Book In Time

Payments on your terms

Online or in person.You stay in control.

Take full online payment with Stripe, or keep using your own payment provider. Send a clear bill and follow what has been paid and what is still due.

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Booking payment

Choose what fits the service

You decide
1

Pay online now

Stripe Checkout

2

Pay at appointment

Cash, transfer or card machine

3

Let the customer choose

Now or later

✓No Book In Time commission
✓Keep your existing card machine
✓Card details are handled by Stripe

Two simple routes

Choose how each service gets paid

Stripe checkout verifies payments automatically. Money collected through your own provider is recorded by your team. Choose the route that fits your business.

01

Online

Get paid when the customer books

Pro businesses can connect Stripe through secure onboarding. Set a service to require full online payment or let the customer choose between paying now and later. Optional Stripe booking links can also request payment for an unpaid appointment when that feature is enabled for your account.

  • ✓Require full payment for selected services
  • ✓Let a customer choose between paying now and later
  • ✓Copy or email a secure link for an unpaid booking when enabled
  • ✓Booking status updates after a successful payment
  • ✓Stripe pays out to your registered bank account

Stripe's processing fees and account requirements apply. Book In Time does not add a percentage or per-booking payment fee.

02

Your own provider

Keep your provider and a clear payment record

On Pro, send an itemised invoice and paste in that bill's actual provider link when needed. Take cash, transfer or card-machine payments as usual, then record the money received against the booking or payer bill.

  • ✓Send a bill with a link from your own payment provider
  • ✓Record part-payments or payment in full after money arrives
  • ✓See the amount paid and remaining balance on each bill
  • ✓Keep separate invoice and receipt number sequences
  • ✓Choose existing payment methods or add your own names

Pasted provider links and card-machine payments do not sync automatically. Record the payment after it arrives. Your provider's fees and terms apply; Book In Time does not add a payment commission.

Pro billing includes itemised invoices, configurable tax, recorded payments and separate invoice and receipt numbering. For classes and clubs, explore group payer bills when Group Bookings is enabled for your business.

Online payment flow

From booking to payout

The customer gets a secure checkout. You get a clear payment status against the booking.

Set up your business
  1. 1

    Connect Stripe

    Complete Stripe’s onboarding with your business, identity and bank details.

  2. 2

    Choose the service payment setting

    Require payment now, allow payment later, or let the customer choose.

  3. 3

    Request payment later when needed

    When the optional feature is enabled, copy or email a secure link from an unpaid booking.

  4. 4

    The customer completes secure checkout

    Stripe handles the card-payment screen and card details.

  5. 5

    The booking is marked paid

    After successful verification, Book In Time updates the booking while Stripe manages payout to your bank.

Clear answers

Payment questions, answered

Does Book In Time take a percentage of customer payments?+

No. Book In Time does not add a percentage or per-booking fee. Stripe applies its standard processing fee when it processes an online payment.

Can I keep using my current card machine?+

Yes. Take payment through your existing terminal or payment app, then record the amount received against the booking or payer bill. On Pro, you can record part-payments as well as full payment, update the balance and send a receipt.

Will card-machine payments appear automatically?+

No. Card-machine, cash, transfer and pasted provider-link payments are not imported or matched automatically. Record each payment after the money arrives. Verified payments through Book In Time’s connected Stripe checkout update the booking automatically.

Do I need Stripe?+

A connected Stripe account is needed for Book In Time’s online checkout and automatic Stripe booking payment links. Pro businesses can instead send their own provider’s link with a bill and record the payment manually, or keep accepting cash, transfer and card-machine payments.

How do Stripe booking links differ from my own provider links?+

When the optional Stripe booking payment-links feature is enabled for your account, its verified checkout updates the unpaid booking automatically. A link pasted into an invoice comes from your own payment provider; it does not update Book In Time automatically. Record that payment after it arrives.

Can I take a percentage deposit at online checkout?+

Percentage deposits at online checkout are not currently available as a standard feature. On Pro, you can record an agreed part-payment received elsewhere and track the remaining balance.

Can I record a part-payment and collect the rest later?+

Yes, on Pro. Record each payment you receive against the booking or bill. The remaining balance stays visible, and each recorded payment can have its own receipt. This records money collected elsewhere; it does not schedule or collect instalments automatically.

Can I send my own payment-provider link with a bill?+

Pro businesses can paste a payment-provider link into an itemised bill and send it to the payer. Payments through that provider do not update Book In Time automatically. Record the money after it arrives to update the balance and send a receipt.

Can different people pay for a group booking?+

Yes, when Group Bookings is enabled for your business. Per-person pricing supports one payer, separate contact bills or split payers. A fixed whole-group price uses one organiser’s booking with one or split payers. Each payer’s bill has its own balance and payment history.

Does Book In Time include Tap to Pay or a card reader?+

Not currently. Book In Time does not connect directly to a card reader or Tap to Pay. You can use your own in-person provider and record the payment afterward.

For current processing rates, review Stripe's UK pricing.

Keep it flexible

Start with pay later. Add online payments when you're ready.

Your booking workflow can evolve without forcing you to replace the payment tools your business already uses.

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