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The difference between being paid and being paid out

Most booking platforms process your payments and then pay you. We connect to your merchant account — Stripe, Checkout.com or Paymob — so the money never belongs to us at any point. It's a small architectural difference with a large practical one: your settlement schedule is your provider's, your refunds are in your own dashboard, and your payment relationship survives changing booking software.

Available on every plan, including the free Starter tier.

What this means in practice

  • No commission from us. Flat subscription; what you pay doesn't move with what you sell.
  • Your settlement schedule, set by your provider, not by a platform payout cycle.
  • Refunds and chargebacks handled in your own dashboard, by you.
  • Portable. Changing booking software doesn't mean re-onboarding payment details.
How it works

Connect once, then it's invisible

Setup is a connection, not an application. You already have the relationship with your provider.

Step 1Connect your account

Stripe, Checkout.com or Paymob. If you don't have one yet, you open it with them directly, not through us.

Step 2Set what's collected

Deposit or full prepayment, per booking type, with the cancellation window alongside it.

Step 3Customers pay you

Checkout on your booking page charges your gateway. The funds go to your merchant account.

Step 4Reconcile

Bookings and payments line up in your reporting, with finance-ready exports.

Why it matters

Three moments where the difference shows up

None of them on the day you sign up. All of them later.

01

When cash flow is tight

A platform payout cycle inserts itself between your customer paying and you having the money. On your own gateway the settlement schedule is the one you agreed with your provider — which for most operators is faster, and more importantly is predictable and yours to negotiate.

02

When something goes wrong

A refund, a disputed charge, a chargeback. In your own dashboard you can act immediately and see the evidence. Through a platform you raise a ticket and wait, while the clock on the dispute runs.

03

When you want to leave

The honest one. If your payment relationship is with us, moving booking software means every saved card and every recurring membership mandate has to be re-established. Because it's yours, it isn't our leverage — and we'd rather keep you because the product is good.

FAQ

Payment questions

Which payment providers are supported?

Stripe, Checkout.com and Paymob. In each case the merchant account is yours, the contract is between you and the provider, and settlement goes directly to your bank on their schedule rather than ours.

Do you take a commission on bookings?

No. Our pricing is a flat subscription, so what you pay us does not change with how much you sell. You pay your payment provider their processing fee under your own agreement with them, and nothing else routes through us.

Why does using our own merchant account matter?

Three reasons operators tend to care about: money reaches your bank on your provider's settlement schedule rather than waiting for a platform payout; refunds and chargebacks are handled in your own dashboard; and the payment relationship is yours, so changing booking software later does not mean re-onboarding every customer's payment details.

Can we take deposits rather than the full amount?

Yes, and the rule is set per booking type. A court might take a deposit while an instructor-led session takes full prepayment, because the cost of a no-show is different. Cancellation windows are set alongside them.

Does this work for our market?

Paymob is the reason this question usually gets asked, and it is the reason we support it: several international platforms cannot settle locally in the Gulf. If you are unsure whether your market and currency are covered, ask us before you sign up rather than after.

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