Avoid costly payment processor fees by holding, not charging, security deposits with automated pre-authorization. Streamline security deposit management and minimize guest-related damages with ChargeAutomation’s Security Deposit management features.
Customers have the flexibility to add their card at any time.
The pre-authorization of the security deposit will then be automatically processed on the scheduled date, ensuring a streamlined and secure process.
Don’t make a trade off between payment and risk. Our superior fraud detection eliminates chargebacks entirely.
Zero fraud guaranteed.
Eliminate the 3% processing fee for charging & refunding security deposits by using pre-authorizations holds.
If guests don’t damage your property there is no need for refunds & you only pay for successful transactions
With ChargeAutomation you have full control of your security deposit flow.
Customize the amount, authorization rules or schedule date per property or per booking channel.
Get real-time notifications via email, SMS or in-app everytime a security deposit is processed with Charge Automation.
No need to track deposit status manually anymore as guests will be auto-reminded if it is overdue or authorization failed.
Seamless integration with over 100 payment gateways, enabling you to effortlessly make scheduled security authorizations.
No matter what is your PMS, payment gateway or the booking source. ChargeAutomation effectively protects your property with automated security deposits.
Elevate your vacation rental property security and increase operations efficiency with scheduled damage deposits authorizations that can apply to any booking channel.
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Elevate your property security and increase operations efficiency with scheduled damage deposits authorizations that can apply to any booking channel.
Collect partial or full security deposit
Release pre-authorization hold
Extend pre-authorization hold
Send auto payment reminders to guests
Our damage deposit software integrates with a wide range of hospitality software ensuring that you can access guest data needed and automatically update your PMS, OTA & payment gateway.
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Security deposit is collected in a form of authorization (hold). The maximum holding period for Stripe users is 28 days for Visa and 30 days for Discover/MasterCard/Amex or 7 days for other cards.
Once a booking ended, the Security deposit is automatically released 3 days after check out.
In ChargeAutomation, there are 3 ways of collecting security deposit
By manually sending authorization request link to your customer.
By creating a re-usable authorization link and sharing it to anyone.
By creating auto payment rule for automatic collection.
Our superior detection eliminates fraudulent chargebacks entirely. Zero fraud guaranteed.
Short-term rental companies that use upselling software from ChargeAutomation include CozySuites, PMI, UpStay & Carzi Contactless and many more.
You can define rules, schedule dates and the amount of security deposit authorization for each property or booking channel.
If you detect any damage to the property once the guest has left, you may opt to capture funds from the security deposit authorization. This can be initiated directly through ChargeAutomation.
You can capture the whole amount or a partial amount and leave a brief description for your records.
Security deposit authorizations are automatically returned 3 days after check out.
ChargeAutomation will continue to send automatic notifications to the guest, reminding them of the requirement to provide valid credit card details.
ChargeAutomation is GDPR and PCI-compliant solution. Personal data security is the cornerstone of our operations.
With security deposit authorizations by ChargeAutomation you save on processing fees from your payment gateway. Only a fraction of those fees for using ChargeAutomation’s security deposit software.
100% free to try with no monthly contract