Creating a

repeat payment

You can set up Repeat Payments repeat payments on the Take a Paymentpayment page and within Reporting on the Recent Transactiontransactions and Blink Card Transactionscard transactions pages. This guide looks specifically at Card Repeat Paymentscard repeat payments.

Repeat

Repeat Payments payments can either be on a:

• Fixed schedule; A set a fixed amount is taken at a set frequency for 'x' amount a certain number of cycles.

• Variable Scheduleschedule; Different various amounts are scheduled for specific dates that have been manually selected dates.

Repeat

payments via Take a payment

Find the Take a

payment page

under payments. The Take a Paymentpayment page allows you to manually process transactions by filling in your customer’s card details or charging customers via an existing Direct Debit mandate. You can find it under the Payments tab on the left-hand navigation bar (Payments → Take a Payment).

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Payment

payment - Fixed

Schedule

schedule Set up a payment schedule where a

set

fixed amount is taken at a set frequency for

'x' amount

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PaymentFirstly select

payment To get started, choose the MID, transaction type

of transaction, Fixed Schedule and Card Payment. Next, enter

, fixed schedule, and card payment. Then, provide the customer's full name, email, and transaction reference (if applicable)

, which will be noted on

to include in the email receipt and transaction history.

Now select

Select the start date

. A different amount can be chosen for

and determine if the initial payment on the start date should be a different amount.

(

This amount will replace the

Amount (Per Payment)

regular amount for that payment and

is

will be included in the number of payment cycles.

)Select

Specify the frequency of each payment

,

and

then enter the Amount (Per Payment) — a minimum of £1. (If the necessary settings are activated, the currency can also be selected here).Finally, choose

enter the amount per payment. Please note that the minimum amount is £1. If applicable, you can also select the currency. Lastly, decide on the total number of payments

to be taken in this Repeat Payment schedule, and if desired,

for the repeat payment schedule. If desired, you can also select a different date and amount for the final payment. Info This will replace the final scheduled payment date and amount

of the final scheduled payment

, so the new date must be after the penultimate scheduled payment date.

It

The new payment will be included in the total number of cycles. Fill in the card and address details and click Charge. Receipts

You

Both you and the customer will receive a transaction receipt and an email describing the

Repeat Payment

repeat payment schedule that has been created.

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Repeat

payment - Variable

schedule

Set up a payment schedule containing multiple payment amounts on any chosen datesvarious amounts scheduled for specific dates that have been manually selected.

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Card Paymentpayment

Firstly select Choose the MID, transaction type of transaction, variable schedule, and one-off card payment to start. NextThen, enter provide the customer's full name, email, and transaction reference (if applicable) , which will be noted on to include in the email receipt and transaction history.
Now select
Select the date and amount for the first payment.

Select the plus icon to add additional payment(s) and repeat the steps.

Fill in the card and address details and click Charge.

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Receipt

You and the customer will receive a transaction receipt and an email describing the Repeat Payment that has been created.

Notes

Report on your

repeat payments

On the Recent Transaction Blink transactions page, you can see any transaction you have taken on Blink that day (via Request a Paymentpayment, Take a Payment payment or Blink page).

And on On the Blink Card Transactionscard transactions page, you can view the entire history of all the transactions you have taken on Blink or via an integration.

Navigation

You can find these These pages are under the Reporting tab on the left-hand navigation bar (Reporting→ Recent TransactionBlink transactions and Blink Card Transactions pages).

Navigate to either page and locate the transaction from the customer you want to use to set up the Repeat Paymentrepeat payment. The repeat button exists for successful transactions.

Captured, Captured (RR), Accepted or Accepted (RR) (RR means Re-Run)

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Once you have located the transaction, you want to click on the Action button and select the Repeat option:

This will open a pop-up window. Enter your Repeat Payment Reference repeat payment reference and choose between Fixed Schedule and Variable Scheduleschedules.

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Repeat Payment - Fixed Schedule (Reporting)

Set up a payment schedule where a set amount is taken at a set frequency for 'x' amount of cycles.

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Select the start date.

A different amount can be chosen for the initial payment on the start date. (This will replace the Amount (Per Payment) for that payment and is included in the number of cycles.)

Select the frequency of each payment, and then enter the Amount (Per Payment) — a minimum of £1. (If the necessary settings are activated, the currency can also be selected here).

Finally, choose the total number of cycles to be taken in this Repeat Payment schedule, and if desired, select a different date and amount for the final payment. (This will replace the date and amount of the last scheduled payment, so the date must be after the penultimate scheduled payment date. It will be included in the number of cycles.)

And click Create.

You will receive a transaction receipt, and the customer gets a transaction receipt and an email describing the Repeat Payment that has been created.

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Repeat Payment - Variable Schedule (Reporting)

Variable schedule payments are only available on card payments.

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Select the date and enter the amount for the first payment.

Select the plus icon to add additional payment(s) and repeat the steps.

Fill in the card and address details and click Create.

You will receive a transaction receipt, and the customer gets a transaction receipt and an email describing the Repeat Payment that has been created.

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Manage your Repeat Payments

Manage your repeat payments.

You can see an overview of all your repeat payments created on your account on the Manage repeat payments page under the Customer centre section in Blink.

Here you can send your customer a Receipt, Confirmation Email or Cancel the Repeat Paymentrepeat payment schedule.

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Reporting on your Repeat Payments

You can report on your Repeat Payments within the Reporting section of the platform. You will be able to find the transactions on the Summary and Online Transactions pages. Once the card payments have been funded, you can find the transactions on the All Card Transactions and Bank Reconciliation pages.

FAQ

Why is the Cancel button missing?

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If a payment in the schedule fails, it will automatically reattempt on the following day. If the second payments also fails, it will reattempt up to 5 times in total.

If a Repeat Payment (RP) has 5 failed payments (this can be from 5 payments on different dates in this RP that failed, or from one payment date that was attempted and failed 5 times), then the RP itself is aborted.

Once the RP is aborted, we no longer show the Cancel button.

The This means the schedule has been cancelled and no further payments will be taken. This will not affect any previous payments in the schedule that have already been processed.

Manage Repeat Payments page may can take up to an hour hr to update

Reporting on your repeat payments

You can report on your repeat payments within the Reporting section of the platform. You can find the transactions on the Summary and Blink card transactions pages. Once the card payments have been funded, you can find the transactions on the Blink card transactions and Bank reconciliation pages.