[{"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=235634621","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":1369273,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T19:02:46.000Z","tag_names":["customer portal","using customer portal","customer portal sign up","customer portal login","customer portal troubleshooting","portal access","pay invoice online","save card on file","customer self service","portal branding"],"answer_sample":"The Customer Portal is the self-service web page Biller Genie gives every one of ","long_answer_sample":"The Customer Portal is the self-service web page Biller Genie gives every one of your customers. When they receive an invoice, the email contains a button that opens the portal, where they can view what they owe, pay it, save a card on file, set up autopay, request a payment plan, and download receipts and statements. This article explains what the ","language_id":1,"id":1956892,"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":"customer portal self-service web page biller genie gives every one customers. receive invoice, email contains button opens portal, can view owe, pay it, save card file, set autopay, request payment plan, download receipts statements. article explains looks like, customers control features available. open invoices. clean list unpaid invoice amount, due date, button. invoice. credit card, ach (bank transfer), apm (alternative methods like paypal) depending enabled. multiple invoices once. select several open-invoice single checkout. partial amounts. enabled payments, amount total. see payments inside . bank account file. one-click reuse next payment. enroll autopay. agrees automatic charging future saved method. customer-enabled auto plan. plans, submits approve takes effect. paid receipts. full history going back joined genie. update contact info. name, address, — controllable per-customer (you decide self-edit). inviting reach access link (covered section). send separate invitation lets permanent username password. useful wants log directly, manage stored methods, want ready use first ships. find public url go add-ons → shown there. share website, signatures, anywhere else might directly. install marketplace. free, just enable account. personal [the customer] tab. never invited (or resend), click invitation. subject \"welcome portal\" includes clicks second sent confirm address. confirmation link, chosen says got verify address customer's profile matches inbox checking, look spam folder. welcome comes noreply@billergenie.com. registered check completed registration, run report. reports report fields show registration status. register create sends directly portal. behind scenes, generates secure token per customer; authenticates via token. \"permanent\" login, invite password required actions managing methods. person manages accounts (an accountant handling clients, property manager parent sub-customer setup, etc.), login customer-switcher dropdown. sub switcher works parent/sub relationships quickbooks shape experience. sign (rather relying emails), complete short sign-up flow. gets triggered experience email. locates noreply@billergenie.com \"click reset password.\" page, enters password, up. match to. choose profile. associated with; continue. records, described login. email\" verify. accept user agreement. reads immediately signed in. sign-up, return anytime logging created. troubleshooting walk four checks status \"active\" deactivated record flag. trying must exact (case-insensitive), field. fix different. add-on still showing \"installed\" marketplace accidentally uninstalled. tried \"forgot password\" fastest problems forgot-password flow reset. pass in, subscriber success error message seeing. controlling controlled two places portal-level controls sit wider customer-defaults stack setting global defaults (account-wide baseline), type (per-type overrides), overrides (one-off exceptions). available default (allow cc, allow ach, etc.). specific (turn customer, plans few, portal-specific matter actually logs live section edit email, add remove cards file change auto-pay settings enroll/unenroll autopay notification edits get notified make changes branding carries business's branding. logo, colors, business name appear header templates. configure panel \u0026gt; saves account, stays reused designate method default. pci-tokenized stores raw numbers. merchant side, record. mark outright (useful asks \"delete old file\"). happens pays details selects method) pay. processes configured gateway. marked paid, recorded sales receipt emailed customer. syncs accounting software (quickbooks online desktop magiccarpet) sync, books automatically. failure shows clear message, gateway decline, retry. merge tags personalizing invitations links sets ones drop working messenger reminders templates (so straight them), portal-invitation (when manually login). supported accounting-software integrations payment, void, refund online, (magiccarpet), xero sync side. used template {customerportallink} pay-now link. important tag meant drive {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. great statement reminder pull without first. (see store ), template. supports smaller {customerfirstname} name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank. {customerlastname} last note context regular {dbaname} dba (the know by). customer-portal pages templated messages (emails, paper mail). browse real data moment viewing, templating involved. lead inventory shared across (customer info, late fees, currency formatting rules), using frequently asked questions need registering. creation optional needed (managing viewing history). fine. https-only, (biller numbers), tokens unique expire extended inactivity. logins strong-password requirements two-factor authentication quick (1) with, (2) (paid voided session). worst case, resend manual fresh yes load exactly would. verifying everything right big batch related articles reminders,","name":"Using the Customer Portal","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-the-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/using-the-customer-portal?from_search=235634621","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer portal self-service web page biller genie gives every one customers. receive invoice, email contains button opens portal, can view owe, pay it, save card file, set autopay, request payment plan, download receipts statements. article explains looks like, customers control features available. open invoices. clean list unpaid invoice amount, due date, button. invoice. credit card, ach (bank transfer), apm (alternative methods like paypal) depending enabled. multiple invoices once. select several open-invoice single checkout. partial amounts. enabled payments, amount total. see payments inside . bank account file. one-click reuse next payment. enroll autopay. agrees automatic charging future saved method. customer-enabled auto plan. plans, submits approve takes effect. paid receipts. full history going back joined genie. update contact info. name, address, — controllable per-customer (you decide self-edit). inviting reach access link (covered section). send separate invitation lets permanent username password. useful wants log directly, manage stored methods, want ready use first ships. find public url go add-ons → shown there. share website, signatures, anywhere else might directly. install marketplace. free, just enable account. personal [the customer] tab. never invited (or resend), click invitation. subject \"welcome portal\" includes clicks second sent confirm address. confirmation link, chosen says got verify address customer's profile matches inbox checking, look spam folder. welcome comes noreply@billergenie.com. registered check completed registration, run report. reports report fields show registration status. register create sends directly portal. behind scenes, generates secure token per customer; authenticates via token. \"permanent\" login, invite password required actions managing methods. person manages accounts (an accountant handling clients, property manager parent sub-customer setup, etc.), login customer-switcher dropdown. sub switcher works parent/sub relationships quickbooks shape experience. sign (rather relying emails), complete short sign-up flow. gets triggered experience email. locates noreply@billergenie.com \"click reset password.\" page, enters password, up. match to. choose profile. associated with; continue. records, described login. email\" verify. accept user agreement. reads immediately signed in. sign-up, return anytime logging created. troubleshooting walk four checks status \"active\" deactivated record flag. trying must exact (case-insensitive), field. fix different. add-on still showing \"installed\" marketplace accidentally uninstalled. tried \"forgot password\" fastest problems forgot-password flow reset. pass in, subscriber success error message seeing. controlling controlled two places portal-level controls sit wider customer-defaults stack setting global defaults (account-wide baseline), type (per-type overrides), overrides (one-off exceptions). available default (allow cc, allow ach, etc.). specific (turn customer, plans few, portal-specific matter actually logs live section edit email, add remove cards file change auto-pay settings enroll/unenroll autopay notification edits get notified make changes branding carries business's branding. logo, colors, business name appear header templates. configure panel \u0026gt; saves account, stays reused designate method default. pci-tokenized stores raw numbers. merchant side, record. mark outright (useful asks \"delete old file\"). happens pays details selects method) pay. processes configured gateway. marked paid, recorded sales receipt emailed customer. syncs accounting software (quickbooks online desktop magiccarpet) sync, books automatically. failure shows clear message, gateway decline, retry. merge tags personalizing invitations links sets ones drop working messenger reminders templates (so straight them), portal-invitation (when manually login). supported accounting-software integrations payment, void, refund online, (magiccarpet), xero sync side. used template {customerportallink} pay-now link. important tag meant drive {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. great statement reminder pull without first. (see store ), template. supports smaller {customerfirstname} name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank. {customerlastname} last note context regular {dbaname} dba (the know by). customer-portal pages templated messages (emails, paper mail). browse real data moment viewing, templating involved. lead inventory shared across (customer info, late fees, currency formatting rules), using frequently asked questions need registering. creation optional needed (managing viewing history). fine. https-only, (biller numbers), tokens unique expire extended inactivity. logins strong-password requirements two-factor authentication quick (1) with, (2) (paid voided session). worst case, resend manual fresh yes load exactly would. verifying everything right big batch related articles reminders,","categories":{"current":{"id":1369273,"name":"The Customer Portal","url":"/customer-portal"}},"category_param":"customer-portal"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-19T18:38:43.000Z","tag_names":["chart of accounts","coa mapping","biller genie chart of accounts","sales account mapping","late fee account","sweep account mapping","undeposited funds account","system items","convenience fee","surcharge mapping","qbo chart of accounts","qbd chart of accounts","red green sync indicator","remap accounts","override account mapping","account balance","balance column","current balance","sweep account balance","account balance in biller genie","open in quickbooks","negative balance","balance not zero"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie connects to your accounting software (QuickBooks Online or QuickBook","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie connects to your accounting software (QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Desktop via MagicCarpet ) using a Chart of Accounts mapping that controls where invoices, refunds, technology fees, and customer payments get posted. Most merchants are happy with the seeded defaults — Biller Genie sets them up automatically on first sync — but you ca","language_id":1,"id":3821036,"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":"biller genie connects accounting software (quickbooks online quickbooks desktop via magiccarpet ) using chart accounts mapping controls invoices, refunds, technology fees, customer payments get posted. merchants happy seeded defaults — sets automatically first sync can override items accounts. article walks tool lives, indicators mean, customize. find lives inside accounting-software section merchant portal add-ons \u0026gt; refreshed ui groups everything two sections (the line writes invoices) destination post to). moved abr page remember setting account mappings automatic batch reconciliation page, live anymore. now part add-on directly. existing carried new location nothing reset. status indicator means (green vs red) item shows current green = synced. exists software, correctly linked. red (\"not synced\") waiting broken. either created recently synced yet, issue (for example, linked deleted software). just made change, normal moment usually flips next sync. persistent needs attention. open question re-point valid account. seeing balances mapped balance, pulled balance appears small colored pill account, info icon beside last updated blue positive balance. grey zero. orange negative. especially useful sweep return zero day's posts, quick glance confirms flowing should. sub-accounts show too. use online, will see external link click directly online. seeds connect creates set somewhere data produces. none collide added alongside whatever have. name type origin late fee service creation used late-fee charge invoice. covers checkout dual pricing flavor fees). user-facing label customized fees settings. refund failover receipts credit memos gaap-style per-account split applied. posts configured income surcharge (name locked) surcharging enabled. auto-enforced every match reseller's name. renaming permanent effect corrects back required regulations customer-facing receipt. third party transaction records captured outside collected person, transactions run gateway-direct) stays consistent. bg sales default items. point rather land books. expense map amounts used. unmapped; overridden dedicated contra-revenue undeposited funds (specific type) it; looks intermediate stage deposits reconciling bank feed. type, break mapping. must quickbooks's canonical generic bank-type substituted. cc installed activated card ach idea deposits. check (rdc c21). apm alternative payment method (paypal, etc.). instead overridable. want genie's \"late income\" one tool, pick dropdown software's accounts, save. remembers choice uses future common reason visit redirect structure bookkeeper maintains. delete to, detects missing attempt surfaces synced\"). need depended runs cleanly again. silently re-create software. intentional make changes behind back. vanishes, fix choose target. staging place deposited bank. pays invoice, lands funds; deposit (or journal entry, it) sweeps native equivalent. renamed localized still resolves correctly. recent improvement older logic relied broke it. durable renames. different cash-on-hand like pairing designed work together. segregated per (credit card, ach, check, apm). type-specific day end, single entry matches net landing feed's auto-match feature (in online) ties automatically, eliminating manual deposit-record work. without abr, reconcile manually \"record deposits\" workflow. recording feeds comparison. frequently asked questions accounting-software-specific portal. merchants, go desktop. previously lived page; longer hosts showing \"not synced.\" newly runs. cycle, pointing deleted, renamed, never created. target; clear ones yes. remembered invoice deposit. paid invoices entry) moves standard practice xero. things look refactor, cause issues. issues rename, double-check confirm lookup resolved row verify right install . enabled, one-to-one bank-feed transaction. manually. normally returns shortly settling normal. keeps growing, negative entries expect. pointed contact support correct v3 integration. mostly yes, bi-directional void available qbdv3. functionality, upgrade (qbdv4). works qbdv3 magiccarpet; differences around gets happens. reach subscriber success email subscribersuccess@billergenie.com help migrating magiccarpet. related articles understanding voids refunds (full partial)","name":"Chart of Accounts: Mapping Your Accounts in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"chart-of-accounts-mapping","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/chart-of-accounts-mapping?from_search=235634621","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie connects accounting software (quickbooks online quickbooks desktop via magiccarpet ) using chart accounts mapping controls invoices, refunds, technology fees, customer payments get posted. merchants happy seeded defaults — sets automatically first sync can override items accounts. article walks tool lives, indicators mean, customize. find lives inside accounting-software section merchant portal add-ons \u0026gt; refreshed ui groups everything two sections (the line writes invoices) destination post to). moved abr page remember setting account mappings automatic batch reconciliation page, live anymore. now part add-on directly. existing carried new location nothing reset. status indicator means (green vs red) item shows current green = synced. exists software, correctly linked. red (\"not synced\") waiting broken. either created recently synced yet, issue (for example, linked deleted software). just made change, normal moment usually flips next sync. persistent needs attention. open question re-point valid account. seeing balances mapped balance, pulled balance appears small colored pill account, info icon beside last updated blue positive balance. grey zero. orange negative. especially useful sweep return zero day's posts, quick glance confirms flowing should. sub-accounts show too. use online, will see external link click directly online. seeds connect creates set somewhere data produces. none collide added alongside whatever have. name type origin late fee service creation used late-fee charge invoice. covers checkout dual pricing flavor fees). user-facing label customized fees settings. refund failover receipts credit memos gaap-style per-account split applied. posts configured income surcharge (name locked) surcharging enabled. auto-enforced every match reseller's name. renaming permanent effect corrects back required regulations customer-facing receipt. third party transaction records captured outside collected person, transactions run gateway-direct) stays consistent. bg sales default items. point rather land books. expense map amounts used. unmapped; overridden dedicated contra-revenue undeposited funds (specific type) it; looks intermediate stage deposits reconciling bank feed. type, break mapping. must quickbooks's canonical generic bank-type substituted. cc installed activated card ach idea deposits. check (rdc c21). apm alternative payment method (paypal, etc.). instead overridable. want genie's \"late income\" one tool, pick dropdown software's accounts, save. remembers choice uses future common reason visit redirect structure bookkeeper maintains. delete to, detects missing attempt surfaces synced\"). need depended runs cleanly again. silently re-create software. intentional make changes behind back. vanishes, fix choose target. staging place deposited bank. pays invoice, lands funds; deposit (or journal entry, it) sweeps native equivalent. renamed localized still resolves correctly. recent improvement older logic relied broke it. durable renames. different cash-on-hand like pairing designed work together. segregated per (credit card, ach, check, apm). type-specific day end, single entry matches net landing feed's auto-match feature (in online) ties automatically, eliminating manual deposit-record work. without abr, reconcile manually \"record deposits\" workflow. recording feeds comparison. frequently asked questions accounting-software-specific portal. merchants, go desktop. previously lived page; longer hosts showing \"not synced.\" newly runs. cycle, pointing deleted, renamed, never created. target; clear ones yes. remembered invoice deposit. paid invoices entry) moves standard practice xero. things look refactor, cause issues. issues rename, double-check confirm lookup resolved row verify right install . enabled, one-to-one bank-feed transaction. manually. normally returns shortly settling normal. keeps growing, negative entries expect. pointed contact support correct v3 integration. mostly yes, bi-directional void available qbdv3. functionality, upgrade (qbdv4). works qbdv3 magiccarpet; differences around gets happens. reach subscriber success email subscribersuccess@billergenie.com help migrating magiccarpet. related articles understanding voids refunds (full partial)","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2025-07-21T19:53:47.000Z","tag_names":["dual pricing customer experience","dual pricing invoice view","card price ach price","side by side pricing","cash discount checkout","dual pricing email","dual pricing receipt","customer portal dual pricing","how dual pricing looks to customer"],"answer_sample":"With Biller Genie's Dual Pricing option, your invoices and payment screens displa","long_answer_sample":"With Biller Genie's Dual Pricing option, your invoices and payment screens display both a card price and an ACH (or cash) price side-by-side. The customer sees both prices from the start — there's no popup at checkout — and they pick the payment method that matches the price they're willing to pay. This article walks through the six points where you","language_id":1,"id":3411087,"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's dual pricing option, invoices payment screens display card price ach (or cash) side-by-side. customer sees prices start — popup checkout pick method matches willing pay. article walks six points typical payment, know exactly experience. surcharging equivalent (which different flow single checkout), see experience . step 1 invoice syncs accounting software create (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) normal price. becomes will see. genie automatically calculates applying technology fee percentage top. 2 shows side-by-side opens invoice, two clearly labeled label second depends cash labels setting (see fees account ). 3 messenger email reflects total new-invoice reminder emails sent show (the price). visible itself. 4 summary screen clicks pay, displays decision point pay option choose accordingly. 5 selects \"pay card,\" higher two) nothing else. surprise surcharge disclosure saw chose previous screen. 6 receipt chosen emailed amount actually paid card, another method. \"fee\" line item appears customer's pricing; just chose. looks inside portal logs (instead via public link), follows steps. view related articles glance reconciling","name":"What Your Customer Sees: The Dual Pricing Checkout Experience","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"dual-pricing-customer-experience","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/dual-pricing-customer-experience?from_search=235634621","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie's dual pricing option, invoices payment screens display card price ach (or cash) side-by-side. customer sees prices start — popup checkout pick method matches willing pay. article walks six points typical payment, know exactly experience. surcharging equivalent (which different flow single checkout), see experience . step 1 invoice syncs accounting software create (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) normal price. becomes will see. genie automatically calculates applying technology fee percentage top. 2 shows side-by-side opens invoice, two clearly labeled label second depends cash labels setting (see fees account ). 3 messenger email reflects total new-invoice reminder emails sent show (the price). visible itself. 4 summary screen clicks pay, displays decision point pay option choose accordingly. 5 selects \"pay card,\" higher two) nothing else. surprise surcharge disclosure saw chose previous screen. 6 receipt chosen emailed amount actually paid card, another method. \"fee\" line item appears customer's pricing; just chose. looks inside portal logs (instead via public link), follows steps. view related articles glance reconciling","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"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=235634621","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":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2025-07-21T20:03:49.000Z","tag_names":["reconciling technology fees","sales receipts vs line items","gaap technology fees","tech fee accounting reconciliation","tech fee sync error locked invoice","partial payment technology fee","tech fee tax rate","surcharge item name accounting","how technology fee shows in quickbooks","how technology fee shows in xero","technology fee chart of accounts"],"answer_sample":"When you enable Technology Fees on your Biller Genie account — whether you're usi","long_answer_sample":"When you enable Technology Fees on your Biller Genie account — whether you're using Surcharging or Dual Pricing — Biller Genie writes the fee back to your connected accounting software so your books reconcile cleanly. This article explains how the fee appears in your accounting software, why we recommend the Sales Receipts mode, and how each field m","language_id":1,"id":3411096,"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":"enable technology fees biller genie account — whether using surcharging dual pricing writes fee back connected accounting software books reconcile cleanly. article explains appears software, recommend sales receipts mode, field maps two recording options. setup details vs line items choice, see setting . chart-of-accounts mapping controls posts chart accounts show supports ways writing choose one add-ons \u0026gt; page. trade-offs mode separate receipt month collection. cleanest gaap, conflict locked invoice periods. recommended merchants. added original invoice. easier spot single invoice, can fail sync locks invoices certain period. choice change customer sees pays. changes bookkeeping entry side. (the gaap reason) generally accepted principles revenue recorded every transaction gets dated entry, booked card payment cleared independent issued. onto follow lock end period (a common practice), edit add item fails post. avoids entirely. fields map syncs receipt, follows ach subtotal, tax, amount total amounts created with. included. previous payments paid toward invoice's total. additional used (i.e., receipts). chosen new included makes difference). important specific may locked. switch avoid this. tax treatment first sets creates non-taxable. want taxed set taxable software. enter rate genie's settings. will automatically apply rules vary state check accountant turning on. partial allow applies paying full per-payment, per-invoice. reconcile, plus (or line-item add-ons) match paid. keeps gaap-compliant multiple part-payments different methods. successfully synced yet, appear books. completes, visible merchant portal reconciling mappings describe flow actual mechanics, setup, deposit reconciliation steps platform, linked articles lives remap it. connect quickbooks online mechanics qbo. deposits bank feeds desktop reconciliation. xero xero. frequently asked questions showing synced. run close, fail. locked-invoice issue. rename depends mode. surcharging, name description fixed \"surcharge\" card-brand compliance requires unambiguous consistent across transactions. pricing, customize item's management area; next sync. details. back) fact yes. page future transactions point onward. existing stay whichever originally in. count subtotal treated normal income item. business. related outbound queue (when tech sync) history glance checkout experience","name":"Reconciling Technology Fees in Your Accounting Software","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"reconciliation-with-dual-pricing","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/reconciliation-with-dual-pricing?from_search=235634621","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"enable technology fees biller genie account — whether using surcharging dual pricing writes fee back connected accounting software books reconcile cleanly. article explains appears software, recommend sales receipts mode, field maps two recording options. setup details vs line items choice, see setting . chart-of-accounts mapping controls posts chart accounts show supports ways writing choose one add-ons \u0026gt; page. trade-offs mode separate receipt month collection. cleanest gaap, conflict locked invoice periods. recommended merchants. added original invoice. easier spot single invoice, can fail sync locks invoices certain period. choice change customer sees pays. changes bookkeeping entry side. (the gaap reason) generally accepted principles revenue recorded every transaction gets dated entry, booked card payment cleared independent issued. onto follow lock end period (a common practice), edit add item fails post. avoids entirely. fields map syncs receipt, follows ach subtotal, tax, amount total amounts created with. included. previous payments paid toward invoice's total. additional used (i.e., receipts). chosen new included makes difference). important specific may locked. switch avoid this. tax treatment first sets creates non-taxable. want taxed set taxable software. enter rate genie's settings. will automatically apply rules vary state check accountant turning on. partial allow applies paying full per-payment, per-invoice. reconcile, plus (or line-item add-ons) match paid. keeps gaap-compliant multiple part-payments different methods. successfully synced yet, appear books. completes, visible merchant portal reconciling mappings describe flow actual mechanics, setup, deposit reconciliation steps platform, linked articles lives remap it. connect quickbooks online mechanics qbo. deposits bank feeds desktop reconciliation. xero xero. frequently asked questions showing synced. run close, fail. locked-invoice issue. rename depends mode. surcharging, name description fixed \"surcharge\" card-brand compliance requires unambiguous consistent across transactions. pricing, customize item's management area; next sync. details. back) fact yes. page future transactions point onward. existing stay whichever originally in. count subtotal treated normal income item. business. related outbound queue (when tech sync) history glance checkout experience","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T21:27:35.000Z","tag_names":["setting up technology fees","enable surcharging","enable dual pricing","technology fee setup","fee type sales receipt","fee type line item","cash invoice price labels","surcharge item name","gateway managed surcharge","surcharge percentage","technology fee percentage","global tech fee setting","why surcharge is global","visa mastercard fee compliance","how to turn on dual pricing","how to turn on surcharging","biller genie surcharge configuration"],"answer_sample":"This article walks you through enabling and configuring Technology Fees on your B","long_answer_sample":"This article walks you through enabling and configuring Technology Fees on your Biller Genie account. Before you start, make sure you've reviewed the differences between Surcharging and Dual Pricing — they configure on the same page, but they behave very differently for your customers. See Technology Fees: Dual Pricing and Surcharging at a Glance if","language_id":1,"id":1957104,"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":"article walks enabling configuring technology fees biller genie account. start, make sure reviewed differences surcharging dual pricing — configure page, behave differently customers. see glance choose. turn decide pricing. choice affects customer sees, caps apply, states can operate in. confirm compliance. options designed card-brand compliant, state laws acquirer's rules change. check merchant processor legal team going live. surcharging, notify acquirer least 30 days turning on. requirement, one. find dashboard, go add-ons \u0026gt; fees. switch feature on, pick mode (surcharging pricing), set percentage, fee syncs accounting software. step-by-step setup toggle \"yes.\" master switch. none fields apply. choose mode. either later, two modes run time. type. decides gets recorded back merchants connected system add sales receipts follows gaap standards avoids sync errors locked invoice periods. next section. amount. percentage supported (no flat-dollar fees). cap 3% (2% colorado). pricing, cap. section field editable. save. setting goes live every new transaction point forward. gateway manages surcharge amount handful payment gateways handle configuration side, genie. account uses one enabled page will appear read-only. tooltip says \"surcharging managed gateway.\" alert banner top reads \"important gateway. settings must changed level.\" value automatically updates gateway's changes. need manually update change side. picks sync. looks frozen why, probably reason. reach support side controls surcharge. type vs line items appears software card (recommended system) posts separate receipt month collected. conflict added original invoice. locks invoices specific periods (a common practice), may able item error. reconciling full mapping flows name description (surcharge pricing) writes software, needs line. fixed \"surcharge\" customized. compliance requirement term customer's unambiguous. rename reset customized read-only naming lives management area page. edit control software's chart accounts receipts. cash price labels (dual only) show prices side-by-side \"cash\" price. second label says, depending whether accepts ach. customers pay via ach used option available. defaults cash, check, other. option. cash. choices ach, matches describe method primarily takes checks might ach-disabled \"card / price\" instead price.\" all-or-nothing turned apply processed per-customer per-invoice exemption design. (visa mastercard, primarily) require tied applied consistently transparently across transactions. showing another, charging others, violation puts processing risk. keeping single global setting, makes sees flow (invoice, screen, receipt). always non-card avoid fee. disclosure language identical transaction, brands require. absolutely exempt one-off situation comes want (ach cash/check, accepts) neither triggers process outside record manual just ways route ask leaving on; violate processor's agreement. related articles checkout experience","name":"Setting Up Technology Fees on Your Account","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-up-technology-fees","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/setting-up-technology-fees?from_search=235634621","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"article walks enabling configuring technology fees biller genie account. start, make sure reviewed differences surcharging dual pricing — configure page, behave differently customers. see glance choose. turn decide pricing. choice affects customer sees, caps apply, states can operate in. confirm compliance. options designed card-brand compliant, state laws acquirer's rules change. check merchant processor legal team going live. surcharging, notify acquirer least 30 days turning on. requirement, one. find dashboard, go add-ons \u0026gt; fees. switch feature on, pick mode (surcharging pricing), set percentage, fee syncs accounting software. step-by-step setup toggle \"yes.\" master switch. none fields apply. choose mode. either later, two modes run time. type. decides gets recorded back merchants connected system add sales receipts follows gaap standards avoids sync errors locked invoice periods. next section. amount. percentage supported (no flat-dollar fees). cap 3% (2% colorado). pricing, cap. section field editable. save. setting goes live every new transaction point forward. gateway manages surcharge amount handful payment gateways handle configuration side, genie. account uses one enabled page will appear read-only. tooltip says \"surcharging managed gateway.\" alert banner top reads \"important gateway. settings must changed level.\" value automatically updates gateway's changes. need manually update change side. picks sync. looks frozen why, probably reason. reach support side controls surcharge. type vs line items appears software card (recommended system) posts separate receipt month collected. conflict added original invoice. locks invoices specific periods (a common practice), may able item error. reconciling full mapping flows name description (surcharge pricing) writes software, needs line. fixed \"surcharge\" customized. compliance requirement term customer's unambiguous. rename reset customized read-only naming lives management area page. edit control software's chart accounts receipts. cash price labels (dual only) show prices side-by-side \"cash\" price. second label says, depending whether accepts ach. customers pay via ach used option available. defaults cash, check, other. option. cash. choices ach, matches describe method primarily takes checks might ach-disabled \"card / price\" instead price.\" all-or-nothing turned apply processed per-customer per-invoice exemption design. (visa mastercard, primarily) require tied applied consistently transparently across transactions. showing another, charging others, violation puts processing risk. keeping single global setting, makes sees flow (invoice, screen, receipt). always non-card avoid fee. disclosure language identical transaction, brands require. absolutely exempt one-off situation comes want (ach cash/check, accepts) neither triggers process outside record manual just ways route ask leaving on; violate processor's agreement. related articles checkout experience","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-30T19:22:09.540Z","tag_names":["surcharging customer experience","surcharging popup","surcharge disclosure","credit card surcharge popup","bin validation debit card","card brand compliant surcharging","surcharging receipt line item","surcharging invoice unchanged","how surcharging looks to customer"],"answer_sample":"With Biller Genie's Surcharging option, your invoices display your original price","long_answer_sample":"With Biller Genie's Surcharging option, your invoices display your original price — exactly as you created it in your accounting software. The surcharge is only disclosed and added at checkout if the customer chooses to pay by credit card. Debit and prepaid cards are protected from the surcharge automatically. This article walks through the six poin","language_id":1,"id":3832650,"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's surcharging option, invoices display original price — exactly created accounting software. surcharge disclosed added checkout customer chooses pay credit card. debit prepaid cards protected automatically. article walks six points sees typical payment, know experience. dual pricing equivalent (which different flow prices shown start, popup), see experience . step 1 invoice syncs software create normal price. genie presents applied visible point. 2 total opens invoice, number entered column, second price, nothing extra. intentional discloses fee point payment selection, itself. 3 \"new invoice\" email goes sent messenger shows yet. 4 summary screen flags credit-card possibility clicks pay, alongside available methods. option includes language indicating \"an additional may apply card transactions.\" ach (if available) clearly indicates fee. 5 popup charging card, appears outlines amount new charged. gives two choices go back switch non-surcharged method (debit, ach, cash, depending avoid accept proceed total. explicit disclosure-and-acceptance makes implementation card-brand compliant. must affirmatively can 6 receipt separate line emailed itemizes subtotal. paid transaction. customers another get just total, line. bin validation protects rules allow traditional cards. enforces automatically checking (bank identification number) applying surcharge. first 8 digits identify bank issued type (credit, debit, prepaid). enters checkout, looks either applies (credit card) skips (debit protection lets run account without accidentally debit-card compliance violation). need anything enable runs every transaction related articles technology fees glance setting reconciling","name":"What Your Customer Sees: The Surcharging Checkout Experience","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"what-your-customer-sees-the-surcharging-checkout-experience","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-your-customer-sees-the-surcharging-checkout-experience?from_search=235634621","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie's surcharging option, invoices display original price — exactly created accounting software. surcharge disclosed added checkout customer chooses pay credit card. debit prepaid cards protected automatically. article walks six points sees typical payment, know experience. dual pricing equivalent (which different flow prices shown start, popup), see experience . step 1 invoice syncs software create normal price. genie presents applied visible point. 2 total opens invoice, number entered column, second price, nothing extra. intentional discloses fee point payment selection, itself. 3 \"new invoice\" email goes sent messenger shows yet. 4 summary screen flags credit-card possibility clicks pay, alongside available methods. option includes language indicating \"an additional may apply card transactions.\" ach (if available) clearly indicates fee. 5 popup charging card, appears outlines amount new charged. gives two choices go back switch non-surcharged method (debit, ach, cash, depending avoid accept proceed total. explicit disclosure-and-acceptance makes implementation card-brand compliant. must affirmatively can 6 receipt separate line emailed itemizes subtotal. paid transaction. customers another get just total, line. bin validation protects rules allow traditional cards. enforces automatically checking (bank identification number) applying surcharge. first 8 digits identify bank issued type (credit, debit, prepaid). enters checkout, looks either applies (credit card) skips (debit protection lets run account without accidentally debit-card compliance violation). need anything enable runs every transaction related articles technology fees glance setting reconciling","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T15:02:56.000Z","tag_names":["allow ach","allow credit card","biller genie customer defaults","by customer type","charge late fees default","control panel customer defaults","customer defaults","customer type defaults","customer type quickbooks","enable customer type defaults","global customer defaults","require auto-pay at checkout","save and apply to existing","update individual setting","wholesale retail defaults","xero contact groups"],"answer_sample":"Customer Defaults control how Biller Genie behaves for your customers by default ","long_answer_sample":"Customer Defaults control how Biller Genie behaves for your customers by default — what payment methods are allowed, whether autopay is required, whether late fees apply, and how invoice messages and reminders go out. You set the defaults once and they shape every new customer added to your account going forward. For most accounts, one set of defaul","language_id":1,"id":1957815,"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":"customer defaults control biller genie behaves customers default — payment methods allowed, whether autopay required, late fees apply, invoice messages reminders go out. set shape every new added account going forward. accounts, one enough; sophisticated setups, can switch page type mode maintain different (wholesale vs retail, net 30 60, etc.). customer-level settings stack two layers play, understanding difference saves lot confusion later (this article) template seeds onto first created (via accounting-software sync, manual creation, import). global mode; per mode. per-customer actual customer's record, edited customer-by-customer time. see overrides reminders, fees, features . important nuance seed create time step way. editing automatically update existing keep whatever plus edits made since. explicit \"apply existing\" options (covered below) want push change customers; deliberate, automatic. find open panel \u0026gt; defaults. three tabs general, messenger, reminders. general tab policies allow credit card payments pay debit card. means offered screen, gateway supports it. ach (bank transfer). apm alternative methods. today primarily paypal supported gateway. partial amount total instead paying full. useful overdue large invoices full balance right away. charge applies late-fee policy. requires fee manager add-on. technology on, dual pricing surcharging applied credit-card configuration. plans request plan portal. merchant must approve takes effect. enable receipts emails receipt pays. customer-portal checkout behavior require stored method \"save file\" agreement forced checkout. workflow charging later. auto-pay beyond storing enroll future paid. best subscription, retainer, recurring-billing models. display parent portal sub-customer login shows sub-customer's too. sub bill route payment. ignore email conflicts controls without addresses appear report. flagged. use serve walk-in paper-only never collect email. missing address messenger get delivered matrix rows message types, columns delivery channels (email, paper mail). row, toggle channel independently. always available; mail active paper-mail subscription. types upcoming heads-up sent ahead invoice's due date. updated changed. arrive next update. statement periodic listing invoices. past due. applied. inherits. configured parent, toggles record grayed parent's drive gets sent. follow-up cadence uses governs repeating follow-ups delivered. covers touch; nudges top-of-mind messenger. independent row. newer add-on version, statements email-only. inherits settings. switching business need say wholesale retail set, seeded based managed accounting software, genie. reads via sync bucket create, rename, delete inside quickbooks online live lists types. assign record. desktop built-in field additional info xero contact groups, maps model. requirements premium-plan feature. page, include support@billergenie.com discuss upgrade options. least defined software assigned. configure on. selector appears header \"default – customers\" followed dropdown synced special option pick dropdown. type. click save. repeat differentiate. catch-all fallback baseline. worked example sell (b2b, 30, prefers ach) (one-off, pays point sale, only). longer reminder cadence. off, shorter sensible middle-ground assigned type, one. syncs \"wholesale,\" \"retail\" retail's changes changing re-seed type's run create/import. reset match defaults, either edit manually individual setting current tool (described specific across given save apply adjusting tab's settings, behave differently. everyday adjusted become touched. almost situation. forward overwrites heads up. wipes customization board. override replaced. established accounts surgical instead. rarely. typically setup customization, genuinely everyone updating single (or type) overwriting anything else. top expand drop-down. name dropdown, value, value customers. mode, scopes currently-selected turn customers, anyone's policy, cadence, partial-payment wholesale, drop-down, autopay, apply. done now on; everything else stays same. recommended day-to-day adjust shapes baseline touching anyone existing. leaves (including settings) intact. one-off adjustments directly. frequently asked questions (what cadence). looks (which show, footer text, template). goes shown ones currently effect customer. time; subsequent with. toggle. toggle, upgrades. no. (qbo qbd field, groups). rename there, automatically. different. keeps related articles","name":"Customer Defaults: Global and By Customer Type","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-global-customer-defaults","first_category":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","categories_display_for_views":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","parent_categories":[515332],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customers/setting-global-customer-defaults?from_search=235634621","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer defaults control biller genie behaves customers default — payment methods allowed, whether autopay required, late fees apply, invoice messages reminders go out. set shape every new added account going forward. accounts, one enough; sophisticated setups, can switch page type mode maintain different (wholesale vs retail, net 30 60, etc.). customer-level settings stack two layers play, understanding difference saves lot confusion later (this article) template seeds onto first created (via accounting-software sync, manual creation, import). global mode; per mode. per-customer actual customer's record, edited customer-by-customer time. see overrides reminders, fees, features . important nuance seed create time step way. editing automatically update existing keep whatever plus edits made since. explicit \"apply existing\" options (covered below) want push change customers; deliberate, automatic. find open panel \u0026gt; defaults. three tabs general, messenger, reminders. general tab policies allow credit card payments pay debit card. means offered screen, gateway supports it. ach (bank transfer). apm alternative methods. today primarily paypal supported gateway. partial amount total instead paying full. useful overdue large invoices full balance right away. charge applies late-fee policy. requires fee manager add-on. technology on, dual pricing surcharging applied credit-card configuration. plans request plan portal. merchant must approve takes effect. enable receipts emails receipt pays. customer-portal checkout behavior require stored method \"save file\" agreement forced checkout. workflow charging later. auto-pay beyond storing enroll future paid. best subscription, retainer, recurring-billing models. display parent portal sub-customer login shows sub-customer's too. sub bill route payment. ignore email conflicts controls without addresses appear report. flagged. use serve walk-in paper-only never collect email. missing address messenger get delivered matrix rows message types, columns delivery channels (email, paper mail). row, toggle channel independently. always available; mail active paper-mail subscription. types upcoming heads-up sent ahead invoice's due date. updated changed. arrive next update. statement periodic listing invoices. past due. applied. inherits. configured parent, toggles record grayed parent's drive gets sent. follow-up cadence uses governs repeating follow-ups delivered. covers touch; nudges top-of-mind messenger. independent row. newer add-on version, statements email-only. inherits settings. switching business need say wholesale retail set, seeded based managed accounting software, genie. reads via sync bucket create, rename, delete inside quickbooks online live lists types. assign record. desktop built-in field additional info xero contact groups, maps model. requirements premium-plan feature. page, include support@billergenie.com discuss upgrade options. least defined software assigned. configure on. selector appears header \"default – customers\" followed dropdown synced special option pick dropdown. type. click save. repeat differentiate. catch-all fallback baseline. worked example sell (b2b, 30, prefers ach) (one-off, pays point sale, only). longer reminder cadence. off, shorter sensible middle-ground assigned type, one. syncs \"wholesale,\" \"retail\" retail's changes changing re-seed type's run create/import. reset match defaults, either edit manually individual setting current tool (described specific across given save apply adjusting tab's settings, behave differently. everyday adjusted become touched. almost situation. forward overwrites heads up. wipes customization board. override replaced. established accounts surgical instead. rarely. typically setup customization, genuinely everyone updating single (or type) overwriting anything else. top expand drop-down. name dropdown, value, value customers. mode, scopes currently-selected turn customers, anyone's policy, cadence, partial-payment wholesale, drop-down, autopay, apply. done now on; everything else stays same. recommended day-to-day adjust shapes baseline touching anyone existing. leaves (including settings) intact. one-off adjustments directly. frequently asked questions (what cadence). looks (which show, footer text, template). goes shown ones currently effect customer. time; subsequent with. toggle. toggle, upgrades. no. (qbo qbd field, groups). rename there, automatically. different. keeps related articles","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368784,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-03-11T14:50:45.000Z","tag_names":["self-pay","user-driven"],"answer_sample":"Overview When a customer pays an invoice online, Biller Genie provides options th","long_answer_sample":"Overview When a customer pays an invoice online, Biller Genie provides options that allow them to securely store their payment information and manage future payments. During checkout, customers may see two optional settings that make future transactions easier and more secure.     Option 1: Store Payment Method for Future Use When this option is sel","language_id":1,"id":2455043,"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":"overview customer pays invoice online, biller genie provides options allow securely store payment information manage future payments. checkout, customers may see two optional settings make transactions easier secure.   option 1 method use selected stored gateway. last four digits card bank account visible within genie. can used either merchant apply upcoming invoices. secure way save without needing collect again. 2 enable auto pay selects auto-pay will automatically charged charge occur based configuration (typically shortly created trigger date). additional action required unless needs updated. ideal expect recurring ongoing open invoices like currently invoice, send link add method. refer invite important notes methods tokenized maintained limited details (such digits) update remove time portal, enabled. still trouble unable contact support team support@billergenie.com include following number type (card ach) error messages displayed providing help assist efficiently possible.","name":"Customer-Enabled Auto Pay","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"customer-enabled-auto-pay","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/customer-enabled-auto-pay?from_search=235634621","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"overview customer pays invoice online, biller genie provides options allow securely store payment information manage future payments. checkout, customers may see two optional settings make transactions easier secure.   option 1 method use selected stored gateway. last four digits card bank account visible within genie. can used either merchant apply upcoming invoices. secure way save without needing collect again. 2 enable auto pay selects auto-pay will automatically charged charge occur based configuration (typically shortly created trigger date). additional action required unless needs updated. ideal expect recurring ongoing open invoices like currently invoice, send link add method. refer invite important notes methods tokenized maintained limited details (such digits) update remove time portal, enabled. still trouble unable contact support team support@billergenie.com include following number type (card ach) error messages displayed providing help assist efficiently possible.","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":"2023-10-06T23:04:38.000Z","tag_names":["technology fees","surcharging","dual pricing","compliant surcharging","bin validation","fee cap","state restrictions","surcharge prohibited states","connecticut surcharging","massachusetts surcharging","maine surcharging","oklahoma surcharging","colorado surcharge cap","card brand compliance","visa surcharging rules","mastercard surcharging rules","technology fee vs surcharge","convenience fee vs surcharge","cash discount","all or nothing fee"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie supports two ways to add a Technology Fee to a transaction so you ca","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie supports two ways to add a Technology Fee to a transaction so you can offset your cost of accepting cards: Surcharging and Dual Pricing. Both are configured under the same Technology Fees feature in your Biller Genie account, and both are designed to be card-brand compliant. The difference is in how the fee is presented to your customer","language_id":1,"id":2227513,"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 supports two ways add technology fee transaction can offset cost accepting cards surcharging dual pricing. configured fees feature account, designed card-brand compliant. difference presented customer — drives option allowed, caps at, sees receipt. all-or-nothing setting account level. turned on, applies every processed exempt specific invoice. visa mastercard compliance requirement applied consistently disclosed way customer. showing one another put processing risk. article gives high-level comparison decide flavor fits business. setup steps, customer's checkout experience, accounting reconciliation, see linked articles bottom. adds small credit card transactions (and, configurations, ach transactions) help cover payment processing. appears invoice receipt, proceeds sync back software separate line item sales receipt books reconcile cleanly. come flavors original price. pays card, popup discloses surcharge new total. capped rules. pricing price (or cash) side-by-side start. popup, caps, state restrictions. works surcharging, goes quoted. chooses pay told it. point selection, shows clearly outlines additional total, either accept switch non-surcharged method (debit, ach, avoid behind scenes, checks card's bin (the first 6-8 digits, called bank identification number) confirm applying surcharge. identifies debit prepaid types protected pricing, prices moment receive needed full transparency upfront. pick matches willing pay. integration, lower displays \"cash\" instead. pattern mirrors gas-station shown pump familiar mental model customers. glance vs   cap max 3% (2% colorado) minimum maximum excluded check geography available 46 states. prohibited connecticut, maine, massachusetts, oklahoma. 50 states price; paying disclosure throughout chosen notification required follow guidelines, notify acquirer 30 days turning verify merchant processor legal team going live restrictions apply only. state-level caps. oklahoma prohibited. business registered states, choose colorado 2%. automatically enforces colorado-based accounts. allowed 3%. important laws change time, state's rules codified genie's automatic enforcement. operate. glossary fee, surcharge, convenience service four terms get used interchangeably conversation, mean different things brands regulators. umbrella name. covers added top specifically card. govern applied. practice upfront cash paying. alternate channel. strict charge (typically channel genuinely merchant's normal method). support convenience-fee programs directly. certain regulated industries (mostly government, education, utilities) regardless method. service-fee talk \"technology fee\" accurate term. \"surcharge\" using mode specifically. \"convenience \"service meanings merchants. frequently asked questions turn customers others no. global design. violation puts rationale. will gift charged transaction. card), actually syncs software. visible portal software, received. needs switch, modes operate time. looks like experience step-by-step screenshots flow. related reconciling chart accounts mapping lives","name":"Technology Fees: Dual Pricing and Surcharging at a Glance","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"technology-fees-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/technology-fees-overview?from_search=235634621","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie supports two ways add technology fee transaction can offset cost accepting cards surcharging dual pricing. configured fees feature account, designed card-brand compliant. difference presented customer — drives option allowed, caps at, sees receipt. all-or-nothing setting account level. turned on, applies every processed exempt specific invoice. visa mastercard compliance requirement applied consistently disclosed way customer. showing one another put processing risk. article gives high-level comparison decide flavor fits business. setup steps, customer's checkout experience, accounting reconciliation, see linked articles bottom. adds small credit card transactions (and, configurations, ach transactions) help cover payment processing. appears invoice receipt, proceeds sync back software separate line item sales receipt books reconcile cleanly. come flavors original price. pays card, popup discloses surcharge new total. capped rules. pricing price (or cash) side-by-side start. popup, caps, state restrictions. works surcharging, goes quoted. chooses pay told it. point selection, shows clearly outlines additional total, either accept switch non-surcharged method (debit, ach, avoid behind scenes, checks card's bin (the first 6-8 digits, called bank identification number) confirm applying surcharge. identifies debit prepaid types protected pricing, prices moment receive needed full transparency upfront. pick matches willing pay. integration, lower displays \"cash\" instead. pattern mirrors gas-station shown pump familiar mental model customers. glance vs   cap max 3% (2% colorado) minimum maximum excluded check geography available 46 states. prohibited connecticut, maine, massachusetts, oklahoma. 50 states price; paying disclosure throughout chosen notification required follow guidelines, notify acquirer 30 days turning verify merchant processor legal team going live restrictions apply only. state-level caps. oklahoma prohibited. business registered states, choose colorado 2%. automatically enforces colorado-based accounts. allowed 3%. important laws change time, state's rules codified genie's automatic enforcement. operate. glossary fee, surcharge, convenience service four terms get used interchangeably conversation, mean different things brands regulators. umbrella name. covers added top specifically card. govern applied. practice upfront cash paying. alternate channel. strict charge (typically channel genuinely merchant's normal method). support convenience-fee programs directly. certain regulated industries (mostly government, education, utilities) regardless method. service-fee talk \"technology fee\" accurate term. \"surcharge\" using mode specifically. \"convenience \"service meanings merchants. frequently asked questions turn customers others no. global design. violation puts rationale. will gift charged transaction. card), actually syncs software. visible portal software, received. needs switch, modes operate time. looks like experience step-by-step screenshots flow. related reconciling chart accounts mapping lives","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T18:35:19.000Z","tag_names":["bill with parent","display invoices with parent","parent customer","sub customer","sub-customer","quickbooks jobs","qbo job","qbd customer job","bill to parent","viewsubcustomersinvoices","consolidated billing","parent rollup","sub-customer email inheritance","sub customer autopay"],"answer_sample":"In QuickBooks, a customer can be set up as a sub-customer of another customer — u","long_answer_sample":"In QuickBooks, a customer can be set up as a sub-customer of another customer — useful for tracking jobs under a single account, multiple locations of one client, or a contractor doing work for a property owner. Biller Genie reads these parent/sub relationships from QuickBooks and gives you two distinct features to leverage them: Bill With Parent (r","language_id":1,"id":1956845,"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":"quickbooks, customer can set sub-customer another — useful tracking jobs single account, multiple locations one client, contractor work property owner. biller genie reads parent/sub relationships quickbooks gives two distinct features leverage bill parent (route sub-customer's billing parent), customer-portal experience lets portal user see, switch between, pay invoices records connected to. glance per-customer-or-per-type setting sub-customer. on, receives reminders, parent's autopay configuration drives payment, communications route parent. sub's invoice messenger , reminders auto settings get grayed take over. display per-customer toggle customer. view includes sub-customers combined list. independent turn either without other. works hood sub-customer, several pieces genie's behavior shift sub runtime messenger. send time, checks billtoqbonlineparent flag. looks uses reminder toggles decide whether send. ignored. pay. eligible autopay, system (autopay enabled, autopay-on-type, default payment method, threshold) determine charge. off, runs regardless record says. routing. still recorded database (the for), processing flow processing. payments processed using stored applies invoice. accounting software sees marked paid, coming card file. late fees. fees calculated \"owns\" overdue balance perspective), goes inheritance. methods shared automatically methods. merge just means method. file does, will fail method make sure working relying autopay. qbo qbd differ handling customer's to, persisted differently behind scenes online native \"billed with\" dropdown profile). syncs flag bi-directionally flip qbo, bg picks next sync; bg, writes back qbo. systems stay aligned automatically. desktop (magiccarpet) equivalent setting. stores locally persists across magiccarpet never read written desktop. qbd-connected customer, directly bg. nothing appears itself, qbd-side override value. practical implication expect round-trip check something off. qbd, source truth ever change projects require careful bulk changes technically hood, requires \"bill customer\" checkbox every project. use defaults surgical option push customers once, inadvertently breaks alignment cause confusing invoicing behavior. including projects; special handling.  projects, per non-project need changed, leave projects' alone. see intuit's help qbo-side requirement. management. owner parent; individual properties sub-customers. gets communications, arrangement, job billed reported separately. multi-location franchisees. franchisee corporate office handles keep per-location billing. general contractors paying subs' invoices. gc trades gc's covers trades' holding company operating entities. subsidiaries centralized decentralized point handle separately-tracked accounts, cleanest pattern. independently, let manage settings. configure system, sync, auto-pay run cover linked sub-customers' (or desktop), profile \"is sub-customer\". reads. wait sync manual sync). relationship genie, open record. pay, messenger, fields now inheriting video walkthrough short tutorial showing side setup, end step-by-step screenshots (quickbooks online) step 1. log account. 2. go sales \u0026gt; customers. 3. select whose want via 4. click edit profile. 5. section, parent, save. sync. turned inside tab, confirmation message configured ways (and optionally pay) view, access portal's top navigation. (configurable type ) mixed logs normally would. grid shows hide button collapse ones checkout. processes credited correct receipts depending sub). necessarily portal. happen together. switching person manages accounts example, manager pays bills three different llcs, separate accident logging out. customer-switching groups email address. in, active merchant's account shares logged-in user's match, navigation listing matched alphabetically. person, email, records. lists clicking switches context invoices, saved cards, configuration. share email. address, them. matching. customers, accountant clients switcher move freely. enable alone put surface one. link access. routes adds existing view. feature. email-based, parent/sub-based purely email-driven. records, separate, emails. status drive switcher. putting together common configurations buildings llc. subs building 101, 102, 103. manager. building. llc's charges building's place. result schedule b llcs llc a, b, c totally relationship. accountant's applicable (no relationship). applicable. c. needed. cadence login. independently co. co 1, payments. companies. company's cards stand own. companies' emails, accident, used. functions genie. reporting tag company; anything else. frequently asked questions charged back-invoices no. affects future retroactively charge exist unpaid picked going forward. manually-paid history touched. charged. fallback. multi-level hierarchy (grandparent → sub) model flat immediate only. \"parent\" grandparent, resolution; cascade chain. recommend hierarchies purposes level (parent predictable dropdown. (1) record's matches exactly (case-insensitive, punctuation whitespace matter), (2) (deactivated appear), (3) merchant logged in. \"display parent\" viewing historical hidden turning hides forward, delete already-issued receipts. stops seeing related articles global overrides fees, customer-enabled supported accounting-software integrations","name":"Parent and Sub Customers (including QuickBooks Jobs)","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"parentsub-customer","first_category":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","categories_display_for_views":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","parent_categories":[515332],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customers/parentsub-customer?from_search=235634621","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"quickbooks, customer can set sub-customer another — useful tracking jobs single account, multiple locations one client, contractor work property owner. biller genie reads parent/sub relationships quickbooks gives two distinct features leverage bill parent (route sub-customer's billing parent), customer-portal experience lets portal user see, switch between, pay invoices records connected to. glance per-customer-or-per-type setting sub-customer. on, receives reminders, parent's autopay configuration drives payment, communications route parent. sub's invoice messenger , reminders auto settings get grayed take over. display per-customer toggle customer. view includes sub-customers combined list. independent turn either without other. works hood sub-customer, several pieces genie's behavior shift sub runtime messenger. send time, checks billtoqbonlineparent flag. looks uses reminder toggles decide whether send. ignored. pay. eligible autopay, system (autopay enabled, autopay-on-type, default payment method, threshold) determine charge. off, runs regardless record says. routing. still recorded database (the for), processing flow processing. payments processed using stored applies invoice. accounting software sees marked paid, coming card file. late fees. fees calculated \"owns\" overdue balance perspective), goes inheritance. methods shared automatically methods. merge just means method. file does, will fail method make sure working relying autopay. qbo qbd differ handling customer's to, persisted differently behind scenes online native \"billed with\" dropdown profile). syncs flag bi-directionally flip qbo, bg picks next sync; bg, writes back qbo. systems stay aligned automatically. desktop (magiccarpet) equivalent setting. stores locally persists across magiccarpet never read written desktop. qbd-connected customer, directly bg. nothing appears itself, qbd-side override value. practical implication expect round-trip check something off. qbd, source truth ever change projects require careful bulk changes technically hood, requires \"bill customer\" checkbox every project. use defaults surgical option push customers once, inadvertently breaks alignment cause confusing invoicing behavior. including projects; special handling.  projects, per non-project need changed, leave projects' alone. see intuit's help qbo-side requirement. management. owner parent; individual properties sub-customers. gets communications, arrangement, job billed reported separately. multi-location franchisees. franchisee corporate office handles keep per-location billing. general contractors paying subs' invoices. gc trades gc's covers trades' holding company operating entities. subsidiaries centralized decentralized point handle separately-tracked accounts, cleanest pattern. independently, let manage settings. configure system, sync, auto-pay run cover linked sub-customers' (or desktop), profile \"is sub-customer\". reads. wait sync manual sync). relationship genie, open record. pay, messenger, fields now inheriting video walkthrough short tutorial showing side setup, end step-by-step screenshots (quickbooks online) step 1. log account. 2. go sales \u0026gt; customers. 3. select whose want via 4. click edit profile. 5. section, parent, save. sync. turned inside tab, confirmation message configured ways (and optionally pay) view, access portal's top navigation. (configurable type ) mixed logs normally would. grid shows hide button collapse ones checkout. processes credited correct receipts depending sub). necessarily portal. happen together. switching person manages accounts example, manager pays bills three different llcs, separate accident logging out. customer-switching groups email address. in, active merchant's account shares logged-in user's match, navigation listing matched alphabetically. person, email, records. lists clicking switches context invoices, saved cards, configuration. share email. address, them. matching. customers, accountant clients switcher move freely. enable alone put surface one. link access. routes adds existing view. feature. email-based, parent/sub-based purely email-driven. records, separate, emails. status drive switcher. putting together common configurations buildings llc. subs building 101, 102, 103. manager. building. llc's charges building's place. result schedule b llcs llc a, b, c totally relationship. accountant's applicable (no relationship). applicable. c. needed. cadence login. independently co. co 1, payments. companies. company's cards stand own. companies' emails, accident, used. functions genie. reporting tag company; anything else. frequently asked questions charged back-invoices no. affects future retroactively charge exist unpaid picked going forward. manually-paid history touched. charged. fallback. multi-level hierarchy (grandparent → sub) model flat immediate only. \"parent\" grandparent, resolution; cascade chain. recommend hierarchies purposes level (parent predictable dropdown. (1) record's matches exactly (case-insensitive, punctuation whitespace matter), (2) (deactivated appear), (3) merchant logged in. \"display parent\" viewing historical hidden turning hides forward, delete already-issued receipts. stops seeing related articles global overrides fees, customer-enabled supported accounting-software integrations","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-21T03:59:46.551Z","tag_names":["per-customer overrides","customer overrides","waive next late fee","autopay one customer","customer-specific settings","override defaults","vip customer settings","turn off late fees one customer","customer-only autopay","bill with parent override","send receipts off"],"answer_sample":"Per-Customer Overrides are settings you change on one specific customer's record ","long_answer_sample":"Per-Customer Overrides are settings you change on one specific customer's record to make Biller Genie behave differently for that customer than your Customer Defaults seeded onto that customer at create time. Because defaults only run at create/import, anything you change on a customer's record at any point afterward is what's in effect for that cus","language_id":1,"id":3825118,"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":"per-customer overrides settings change one specific customer's record make biller genie behave differently customer defaults seeded onto create time. run create/import, anything point afterward effect going forward — periodically re-apply edits. mental model majority, exceptions cleanest way think genie's set match behavior want greater base treat majority customers, day out. use handle exceptions. common example charge late fees everybody, handful vips to. turn globally defaults, open vip's individually. default takes care every automatically; touch records need differ. pattern keeps account easy manage. remember configure new syncs inherit right baseline automatically, intervene real exception comes up. customize individual cautious \"save apply existing\" (and type defaults), save existing customers overwrites override customer. customizations made time, damage button can do. meaningful amount tuning place, switch + surgical \"update single setting\" option changes propagate. keep deliberate, rare reset action. find (customers tab \u0026gt; click name). edit page sections. default; others per-customer-only features global equivalent all. advanced options general-tab equivalents (payment methods, fees, partial payments, etc.) plus waive next fee grace lever. invoice messenger message types reach channels. reminders matrix messenger, scoped follow-up cadence. portal log portal. auto pay per-customer-only. enrollment, type, threshold, payment method live record; override. stored methods cards bank accounts file customer; defaults. fields look version checkboxes, toggles, dropdowns. visual \"this using default\" indicator. whatever value see active identical setting does. means whatever's wins regardless say. allow credit card payments ach apm (alternative primarily paypal today) send receipts ignore conflicts (email report) plans require checkout auto-pay bill parent (when sub-customer another) display invoices (sub-customer show parent's too) grace-period lever feature yes will skip exactly upcoming automatically back no. classic case calls say \"i'm three days, just got pulled fire-drill.\" short delay, permanently disable either. record, yes. charged skipped, flag flips standard late-fee policy. single-use waives fee. resets consistently late, either (a permanent change) design intentional grace, policy change. (per-customer only) gets overridden per \"auto pay\" toggle enrollment inherently per-customer, configuration lives record. section controls auto-charges enabled whether enrolled autopay full balance amount. charged. threshold invoice-amount cutoff (e.g. $500; bigger requires manual approval). leave blank direction \"auto-pay amount\" amount.\" closest thing \"global checkout-policy toggle, itself. forces enroll part paying first invoice. actual (type, method) sending less matrices six (upcoming payment, due, updated, statement, overdue, fee) email paper mail toggles each. lets decide receives. messaging often others, \"defaults = exceptions\" vips. long-tenured pays statement month overdue redundant. need. chronically customers. repeatedly might benefit additional touches enable email, on. channel preference. tell check mail; never paper. match. timing global, channels cadence days due date fires, soon fires vary turned message-type-on/off control logged profile update contact info, address, etc. add/remove enroll, unenroll, receive notification edits get notified matter actually in, leaving fine. lists customer, designate autopay. per-customer. workflow. sub-customer, routes communications side-effect, several sub-customer's disabled instead taken parent. mind again, become editable goes them. \"reset fields. stores like manually flip now. current customers\" easier path across pick setting, value, scope, done. works including ones pick. frequently asked questions survive sync quickbooks normal updates quickbooks-sourced data (name, genie-specific fees. overwritten qbo applies. bg remain unless explicitly ran lost overrides. undo. truly destructive design, run, previous values gone. strongly recommend switching single-setting customization place. support help reconstructing settings. versus inherited values, \"uses markers. be, (or type) separate compare. card. place add mark (if autopay). old deleted view. managed related articles supported accounting-software integrations","name":"Per-Customer Overrides for Reminders, Late Fees, and Other Features","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"per-customer-overrides","first_category":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","categories_display_for_views":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","parent_categories":[515332],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customers/per-customer-overrides?from_search=235634621","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"per-customer overrides settings change one specific customer's record make biller genie behave differently customer defaults seeded onto create time. run create/import, anything point afterward effect going forward — periodically re-apply edits. mental model majority, exceptions cleanest way think genie's set match behavior want greater base treat majority customers, day out. use handle exceptions. common example charge late fees everybody, handful vips to. turn globally defaults, open vip's individually. default takes care every automatically; touch records need differ. pattern keeps account easy manage. remember configure new syncs inherit right baseline automatically, intervene real exception comes up. customize individual cautious \"save apply existing\" (and type defaults), save existing customers overwrites override customer. customizations made time, damage button can do. meaningful amount tuning place, switch + surgical \"update single setting\" option changes propagate. keep deliberate, rare reset action. find (customers tab \u0026gt; click name). edit page sections. default; others per-customer-only features global equivalent all. advanced options general-tab equivalents (payment methods, fees, partial payments, etc.) plus waive next fee grace lever. invoice messenger message types reach channels. reminders matrix messenger, scoped follow-up cadence. portal log portal. auto pay per-customer-only. enrollment, type, threshold, payment method live record; override. stored methods cards bank accounts file customer; defaults. fields look version checkboxes, toggles, dropdowns. visual \"this using default\" indicator. whatever value see active identical setting does. means whatever's wins regardless say. allow credit card payments ach apm (alternative primarily paypal today) send receipts ignore conflicts (email report) plans require checkout auto-pay bill parent (when sub-customer another) display invoices (sub-customer show parent's too) grace-period lever feature yes will skip exactly upcoming automatically back no. classic case calls say \"i'm three days, just got pulled fire-drill.\" short delay, permanently disable either. record, yes. charged skipped, flag flips standard late-fee policy. single-use waives fee. resets consistently late, either (a permanent change) design intentional grace, policy change. (per-customer only) gets overridden per \"auto pay\" toggle enrollment inherently per-customer, configuration lives record. section controls auto-charges enabled whether enrolled autopay full balance amount. charged. threshold invoice-amount cutoff (e.g. $500; bigger requires manual approval). leave blank direction \"auto-pay amount\" amount.\" closest thing \"global checkout-policy toggle, itself. forces enroll part paying first invoice. actual (type, method) sending less matrices six (upcoming payment, due, updated, statement, overdue, fee) email paper mail toggles each. lets decide receives. messaging often others, \"defaults = exceptions\" vips. long-tenured pays statement month overdue redundant. need. chronically customers. repeatedly might benefit additional touches enable email, on. channel preference. tell check mail; never paper. match. timing global, channels cadence days due date fires, soon fires vary turned message-type-on/off control logged profile update contact info, address, etc. add/remove enroll, unenroll, receive notification edits get notified matter actually in, leaving fine. lists customer, designate autopay. per-customer. workflow. sub-customer, routes communications side-effect, several sub-customer's disabled instead taken parent. mind again, become editable goes them. \"reset fields. stores like manually flip now. current customers\" easier path across pick setting, value, scope, done. works including ones pick. frequently asked questions survive sync quickbooks normal updates quickbooks-sourced data (name, genie-specific fees. overwritten qbo applies. bg remain unless explicitly ran lost overrides. undo. truly destructive design, run, previous values gone. strongly recommend switching single-setting customization place. support help reconstructing settings. versus inherited values, \"uses markers. be, (or type) separate compare. card. place add mark (if autopay). old deleted view. managed related articles supported accounting-software integrations","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"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=235634621","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"}}]