Create, & send payment links to guests via SMS, email, WhatsApp or social chat. We help hotels & vacation rentals get paid by links with no code or a website.
Automated payment workflows streamline the entire payment process, reducing manual effort and enhancing efficiency. With automated reminders, invoices, and payment collection, you can easily schedule and manage payments for deposits, bookings, and additional services without constant manual intervention. Once a guest makes a payment via the provided link, the system automatically updates your records, sends receipts, and triggers any necessary follow-ups. This automation ensures timely payments, reduces human error, and improves cash flow, allowing you to focus on other essential tasks in your short-term rental business
Seamless payment collection allows you to effortlessly collect payments from guests, ensuring a smooth and efficient transaction process. By using payment links, you can send guests a secure, easy-to-use link through email, SMS, or messaging apps. Guests can then pay instantly using their preferred payment method, whether it’s credit cards, bank transfers, or digital wallets. This method eliminates the need for manual invoicing or follow-ups, saving time and reducing friction for both hosts and guests. With a seamless payment collection system, you can focus on providing exceptional service while maintaining a hassle-free payment process.
Streamlined financial management automates the tracking of payments, invoices, and transactions, reducing manual input and errors. With payment links integrated into your systems, all payments are recorded in real-time, providing a clear view of your cash flow. This helps you stay organized, improve financial accuracy, and save time on accounting tasks, allowing you to focus on growing your short-term rental business.
Simplify your payment process with secure and customizable payment links. Share them via email, SMS, or messaging apps, and let your customers pay quickly and effortlessly, no matter where they are. It’s fast, flexible, and designed for modern businesses
Offer personalized upsells during check-in
Reduce guest queues by
using online check-in
Speed up check-in & booking
processes
Collect guest documents &
signatures online
Collect payments & security
deposit during check-in
Accept Bookings Securely
Build Guest Trust
Offer Multiple Payment Methods
Simplify International Payments
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.
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