po per project. enterprise cut whole job. break need po. well-defined advance. predict project will split it, honest fabricating milestones. short jobs. total \u0026lt;$5,000 finishes week, overhead multiple worth it. patterns show biller genie reflects whatever set accounting software appear series independent grid. reminder cadence, autopay state, now link. individually pays. appears single entries timeline. reduces hits zero. reminders continue (referencing remaining balance) closes. record see allowing . setting invoicing quickbooks online native feature converts estimate staged invoices. high-level workflow turn invoicing. qbo, go settings (gear icon) \u0026gt; account sales. find section toggle save. (e.g. $40,000) detailed line items stage. issue completes. estimate, click choose portion (percentage total, dollar items). track qbo automatically subtracts estimate's always know left syncs invoice. grid follow normal cadence settings. maintains parent-estimate relationship; sees individual complete instructions (including template setup), intuit's documentation step-by-step guides support search \"progress invoicing.\" desktop qbd supports estimate. enable edit preferences jobs \u0026amp; estimates (company tab), check \"do invoicing\" use percentage amount. generated individually. xero estimate\" way. manually quotes used template, created independently. like other. best practices spell original / contract. exist bills first dates match delivery. net 15 \"stage delivered\" lands \"estimate signed.\" ship previous (or part, depending policy). main reason improves flow natural gating mechanism. memo description ties delivered. 2 4 completed 2026-04-15\" beats 2.\" consider repeating-stage clients. rhythm repeatedly (monthly retainer plus monthly work), smooths further. related articles schedule per-customer overrides","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-30T21:55:44.046Z","tag_names":["pending transactions report","in-flight ach","ach pending","ach origination","ach status log","track ach payment","ach received status","ach accepted status","ach still settling","why is invoice unpaid in quickbooks ach","reminders paused ach","late fees paused ach","ach payment timeline","ach 3 to 5 business days","is my ach payment stuck","biller genie pending report"],"answer_sample":"The Pending Transactions report shows every ACH and electronic check transaction ","long_answer_sample":"The Pending Transactions report shows every ACH and electronic check transaction that's currently in flight — submitted to the banking network but not yet settled. This article explains what the report tracks, what the status values mean, what happens to invoice reminders and late fees while a payment is pending, and what changes when the transactio","language_id":1,"id":3832733,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"pending transactions report shows every ach electronic check transaction currently flight — submitted banking network yet settled. article explains tracks, status values mean, happens invoice reminders late fees payment pending, changes settles successfully rejects. transactions. covers (remote deposit capture mobile capture). go settlement window. credit card clear synchronously, state track. combined view (cc, ach, check) see . find biller genie dashboard, navigate reports \u0026gt; lists finished journey network. \"pending\" means unlike cards, payments real time. move operated nacha, stays still transit banks. tracks two statuses received moving system. accepted transmitted customer's bank (the rdfi receiving depository financial institution) processing. either statuses. leaves reaches one terminal states paid cleared. finalized. error (or returned nacha reject code) clear. codes full code reference. complete within 3-5 business days submission. funding timeframes method breakdown timing varies. details page logs origination history clicking row opens transaction's page, can log change recorded since submitted, timestamps. source truth \"where right now cycle\" useful customer asks \"did yet\" investigating longer expected. status, associated treated in-progress, past due. automatically suppresses automated invoice. otherwise due due) based terms, send \"your overdue\" email flight. fees. enabled, added pending. acting good faith waiting unfair marks closed. pushes connected accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) books match. removes appears finalized payment. stay \"catch up\" time rejects return (error status), reopens collection. resumes invoice's normal schedule. enabled. adds rejected code. certain (account closed, invalid account, deceased, etc.), stored disables autopay list important backfill. sitting several days, going forward retroactively apply period picks back \"current\" rather \"as never paused.\" day-to-day uses through\" open report, customer, page. \"why look unpaid says paid\" cleared yet. will sync paid. \"how money now\" total amount expected near-term pipeline (within day window). \"is stuck\" 5 transition happened stalled. frequently asked questions showing reached syncs settles. wait leave report. manually mark no. updates gateway overriding push ultimately fails let cycle. get owe flight, sending confusing (they paid; just settling). resume later days' worth reject, period. need fee window, add manual line item reopened ever synchronously moment approved (and immediately paid) declined. in-between cards. related articles storing methods (cards ach)","name":"Pending Transactions Report","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"pending-transactions-report","first_category":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","categories_display_for_views":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","parent_categories":[1368781],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/reports-and-reconciliation/pending-transactions-report?from_search=235632663","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"pending transactions report shows every ach electronic check transaction currently flight — submitted banking network yet settled. article explains tracks, status values mean, happens invoice reminders late fees payment pending, changes settles successfully rejects. transactions. covers (remote deposit capture mobile capture). go settlement window. credit card clear synchronously, state track. combined view (cc, ach, check) see . find biller genie dashboard, navigate reports \u0026gt; lists finished journey network. \"pending\" means unlike cards, payments real time. move operated nacha, stays still transit banks. tracks two statuses received moving system. accepted transmitted customer's bank (the rdfi receiving depository financial institution) processing. either statuses. leaves reaches one terminal states paid cleared. finalized. error (or returned nacha reject code) clear. codes full code reference. complete within 3-5 business days submission. funding timeframes method breakdown timing varies. details page logs origination history clicking row opens transaction's page, can log change recorded since submitted, timestamps. source truth \"where right now cycle\" useful customer asks \"did yet\" investigating longer expected. status, associated treated in-progress, past due. automatically suppresses automated invoice. otherwise due due) based terms, send \"your overdue\" email flight. fees. enabled, added pending. acting good faith waiting unfair marks closed. pushes connected accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) books match. removes appears finalized payment. stay \"catch up\" time rejects return (error status), reopens collection. resumes invoice's normal schedule. enabled. adds rejected code. certain (account closed, invalid account, deceased, etc.), stored disables autopay list important backfill. sitting several days, going forward retroactively apply period picks back \"current\" rather \"as never paused.\" day-to-day uses through\" open report, customer, page. \"why look unpaid says paid\" cleared yet. will sync paid. \"how money now\" total amount expected near-term pipeline (within day window). \"is stuck\" 5 transition happened stalled. frequently asked questions showing reached syncs settles. wait leave report. manually mark no. updates gateway overriding push ultimately fails let cycle. get owe flight, sending confusing (they paid; just settling). resume later days' worth reject, period. need fee window, add manual line item reopened ever synchronously moment approved (and immediately paid) declined. in-between cards. related articles storing methods (cards ach)","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}}]