Why Collect Payments Through Thryv Business Center

Collecting payments through Thryv Business Center™ means your clients can pay online using any credit or debit card without needing to create an account with your payment processor. Thryv Business Center processes payments through industry-leading payment platforms, so your clients see a trusted, recognizable logo at checkout and know their payment information is secure. Credit card information is never stored without your client's permission. Funds collected on your behalf are transferred immediately to your connected payment processor account or bank account, so you get paid faster without manual follow-up.

Supported Payment Processors

Thryv Business Center supports the following payment processors for collecting payments from your clients:

• ThryvPay™
• Braintree
• Stripe
• Square
• PayPal

Each payment processor handles credit card and debit card payments securely on your behalf. Your clients do not need to have an account with any of these payment processors to complete a payment.

Payment Processing Rates

The screenshot below displays the complete overview of processing rates for all payment processors currently supported by Thryv Business Center, including transaction fees for credit card, debit card, and online payment methods for each processor.

Additional Square rate:

• In-person keyed-in rate (when a card number is entered manually instead of swiped): 3.5% + $0.15 per transaction

How to Connect a Payment Processor

Follow these steps to connect a payment processor to your Thryv Business Center account and begin collecting payments from your clients.

1. Navigate to Payment Settings

Click Settings in the left-hand navigation. Then click Payments. The Payments settings page displays your current payment processor configuration and available payment options.

2. Connect your payment processor

Select the payment processor you want to connect to your Thryv Business Center account. Use the articles below for step-by-step instructions to connect each supported processor:

• Follow this article to connect ThryvPay
• Follow this article to connect Stripe.
• Follow this article to connect to Square.
• Read more on using PayPal as an accepted form of payment in this article.

3. Enable online payments

After connecting your payment processor, confirm that the Online Payments option is checked on the Payments settings page. Enabling the Online Payments option allows your clients to pay online through your client portal, booking page, and invoices.

Ways to Collect Payments from Clients

Once your payment processor is connected and online payments are enabled, Thryv Business Center offers the following methods for collecting payments from your clients:

• Client portal payment widget, add a direct payment action to your client portal widget so clients can submit payments directly from your website. You can also create a payment button set to a specific amount for a specific service. To learn how to set up client portal widgets, see Client Portal Widgets for Your Website.
• Upfront payment at booking, collect payment in advance when a client schedules a service or appointment. To learn how to require or suggest payment at booking, see How to Set Up Upfront Payment for Appointments in Thryv Business Center.
• Invoice payments, send an invoice to your client directly from the Payments section of your Thryv Business Center account. To learn how to send an invoice, see How to Create and Send an Invoice in Thryv Business Center.

Funds we collect on your behalf will be immediately transferred to your ThryvPay/Braintree/Stripe/Square account or bank account.

Here is the complete overview of all payment merchants currently supported by Thryv:

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