Pre-authorization payment hold

Collect security & damage deposits for your hotel or vacation rental using pre-authorization payment holds on credit & debit cards.

In less than 2 minutes, start collecting security or damage deposit in any currency with zero integration. 

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Why You Need Pre-Authorization Payment for Security Deposits

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Schedule Deposit Date

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.

Easily Collect Security Deposits with Our Solution

Connect your payment gateway (e.g., Stripe), generate an authorization link, and share it via SMS, WhatsApp, email, or other channels for a simple and secure way to collect security deposits

Why Choose Our Authorization Solution?

No Website/Page Needed

You can still collect security deposit even if you have no website or page for your business. Just create a payment link and send to your customers online. No Website/Page Needed

Payments Made Easy

You can still collect security deposit even if you have no website or page for your business. Just create a payment link and send to your customers online.

Share via any platform

Share the authorization link over any platform like WhatsApp, SMS, Email, Messenger etc. giving your customers a quick checkout option and hassle free transaction.

Zero Fraud Guarantee

You would not worry about fraud customers, disputes and chargebacks for your business with our Chargeback Protection feature available on our Authorization Links.

Go International

You can accept authorization anywhere, even internationally with our Authorization Links. Making your business expand more without even lifting a finger.

No Extra Charges

Create and send as much authorization links as you like for free, and get charged only for successful transactions.

Save Transaction Fee

Charging & refunding security deposit costs you processing fee (~3%). With authorization, you no longer have to pay these fee to your payment processor.

Receive Notification

Every time a security deposit is received, you are will receive notifications in real time.

Why hosts like you trust ChargeAutomation

$40

Upsell revenue

Offer personalized upsells during check-in

50%

Guest queues

Reduce guest queues by
using online check-in

30min

Time savings

Speed up check-in & booking
processes

75%

Guest satisfaction

Saving guest time & money will make them happy

100%

Document handling

Collect guest documents &
signatures online

100%

Eliminate cash-handling

Collect payments & security
deposit during check-in

Pre-authorization payment hold​

Collect security & damage deposits for your hotel or vacation rental using pre-authorization payment holds on credit & debit cards.

What Can you Do with Pre-Authorization Hold?

Release Authorization Hold

Extend Authorization Hold

Send Auto Reminders

Capture Partial or Full Amount

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“What ChargeAutomation customers are saying about us”

Andrew
Andrew
UpStay
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ChargeAutomation is easy to use and user friendly, you can surely use the system even if you are a beginner. and the support team are prompt at responding to queries and very informative.
John
John
CozySuites
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We've been using contactless check-in for quite some time already and are really satisfied with how they combined id check, payment collection, terms & conditions and upsells into a single flow. It was easy to implement and guests love the experience.
Erin
Erin
LifeSuites
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Contactless check-in from ChargeAutomation saves so much time for our administrators and we noticed how guest satisfaction improved. 100% recommendation.
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Automated security deposit collection that integrates with your current system

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FAQ’s

Check answers to the most common questions about ChargeAutomation

 

Authorization links are simple URL’s that are generated to be sent to your customers for them to add a card for Authorization.
By clicking on it, they are routed to the page where transaction will take place. 

 

You can send the link to any form of messaging communication like email, chat, SMS, or any social media sites, etc.
By this, your customers are able to pay you anytime anywhere they are.

Yes, you can. You do not need any website or app to send your authorization links to your customers.
Just create your links then send to your customer through any form of communication app you are using. 

Yes. You can accept payments from your customers internationally. 

 Yes, you schedule authorization date. Your customer can add their card anytime & authorization will take place on the specified date.

 You must have a payment processor like Stripe in order to collect security deposit with ChargeAutomation

 It can stay 7-30 days depending on the issuing bank of the cardholder.

Create and send as much authorization links as you like for free, and get charged only for successful transactions. Only successful transactions are charged a minimum fee of 0.15% of transaction amount (e.g. 15 cents on a $100) + 0.25 cents gateway transaction fee. We bill you at the end of the month based on how many transactions are processed.

Starting at just $39/month

100% free to try with no monthly contract

Recognised & accredited internationally

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