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Payments - November 26, 2014 - 1 min read
Thanks to user requests and suggestions, we have added an option for Authorize Only for credit cards being processed by Authorize.net and RentPayment (Yapstone). This allows you to verify the card is still valid by putting a hold on funds (authorize only). The hold can later be voided, or a charge can be created, up …
Payments - January 28, 2013 - 1 min read
If you find you are receiving spam through your Gift Certificate purchase page, there is now an option to require users to enter a captcha code. We made this an option, because if spam is not a problem on your page, then there is no reason to make your buyers go through this extra step. …
Payments - November 28, 2012 - 3 min read
It is now easier than ever to sell gift certificates on your website. Thanks to requests from a few users, we have added a couple of features – ability to collect credit card information instead of using an online payment method, and ability to set the amounts that are displayed, and a new field for …
Payments - October 19, 2012 - 1 min read
We’ve added a few new options to the Payments By Date Report. You can now select which type of date on which to run the query. Select from Payment Date, Arrival Date, Departure Date, and Booking Date. New options are available by clicking the “Show Advanced Search” link. Now it is possible to select which …
Payments - October 5, 2012 - 2 min read
We sometimes are asked why we only take PayPal for subscriptions to ReservationKey. The primary reason is because it is easy for us and is generally easy for our users. For us, we are able to keep our costs low by not having to spend any additional resources handling billing. With PayPal subscriptions, all of …
Payments - September 4, 2012 - 3 min read
The Payments by Date report now has a column to show the Reservation Status. It shows the status colors and description, unless the Print link is used, in which case the description only shows. Example:
Payments - August 31, 2012 - 2 min read
Improved: after entering a credit card number in a reservation, you can now click the Payments link and the credit card number will automatically save prior to the Payments box opening. This should help avoid accidentally not charging a guest’s credit card by going into the Payments window and clicking “Add Payment” when you actually …
Payments - August 13, 2012 - 3 min read
We have added an alert in case a PayPal subscription payment is not automatically received. Prior to this, account access would be automatically disabled as soon as the currently paid month expired. The difficulty with this is sometimes users would find themselves unable to log into their ReservationKey account without advance notice. Usually the payment …
Payments - April 14, 2012 - 4 min read
Using Authorize.net as your payment processor with ReservationKey is easy. Here are a few tips to help with some of the settings in both systems. Turn Test Mode Off Even though you might be tempted to leave Test Mode enabled, disable it. When your authorize.net account is in Test Mode it will not work with …
Payments - March 2, 2012 - 2 min read
You might think, wouldn’t it be nice if I could charge a different deposit amount depending on how many nights the person has selected? Well, now you can, using the Alternate Payment Schedule setting in the Reservation Page settings. For example, for reservations for only one night you might want to charge 100% of the …