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Collect manual charges using a card terminal
Collect manual charges using a card terminal
Quickly take one-off payments from clients in-store. Learn to manually enter the total amount of your terminal before taking a payment.
Getting started
Currently, manual terminal transactions are only compatible with the last card terminal model, Fresha S1. Before taking manual charges on a card terminal:
- Make sure you're using Fresha's latest card terminal model or order one.
- Enable payment processing through Fresha to receive manual payments.
Enabling manual charge
To enable manual charge on your card terminal:
- Open Add-ons and select Payments.
- Scroll down to Card terminals.
- Click on the three dots next to the relevant active card terminal.
- Select Manual charge.
- Click Enable from the pop-up outlining the payment processing fees.
- The manual charge feature will automatically activate on your card terminal.
You can disable manual charge for your card terminal at any time by following the same steps. Just head to Payments and use the three dots next to the relevant card terminal to select Disable manual charge.
If manual charge is enabled for your card terminal, you'll need to disable this feature before taking payments through Fresha's point of sale.
Taking a manual charge
Manual charges will always be recognised as walk-in appointments with no specified service attached. To manually enter the total amount before taking payment using your card terminal:
- Tap the purple Payment button on your card terminal home screen.
- Enter the amount you want to charge your client and tap Continue.
- Take payment from the client when prompted to Present card.
- Allow the card terminal to process the payment and generate a receipt.
- Once Approved, take the receipt and tap Continue.
All manual charge transactions, including tips, will appear as a Card payment under the business owner's account activity in your wallet and other areas of your business account such as reports. The transaction details will be a walk-in with a Misc service.
FAQs
What should I do if there is no payment button on my card terminal?
Is there a limit to the amount I can take using manual charge?
Does my terminal know which client the manual charge is for?
Does the terminal know what service the manual charge is for?
Can tips taken through manual charge be allocated to a team member?
Where can I find an invoice for using manual charge?
What is the fee for using manual charge?
How do I refund a payment that was taken as a manual charge?