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Payment methods explained

Bookem lets you record numerous payment methods to track the source of your payments:

  • Bank transfer - these are payments which clear in your bank account(s) (reconciliation is done manually)

  • Card payments (reconciliation is done manually)

  • Cash payments (reconciliation is done manually)

  • Online payments - such as credit card payments made by clients through payment links on their invoices (reconciliation is done automatically) Bookem currently supports Payfast, Paypal and Snapscan

  • Other payments, e.g. Medical aid payments (reconciliation is done manually)

To add a new payment method, go to Settings - Payments & Invoicing - Payment methods select + Add payment method at the top right.

Payment method types

Bank transfer

You can have one or more bank accounts. A bank account can be linked to one or more locations. Your bank account details and payment instructions will show at the bottom of your invoice.

Find out how to set up a Bank transfer payment method.

Online payments

Online payment methods can be used to:

  • take payments from clients when they book online in order to secure a booking

  • let clients pay directly from their invoice

The following online payment providers are supported:

Card payments

If you plan to accept in-person card, e.g. Point of Sale (POS) payments using a system that is not linked to Bookem, this needs to be an option available to manually record these payments. Here's how.

Cash payments

To add a payment method to record when clients pay cash, follow these steps.

Other payments

The ways you can use Payment methods is quite flexible. For example, you can create a payment method for

e.g. Medical aid payments (reconciliation is done manually)