Who this is for: studio operators (admin panel) · Plan: all plans · Product: Podyx V2
Connect a payment method and your booking page can take money the moment a client books. Podyx supports card processors plus offline options, so you are covered however you like to get paid. You picked a processor when you signed up — this is where you connect it and check it is working.
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🔧 Where to find it
Settings → Payment
📷 Screenshot: the Payment settings tab, to add.
🧰 Your options
Stripe — card payments in most regions. You connect or create your Stripe account, and payouts and card data are handled by Stripe, so sensitive details never sit in Podyx.
Square — an alternative card processor where it suits your setup. Connect your account and your catalog and plans stay in sync.
Cash and Pay Later — confirm bookings without an online payment and settle in person or later. Ideal for walk-ins, invoicing and regulars.
📱 Additional checkout methods (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna & more)
If your studio runs on Stripe, your clients can pay using digital wallets and local payment methods at checkout — Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, Klarna, iDEAL, Revolut, and others depending on your region. These are not separate processors; everything still runs through your connected Stripe account, and the money lands in the same place.
What's available depends on your territory. Stripe automatically determines which payment methods are eligible based on your country and your clients' location.
To enable them, two steps:
In Podyx, go to
Studio Settings → Stripe Connect → Register booking domainand register the domain where your booking page lives. This is required for browser-based wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay to work.In your Stripe Dashboard, go to
Settings → Payments → Payment methods → Defaultand turn on the methods you want to offer. Stripe shows which are available for your region.
Once both steps are done, the enabled methods appear on your Podyx checkout automatically. Every payment method you enable in Stripe is offered at checkout across all one-off purchases, including bundles and add-ons.
💲 What each method costs
Podyx pricing is a monthly plan, plus a transaction fee on some processors. You choose one of these:
Option | Monthly | Podyx transaction fee |
Stripe Essential | $49 | 1% per transaction |
Stripe Premium | $99 | 1% per transaction |
Square Essential | $49 + $99 flat | None |
Square Premium | $99 + $99 flat | None |
Pay Later Essential | $49 | None |
Pay Later Premium | $99 | None |
Two things worth being clear about. The 1% is Podyx's fee, and Stripe still charges its own standard card processing fees on top. And the $99 on Square is a flat monthly amount rather than a percentage, so it costs the same whether you take one booking or a thousand — which makes Square the cheaper choice at high volume and the more expensive one at low volume.
Cash and Pay Later carry no online processing fee at all, since no card is run at checkout.
🔗 How connecting works
Choose your processor and follow the secure connection flow. You will be taken to Stripe or Square to authorize, then returned to Podyx. Once connected, the card option appears automatically in your booking flow.
You do the connection yourself inside your own processor account, because Podyx never asks for your card or bank credentials directly.
🔄 What this connects to
Refunds go back out through Stripe or Square from the Purchases tab. You can also refund as store credit instead, which keeps the money with you and brings the customer back.
Subscriptions stay in sync with your Stripe or Square billing, so recurring charges and session grants line up automatically.
🧠 Why it matters
How you get paid shapes who can book you. Cards capture impulse bookings instantly, while cash and Pay Later keep the door open for walk-ins and invoiced clients. Offering the right mix removes the last bit of friction before money changes hands, so fewer ready buyers slip away.
⚠️ Things to double-check
Lock your currency in before you price anything. Set it in Settings → Payment first, or you will be redoing every amount later.
Run a test booking and confirm it charges, or records as Pay Later, exactly as you expect.
Check your tax rate and label at the same time, since they live on the same tab.
✅ Summary
Connect Stripe or Square for cards, and enable cash or Pay Later for offline, so every booking can be paid for the way that suits you and the client. For additional methods like Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna and iDEAL, register your booking domain in Studio Settings first, then enable the methods in your Stripe Dashboard. Set your currency before you price anything, and run one test booking before you go live.
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