WorkshopPay Online: Accept Payments via Email and SMS

POS Integrations and WorkshopPayUpdated 20 Sep 20262 min read

WorkshopPay Online lets you send a customer a secure payment link by email or SMS so they can pay the invoice from their phone, and the payment is recorded automatically. This article shows you how to send a payment link from an invoice.

This article will help you to get the most out of the WorkshopPay Online feature. If you are yet to activate and setup your account please refer to this guide.

For a video demonstration on how WorkshopPay works, checkout this page

WorkshopPay Online (WPAY Online) allows you to send a Payment request along with an Invoice to your customers. Simply opt to send the Payment link when contacting your customer via email or SMS. Once the Payment has been processed Workshop Software will automatically create the Payment transaction and apply it to the relevant Invoice!

The requirements for sending a Payment request are:

  • A Processed Invoice with an Open balance.
  • An address recorded against the customer record.
  • An email and/or mobile number recorded against the customer record.
A screenshot of a Customer's details, the Address fields, mobile phone and email fields are highlighted.

Follow these steps to send a Payment request:

  • Process and finalise the Invoice.
  • In the Customer Invoice card click the Star icon and then select Email Invoice or SMS Invoice.
A cropped screenshot of the Customer Invoice card in an Invoice. The star menu is open and Email Invoice and SMS Invoice options are highlighted

  • Set the Request Payment toggle to YES. For more information on how to set up the default Request Payment message, please refer to this guide.
  • Finalise your message then click the Send button.
A screenshot of the Email Invoice pop up, the Request Payment tag is set to Yes and highlighted and a cursors indicates to clic the Send button.

Your customer will now receive the Invoice (if included) and a Payment request.

If you want to check which Invoices have outstanding Payment requests sent to customers you can go to the Transaction Centre, open the Jobs tab and set the Transaction Type to WorkshopPay Outstanding.

A screenshot of the Transaction Centre's Jobs tab. The Transaction Type drop down menu is open and WorkshopPay Outstanding is highlighted.

Good to Know

  • This setting can be toggled on or off at any time. The change takes effect immediately once you click Save.
  • This feature is also available on the Workshop Software mobile app if you have mobile access enabled on your account.

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