[{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T12:52:44.000Z","tag_names":["storing payment methods","store credit card","store ach","tokenize card","ach authorization","electronic ach authorization","save and send ach","self-authorize ach","merchant liability ach","customer portal vault","add stored card","add ach account","remove stored payment method","biller genie vault","authorize ach"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie can securely store your customers' payment methods — both credit/deb","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie can securely store your customers' payment methods — both credit/debit cards and ACH bank accounts — so you can charge them on future invoices, set up Auto Pay, or run scheduled payments without re-collecting payment details each time. Cards and ACH follow the same merchant-side workflow, with one important difference: ACH requires cust","language_id":1,"id":1957650,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"biller genie can securely store customers' payment methods — credit/debit cards ach bank accounts charge future invoices, set auto pay, run scheduled payments without re-collecting details time. follow merchant-side workflow, one important difference requires customer authorization (an electronic signature attestation collected outside genie). don't. article covers flow. rather enter information handling details, use customer-invitation flow instead see invite method . storing credit debit card step 1. log genie, navigate customers, open customer's profile clicking id display name. 2. click stored tab. 3. add \u0026gt; card. 4. number, expiration date, security code (cvv). address file, auto-populates. tokenized use. never stores raw number systems gateway token. (bank account) account follows first three steps explicit record showing agreed charged. supports two paths. 1 customers [select customer] account. 2 bank-account fill holder name routing type (checking savings) 3 choose authorize options. save send recommended merchants collects signed behalf. option (recommended) send. emails request. signs electronically; form genie. keep separate copy file case dispute. b self-authorize (merchant confirmation) (a form, in-person agreement, etc.), self-authorize. account, pop-up confirmation button next selecting tells obtained. ⚠ merchant liability method, responsibility document shifts you. will electronically form. dispute, return, chargeback, inquiry happens, service provider require submit proof directly. produce valid documentation, transaction may returned reversed. strongly recommend using unless robust process collecting retaining forms letting (customer portal) portal enabled, themselves, signing process. hands-off side. six-step customer-side clicks vault icon. enters info, save. guides authorization. name, last email record. reviews 5. scrolls next. 6. checks consent box, types draws signature, sign document. vault. adds skips step, saved unauthorized complete it. return finish. authorized pay source, schedule. additional required transactions download records. removing currently assigned deleted removed pay. delete disable update first. tab remove method. ways self-storage checkout. anytime pays (see customer-enabled article). invitation link. handle secure link themselves. still trouble contact support@billergenie.com include (card ach) whether used self-authorize, completed error messages displayed related articles turn connecting gateways codes explained","name":"Storing Customer Payment Methods (Cards and ACH)","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"storing-payment-methods","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/storing-payment-methods?from_search=237967006","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie can securely store customers' payment methods — credit/debit cards ach bank accounts charge future invoices, set auto pay, run scheduled payments without re-collecting details time. follow merchant-side workflow, one important difference requires customer authorization (an electronic signature attestation collected outside genie). don't. article covers flow. rather enter information handling details, use customer-invitation flow instead see invite method . storing credit debit card step 1. log genie, navigate customers, open customer's profile clicking id display name. 2. click stored tab. 3. add \u0026gt; card. 4. number, expiration date, security code (cvv). address file, auto-populates. tokenized use. never stores raw number systems gateway token. (bank account) account follows first three steps explicit record showing agreed charged. supports two paths. 1 customers [select customer] account. 2 bank-account fill holder name routing type (checking savings) 3 choose authorize options. save send recommended merchants collects signed behalf. option (recommended) send. emails request. signs electronically; form genie. keep separate copy file case dispute. b self-authorize (merchant confirmation) (a form, in-person agreement, etc.), self-authorize. account, pop-up confirmation button next selecting tells obtained. ⚠ merchant liability method, responsibility document shifts you. will electronically form. dispute, return, chargeback, inquiry happens, service provider require submit proof directly. produce valid documentation, transaction may returned reversed. strongly recommend using unless robust process collecting retaining forms letting (customer portal) portal enabled, themselves, signing process. hands-off side. six-step customer-side clicks vault icon. enters info, save. guides authorization. name, last email record. reviews 5. scrolls next. 6. checks consent box, types draws signature, sign document. vault. adds skips step, saved unauthorized complete it. return finish. authorized pay source, schedule. additional required transactions download records. removing currently assigned deleted removed pay. delete disable update first. tab remove method. ways self-storage checkout. anytime pays (see customer-enabled article). invitation link. handle secure link themselves. still trouble contact support@billergenie.com include (card ach) whether used self-authorize, completed error messages displayed related articles turn connecting gateways codes explained","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:31:14.317Z","tag_names":["consolidate customers","duplicate customer records","merge contacts xero","merge customers","merge duplicate customers","merge in quickbooks","merge in xero","qbd merge customer","qbo customer merge","remove duplicate customer"],"answer_sample":"Duplicate customer records — where you have two (or more) Biller Genie customer r","long_answer_sample":"Duplicate customer records — where you have two (or more) Biller Genie customer records for the same real-world business or person — usually appear after a one-time customer import, a manual entry that didn't match an existing record, or a sync hiccup with your accounting software. This article covers how Biller Genie handles merging and the practic","language_id":1,"id":3826909,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"duplicate customer records — two (or more) biller genie real-world business person usually appear one-time import, manual entry match existing record, sync hiccup accounting software. article covers handles merging practical workflow getting list back one record per customer. native merge merchant portal \"merge customers\" button. reason software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) system identity. customers inside without create worse mismatch still two, next re-create side. correct first, let merged state. online decide want keep (the \"winner\"). note exact display name. open \"loser\" duplicate. click edit. change loser's name exactly winner's save. asks merge. yes. invoices transactions loser reassigned winner. wait trigger add-ons \u0026gt; online). will marked hidden winner pick consolidated invoices. merges irreversible make sure picked correctly saving. desktop idea rename center, right-click loser, choose edit customerjob, exactly, ok, confirm sync, state propagates. limitation sub-customers (jobs) underneath it, need move jobs first delete them. attached. xero supports contact list. select contacts using checkboxes, merge, master keep), confirm. moves master. propagates genie. five-minute checklist things software, result side regardless deliberately. duplicates stored payment methods set genie, accurate info, active access, keep. methods, biller-genie-side customization (autopay thresholds, per-customer reminder overrides, etc.) lost cc emails. additional email recipients file (different winner), copy can add see adding . disable autopay temporarily. invoices, turn avoid accidental charge window. verify actually duplicates. different locations real customers, syncs previously-spread-across-two-records now record. emails old noted merging. re-enable disabled login winner's, support@billergenie.com help re-link access surviving preventing future search adding. manually creating new xero, name, email, phone there. standardize names. convention (e.g. \"last name\" \"business name\") stick it. come entered \"smith, john\" \"john smith.\" use import tool carefully. importing csv run dedupe pass first. quick reference guide trouble went refusing ids audit reconcile. related articles parent sub deleting deactivating","name":"Merging Duplicate Customer Records","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"merging-duplicate-customer-records","first_category":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","categories_display_for_views":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","parent_categories":[515332],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customers/merging-duplicate-customer-records?from_search=237967006","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"duplicate customer records — two (or more) biller genie real-world business person usually appear one-time import, manual entry match existing record, sync hiccup accounting software. article covers handles merging practical workflow getting list back one record per customer. native merge merchant portal \"merge customers\" button. reason software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) system identity. customers inside without create worse mismatch still two, next re-create side. correct first, let merged state. online decide want keep (the \"winner\"). note exact display name. open \"loser\" duplicate. click edit. change loser's name exactly winner's save. asks merge. yes. invoices transactions loser reassigned winner. wait trigger add-ons \u0026gt; online). will marked hidden winner pick consolidated invoices. merges irreversible make sure picked correctly saving. desktop idea rename center, right-click loser, choose edit customerjob, exactly, ok, confirm sync, state propagates. limitation sub-customers (jobs) underneath it, need move jobs first delete them. attached. xero supports contact list. select contacts using checkboxes, merge, master keep), confirm. moves master. propagates genie. five-minute checklist things software, result side regardless deliberately. duplicates stored payment methods set genie, accurate info, active access, keep. methods, biller-genie-side customization (autopay thresholds, per-customer reminder overrides, etc.) lost cc emails. additional email recipients file (different winner), copy can add see adding . disable autopay temporarily. invoices, turn avoid accidental charge window. verify actually duplicates. different locations real customers, syncs previously-spread-across-two-records now record. emails old noted merging. re-enable disabled login winner's, support@billergenie.com help re-link access surviving preventing future search adding. manually creating new xero, name, email, phone there. standardize names. convention (e.g. \"last name\" \"business name\") stick it. come entered \"smith, john\" \"john smith.\" use import tool carefully. importing csv run dedupe pass first. quick reference guide trouble went refusing ids audit reconcile. related articles parent sub deleting deactivating","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-21T03:59:46.551Z","tag_names":["per-customer overrides","customer overrides","waive next late fee","autopay one customer","customer-specific settings","override defaults","vip customer settings","turn off late fees one customer","customer-only autopay","bill with parent override","send receipts off"],"answer_sample":"Per-Customer Overrides are settings you change on one specific customer's record ","long_answer_sample":"Per-Customer Overrides are settings you change on one specific customer's record to make Biller Genie behave differently for that customer than your Customer Defaults seeded onto that customer at create time. Because defaults only run at create/import, anything you change on a customer's record at any point afterward is what's in effect for that cus","language_id":1,"id":3825118,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"per-customer overrides settings change one specific customer's record make biller genie behave differently customer defaults seeded onto create time. run create/import, anything point afterward effect going forward — periodically re-apply edits. mental model majority, exceptions cleanest way think genie's set match behavior want greater base treat majority customers, day out. use handle exceptions. common example charge late fees everybody, handful vips to. turn globally defaults, open vip's individually. default takes care every automatically; touch records need differ. pattern keeps account easy manage. remember configure new syncs inherit right baseline automatically, intervene real exception comes up. customize individual cautious \"save apply existing\" (and type defaults), save existing customers overwrites override customer. customizations made time, damage button can do. meaningful amount tuning place, switch + surgical \"update single setting\" option changes propagate. keep deliberate, rare reset action. find (customers tab \u0026gt; click name). edit page sections. default; others per-customer-only features global equivalent all. advanced options general-tab equivalents (payment methods, fees, partial payments, etc.) plus waive next fee grace lever. invoice messenger message types reach channels. reminders matrix messenger, scoped follow-up cadence. portal log portal. auto pay per-customer-only. enrollment, type, threshold, payment method live record; override. stored methods cards bank accounts file customer; defaults. fields look version checkboxes, toggles, dropdowns. visual \"this using default\" indicator. whatever value see active identical setting does. means whatever's wins regardless say. allow credit card payments ach apm (alternative primarily paypal today) send receipts ignore conflicts (email report) plans require checkout auto-pay bill parent (when sub-customer another) display invoices (sub-customer show parent's too) grace-period lever feature yes will skip exactly upcoming automatically back no. classic case calls say \"i'm three days, just got pulled fire-drill.\" short delay, permanently disable either. record, yes. charged skipped, flag flips standard late-fee policy. single-use waives fee. resets consistently late, either (a permanent change) design intentional grace, policy change. (per-customer only) gets overridden per \"auto pay\" toggle enrollment inherently per-customer, configuration lives record. section controls auto-charges enabled whether enrolled autopay full balance amount. charged. threshold invoice-amount cutoff (e.g. $500; bigger requires manual approval). leave blank direction \"auto-pay amount\" amount.\" closest thing \"global checkout-policy toggle, itself. forces enroll part paying first invoice. actual (type, method) sending less matrices six (upcoming payment, due, updated, statement, overdue, fee) email paper mail toggles each. lets decide receives. messaging often others, \"defaults = exceptions\" vips. long-tenured pays statement month overdue redundant. need. chronically customers. repeatedly might benefit additional touches enable email, on. channel preference. tell check mail; never paper. match. timing global, channels cadence days due date fires, soon fires vary turned message-type-on/off control logged profile update contact info, address, etc. add/remove enroll, unenroll, receive notification edits get notified matter actually in, leaving fine. lists customer, designate autopay. per-customer. workflow. sub-customer, routes communications side-effect, several sub-customer's disabled instead taken parent. mind again, become editable goes them. \"reset fields. stores like manually flip now. current customers\" easier path across pick setting, value, scope, done. works including ones pick. frequently asked questions survive sync quickbooks normal updates quickbooks-sourced data (name, genie-specific fees. overwritten qbo applies. bg remain unless explicitly ran lost overrides. undo. truly destructive design, run, previous values gone. strongly recommend switching single-setting customization place. support help reconstructing settings. versus inherited values, \"uses markers. be, (or type) separate compare. card. place add mark (if autopay). old deleted view. managed related articles supported accounting-software integrations","name":"Per-Customer Overrides for Reminders, Late Fees, and Other Features","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"per-customer-overrides","first_category":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","categories_display_for_views":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","parent_categories":[515332],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customers/per-customer-overrides?from_search=237967006","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"per-customer overrides settings change one specific customer's record make biller genie behave differently customer defaults seeded onto create time. run create/import, anything point afterward effect going forward — periodically re-apply edits. mental model majority, exceptions cleanest way think genie's set match behavior want greater base treat majority customers, day out. use handle exceptions. common example charge late fees everybody, handful vips to. turn globally defaults, open vip's individually. default takes care every automatically; touch records need differ. pattern keeps account easy manage. remember configure new syncs inherit right baseline automatically, intervene real exception comes up. customize individual cautious \"save apply existing\" (and type defaults), save existing customers overwrites override customer. customizations made time, damage button can do. meaningful amount tuning place, switch + surgical \"update single setting\" option changes propagate. keep deliberate, rare reset action. find (customers tab \u0026gt; click name). edit page sections. default; others per-customer-only features global equivalent all. advanced options general-tab equivalents (payment methods, fees, partial payments, etc.) plus waive next fee grace lever. invoice messenger message types reach channels. reminders matrix messenger, scoped follow-up cadence. portal log portal. auto pay per-customer-only. enrollment, type, threshold, payment method live record; override. stored methods cards bank accounts file customer; defaults. fields look version checkboxes, toggles, dropdowns. visual \"this using default\" indicator. whatever value see active identical setting does. means whatever's wins regardless say. allow credit card payments ach apm (alternative primarily paypal today) send receipts ignore conflicts (email report) plans require checkout auto-pay bill parent (when sub-customer another) display invoices (sub-customer show parent's too) grace-period lever feature yes will skip exactly upcoming automatically back no. classic case calls say \"i'm three days, just got pulled fire-drill.\" short delay, permanently disable either. record, yes. charged skipped, flag flips standard late-fee policy. single-use waives fee. resets consistently late, either (a permanent change) design intentional grace, policy change. (per-customer only) gets overridden per \"auto pay\" toggle enrollment inherently per-customer, configuration lives record. section controls auto-charges enabled whether enrolled autopay full balance amount. charged. threshold invoice-amount cutoff (e.g. $500; bigger requires manual approval). leave blank direction \"auto-pay amount\" amount.\" closest thing \"global checkout-policy toggle, itself. forces enroll part paying first invoice. actual (type, method) sending less matrices six (upcoming payment, due, updated, statement, overdue, fee) email paper mail toggles each. lets decide receives. messaging often others, \"defaults = exceptions\" vips. long-tenured pays statement month overdue redundant. need. chronically customers. repeatedly might benefit additional touches enable email, on. channel preference. tell check mail; never paper. match. timing global, channels cadence days due date fires, soon fires vary turned message-type-on/off control logged profile update contact info, address, etc. add/remove enroll, unenroll, receive notification edits get notified matter actually in, leaving fine. lists customer, designate autopay. per-customer. workflow. sub-customer, routes communications side-effect, several sub-customer's disabled instead taken parent. mind again, become editable goes them. \"reset fields. stores like manually flip now. current customers\" easier path across pick setting, value, scope, done. works including ones pick. frequently asked questions survive sync quickbooks normal updates quickbooks-sourced data (name, genie-specific fees. overwritten qbo applies. bg remain unless explicitly ran lost overrides. undo. truly destructive design, run, previous values gone. strongly recommend switching single-setting customization place. support help reconstructing settings. versus inherited values, \"uses markers. be, (or type) separate compare. card. place add mark (if autopay). old deleted view. managed related articles supported accounting-software integrations","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:31:13.566Z","tag_names":["customer no longer active","deactivate customer","delete customer biller genie","inactive customer","reactivate customer","remove customer biller genie","send messages to inactive customers","soft delete customer","stop sending reminders one customer","sub-customer auto-flip bill with parent"],"answer_sample":"\"Deactivating\" a customer is the cleanest way to handle end-of-relationship situa","long_answer_sample":"\"Deactivating\" a customer is the cleanest way to handle end-of-relationship situations — when you're no longer doing business with someone and you want them off your active customer list, out of your reminder runs, and out of your reports going forward. It is not the right tool for \"I just want to stop sending payment reminders on one open invoice\" ","language_id":1,"id":3826908,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"\"deactivating\" customer cleanest way handle end-of-relationship situations — longer business someone want active list, reminder runs, reports going forward. right tool \"i just stop sending payment reminders one open invoice\" write past-due balance.\" article covers situations, explains exactly deactivation (and do) can use confidently call. heads up. true delete customers biller genie. deactivating sets inactive soft state stops outbound activity preserves historical record (invoices, payments, notes). reactivated time. truly removed, need accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero), will propagate genie via sync hidden. goal billing, first billing customer\" fit deactivation. three correct paths depending actually stop. pick matches situation. to... chasing specific invoice off, mark uncollectible, refund duplicate, etc. void, delete, software. closed/written-off within minutes. 90% \"stop billing\" handled. emails permanently keeping otherwise (e.g. pays paper check emails) customer's \u0026gt; edit, turn send toggle, save. future specifically reports, portal. opt / late fees receipts without changing customer-wide settings invoice, click modify, toggle behaviors disabled off). reading options still deactivate entirely example, genuinely gone severed relationship read on. customers. edit. (red). update customer. now inactive. change immediate. set inactive, immediately email invoices. payments. paper-mail mail add-on enabled. autopay charges invoices (autopay attempts skipped customers). ends toggle. history. invoices, transactions, notes, audit trail preserved. close zero remain existing balance. see a/r aging report. closed, take action (void accounting-software sync. add new xero, continue trigger autopay. block manual actions. process manually merchant flag automation, access. revoke portal access, retain it. revoke, access record. side effect parent automatically un-link sub-customers bill turned on, flips every affected sub-customer. deactivation, sub-customer goes back billed independently (with email, stored method, behavior extent sub configured). later reactivate parent, re-enable resume rolling . escape hatch messages merchant-wide setting called ignores reminders, receipts, meaning receive like do. skip applies; messaging overridden. uncommon. case collect legacy actively serve, new-business pipeline.\" situation \"deactivated accident, keep flowing,\" instead. reactivating record, active, resumes immediately. previously deactivated auto-flipped sub-customers' subs re-enabled reactivation one-way. deleting expose remove xero). transactions void/delete next flagged hidden removed list. practical purposes, enough almost think stays filtered default customer-list view. related articles per-customer overrides fees, features merging duplicate records","name":"Deactivating a Customer","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"deleting-or-deactivating-a-customer","first_category":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","categories_display_for_views":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","parent_categories":[515332],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customers/deleting-or-deactivating-a-customer?from_search=237967006","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"\"deactivating\" customer cleanest way handle end-of-relationship situations — longer business someone want active list, reminder runs, reports going forward. right tool \"i just stop sending payment reminders one open invoice\" write past-due balance.\" article covers situations, explains exactly deactivation (and do) can use confidently call. heads up. true delete customers biller genie. deactivating sets inactive soft state stops outbound activity preserves historical record (invoices, payments, notes). reactivated time. truly removed, need accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero), will propagate genie via sync hidden. goal billing, first billing customer\" fit deactivation. three correct paths depending actually stop. pick matches situation. to... chasing specific invoice off, mark uncollectible, refund duplicate, etc. void, delete, software. closed/written-off within minutes. 90% \"stop billing\" handled. emails permanently keeping otherwise (e.g. pays paper check emails) customer's \u0026gt; edit, turn send toggle, save. future specifically reports, portal. opt / late fees receipts without changing customer-wide settings invoice, click modify, toggle behaviors disabled off). reading options still deactivate entirely example, genuinely gone severed relationship read on. customers. edit. (red). update customer. now inactive. change immediate. set inactive, immediately email invoices. payments. paper-mail mail add-on enabled. autopay charges invoices (autopay attempts skipped customers). ends toggle. history. invoices, transactions, notes, audit trail preserved. close zero remain existing balance. see a/r aging report. closed, take action (void accounting-software sync. add new xero, continue trigger autopay. block manual actions. process manually merchant flag automation, access. revoke portal access, retain it. revoke, access record. side effect parent automatically un-link sub-customers bill turned on, flips every affected sub-customer. deactivation, sub-customer goes back billed independently (with email, stored method, behavior extent sub configured). later reactivate parent, re-enable resume rolling . escape hatch messages merchant-wide setting called ignores reminders, receipts, meaning receive like do. skip applies; messaging overridden. uncommon. case collect legacy actively serve, new-business pipeline.\" situation \"deactivated accident, keep flowing,\" instead. reactivating record, active, resumes immediately. previously deactivated auto-flipped sub-customers' subs re-enabled reactivation one-way. deleting expose remove xero). transactions void/delete next flagged hidden removed list. practical purposes, enough almost think stays filtered default customer-list view. related articles per-customer overrides fees, features merging duplicate records","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-06-21T14:57:46.000Z","tag_names":["ach reject 72 hours","ach reject reconciliation","ach return code list","ach return codes","autopay disabled","autopay turn off ach reject","credit card chargeback","credit card decline","expired card autopay","invoice reopened after reject","nacha return codes","pending transactions report","post-settlement reject","r01 insufficient funds","r02 account closed","r03 no account","r10 not authorized","r29 corporate not authorized","reconcile ach reject accounting software","rejected transactions report","unauthorized ach return","why was my ach rejected"],"answer_sample":"When an ACH payment is rejected, the receiving bank sends back a standardized NAC","long_answer_sample":"When an ACH payment is rejected, the receiving bank sends back a standardized NACHA return code (R01, R02, R29, etc.) that tells the originating bank why. Credit card transactions have their own decline reasons and chargeback codes from the card brands. This article explains how rejects work, how Biller Genie handles them, which return codes trigger","language_id":1,"id":2017193,"last_published_date":"August 10th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"ach payment rejected, receiving bank sends back standardized nacha return code (r01, r02, r29, etc.) tells originating why. credit card transactions decline reasons chargeback codes brands. article explains rejects work, biller genie handles them, trigger automatically remove method, find rejected account, reconcile reject arrives settled. works (in brief) move network operated (the national automated clearing house association). transaction passes two banks — odfi (originating depository financial institution, merchant deposits) rdfi (receiving customer's account lives). defines fixed daily settlement windows clear banks. returns happen within 72 hours submitted. checks routing number, authorization, either accepts entry r-code. smaller set \"consumer-authorization\" primarily r05, r07, r10, r11, r51 can returned 60 calendar days original tied customer disputing authorization rather account-mechanics check. corporate (r29) must banking days. specific see gateway- processor-specific. different gateways report underlying slightly strings short descriptions. maps gateway's raw standard recording it, portal match table exactly, reason. category behavior same. receives gateway associated invoice reopens collection. reminders resume invoice's normal schedule. late fees resume, enabled. history added noting (see next section), removes stored disables autopay prevent happening scheduled charge. disable mean longer usable closed, number invalid, holder died, flagged formally revoked authorization. below, method profile. turns flag. email in-app notification know needs follow-up. autopay-disabling r02 closed r03 / unable locate r04 invalid structure r13 r14 representative payee deceased continue r15 beneficiary r16 frozen per ofac r20 non-transaction r28 check digit error r29 advises authorized r30 participant truncation program r44 individual id (enr) (such r01 insufficient funds, r07 revoked, r08 stop payment, r10 originator authorized) auto-disable autopay. often recoverable may funds time charge runs, temporary, etc. leaves on. want manually one rejects, turn auto pay . full reference complete list codes. prefixed autopay-disable icon repeated context. title description enough cover debit. account. bank. format r05 unauthorized consumer debit authorize r06 requested return. withdrew prior placed transaction. r09 uncollected collected available. known receiver's r11 terms falls outside parameters. r12 sold another dfi transferred institution. no. incorrect. died. deceased. ofac. r17 file record edit criteria suspicious information. r18 improper effective date invalid. r19 amount field dollar contains errors. type process kind r21 company identification r22 r23 receiver refused recipient payment. r24 duplicate previous entry. r25 addenda additional-data section r26 mandatory required missing r27 trace wrong. participating truncation. r31 permissible allowed circumstances. r32 non-settlement settle. r33 xck check-related r34 limited participation status. r35 improper. r36 r37 source document presented r38 issued document. r39 r40 enr enrollment returned. r41 r42 information r43 r45 name r46 indicator designation r47 enrollment. r50 state law affecting rck acceptance prevents conversion. ineligible item related conversion ineligible. r52 item. r53 versions simultaneously. r61 misrouted sent wrong r62 erroneous reversing incorrectly reverses r67 r68 untimely submitted timeframe. r69 data processing r70 accepted originator. r71 dishonored incorrectly. r72 late. r73 timely deadline. r74 corrected corrects earlier r75 legitimate, duplicate. r76 errors found r77 non-acceptance reversal r80 iat coding international transfer r81 non-participant program. r82 foreign r83 settle settlement. r84 processed r85 coded outbound int'l nacha's authoritative documentation, operating rules declines chargebacks use above. separate kinds negative outcomes moment charging (insufficient credit, do-not-honor, expired card, fraud-rule trigger, etc.). usually retry issue resolved. exact reason text comes processor varies troubleshooting declined common ones. disputes issuer fact. dispute investigated. handled processor's (not genie); get real-time signal occurred. genie's cards narrower attempt fails (biller detects locally expiration date), disabled timeline added. run again. either. decide chargebacked billed again, manually. finding reports three help track pending yet queue in-flight payments still arrive. walkthrough. every came code, along itself. (cc ach, statuses) place audit view. settled arrive initial paid status consumer-authorization (r05, r51) come later, important reported paid, stops polling updates it. later notifies post-settlement (typically portal), will show accounting software though pulled happens, need books steps cases. reconciling failed re-fail. 1 period open cleanest fix software, matched void delete let sync. reopens, period. 2 locked (a gaap practice), go it'll break month. instead, leave alone current create expense (or vendor check) reflects pulling back. day performing action. appropriate a/r line item, memo traceable. new customer, amount, dated today, marked due receipt. add like \"re-bill #\u0026lt;number\u0026gt; \u0026lt;date\u0026gt; (code \u0026lt;rxx\u0026gt;)\" (and you) for. flows unpaid invoice. managing across multiple customers period, internal batch involves nets zero given bank-statement reach support guidance setting up. trouble trying understand seeing above, contact support@billergenie.com include whether arrived articles storing methods (cards ach) deposit funding timeframes","name":"ACH and Credit Card Reject Codes: How They Work in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"ach-and-credit-card-rejection-codes","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/ach-and-credit-card-rejection-codes?from_search=237967006","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"ach payment rejected, receiving bank sends back standardized nacha return code (r01, r02, r29, etc.) tells originating why. credit card transactions decline reasons chargeback codes brands. article explains rejects work, biller genie handles them, trigger automatically remove method, find rejected account, reconcile reject arrives settled. works (in brief) move network operated (the national automated clearing house association). transaction passes two banks — odfi (originating depository financial institution, merchant deposits) rdfi (receiving customer's account lives). defines fixed daily settlement windows clear banks. returns happen within 72 hours submitted. checks routing number, authorization, either accepts entry r-code. smaller set \"consumer-authorization\" primarily r05, r07, r10, r11, r51 can returned 60 calendar days original tied customer disputing authorization rather account-mechanics check. corporate (r29) must banking days. specific see gateway- processor-specific. different gateways report underlying slightly strings short descriptions. maps gateway's raw standard recording it, portal match table exactly, reason. category behavior same. receives gateway associated invoice reopens collection. reminders resume invoice's normal schedule. late fees resume, enabled. history added noting (see next section), removes stored disables autopay prevent happening scheduled charge. disable mean longer usable closed, number invalid, holder died, flagged formally revoked authorization. below, method profile. turns flag. email in-app notification know needs follow-up. autopay-disabling r02 closed r03 / unable locate r04 invalid structure r13 r14 representative payee deceased continue r15 beneficiary r16 frozen per ofac r20 non-transaction r28 check digit error r29 advises authorized r30 participant truncation program r44 individual id (enr) (such r01 insufficient funds, r07 revoked, r08 stop payment, r10 originator authorized) auto-disable autopay. often recoverable may funds time charge runs, temporary, etc. leaves on. want manually one rejects, turn auto pay . full reference complete list codes. prefixed autopay-disable icon repeated context. title description enough cover debit. account. bank. format r05 unauthorized consumer debit authorize r06 requested return. withdrew prior placed transaction. r09 uncollected collected available. known receiver's r11 terms falls outside parameters. r12 sold another dfi transferred institution. no. incorrect. died. deceased. ofac. r17 file record edit criteria suspicious information. r18 improper effective date invalid. r19 amount field dollar contains errors. type process kind r21 company identification r22 r23 receiver refused recipient payment. r24 duplicate previous entry. r25 addenda additional-data section r26 mandatory required missing r27 trace wrong. participating truncation. r31 permissible allowed circumstances. r32 non-settlement settle. r33 xck check-related r34 limited participation status. r35 improper. r36 r37 source document presented r38 issued document. r39 r40 enr enrollment returned. r41 r42 information r43 r45 name r46 indicator designation r47 enrollment. r50 state law affecting rck acceptance prevents conversion. ineligible item related conversion ineligible. r52 item. r53 versions simultaneously. r61 misrouted sent wrong r62 erroneous reversing incorrectly reverses r67 r68 untimely submitted timeframe. r69 data processing r70 accepted originator. r71 dishonored incorrectly. r72 late. r73 timely deadline. r74 corrected corrects earlier r75 legitimate, duplicate. r76 errors found r77 non-acceptance reversal r80 iat coding international transfer r81 non-participant program. r82 foreign r83 settle settlement. r84 processed r85 coded outbound int'l nacha's authoritative documentation, operating rules declines chargebacks use above. separate kinds negative outcomes moment charging (insufficient credit, do-not-honor, expired card, fraud-rule trigger, etc.). usually retry issue resolved. exact reason text comes processor varies troubleshooting declined common ones. disputes issuer fact. dispute investigated. handled processor's (not genie); get real-time signal occurred. genie's cards narrower attempt fails (biller detects locally expiration date), disabled timeline added. run again. either. decide chargebacked billed again, manually. finding reports three help track pending yet queue in-flight payments still arrive. walkthrough. every came code, along itself. (cc ach, statuses) place audit view. settled arrive initial paid status consumer-authorization (r05, r51) come later, important reported paid, stops polling updates it. later notifies post-settlement (typically portal), will show accounting software though pulled happens, need books steps cases. reconciling failed re-fail. 1 period open cleanest fix software, matched void delete let sync. reopens, period. 2 locked (a gaap practice), go it'll break month. instead, leave alone current create expense (or vendor check) reflects pulling back. day performing action. appropriate a/r line item, memo traceable. new customer, amount, dated today, marked due receipt. add like \"re-bill #\u0026lt;number\u0026gt; \u0026lt;date\u0026gt; (code \u0026lt;rxx\u0026gt;)\" (and you) for. flows unpaid invoice. managing across multiple customers period, internal batch involves nets zero given bank-statement reach support guidance setting up. trouble trying understand seeing above, contact support@billergenie.com include whether arrived articles storing methods (cards ach) deposit funding timeframes","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369273,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T19:02:46.000Z","tag_names":["customer portal","using customer portal","customer portal sign up","customer portal login","customer portal troubleshooting","portal access","pay invoice online","save card on file","customer self service","portal branding"],"answer_sample":"The Customer Portal is the self-service web page Biller Genie gives every one of ","long_answer_sample":"The Customer Portal is the self-service web page Biller Genie gives every one of your customers. When they receive an invoice, the email contains a button that opens the portal, where they can view what they owe, pay it, save a card on file, set up autopay, request a payment plan, and download receipts and statements. This article explains what the ","language_id":1,"id":1956892,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"customer portal self-service web page biller genie gives every one customers. receive invoice, email contains button opens portal, can view owe, pay it, save card file, set autopay, request payment plan, download receipts statements. article explains looks like, customers control features available. open invoices. clean list unpaid invoice amount, due date, button. invoice. credit card, ach (bank transfer), apm (alternative methods like paypal) depending enabled. multiple invoices once. select several open-invoice single checkout. partial amounts. enabled payments, amount total. see payments inside . bank account file. one-click reuse next payment. enroll autopay. agrees automatic charging future saved method. customer-enabled auto plan. plans, submits approve takes effect. paid receipts. full history going back joined genie. update contact info. name, address, — controllable per-customer (you decide self-edit). inviting reach access link (covered section). send separate invitation lets permanent username password. useful wants log directly, manage stored methods, want ready use first ships. find public url go add-ons → shown there. share website, signatures, anywhere else might directly. install marketplace. free, just enable account. personal [the customer] tab. never invited (or resend), click invitation. subject \"welcome portal\" includes clicks second sent confirm address. confirmation link, chosen says got verify address customer's profile matches inbox checking, look spam folder. welcome comes noreply@billergenie.com. registered check completed registration, run report. reports report fields show registration status. register create sends directly portal. behind scenes, generates secure token per customer; authenticates via token. \"permanent\" login, invite password required actions managing methods. person manages accounts (an accountant handling clients, property manager parent sub-customer setup, etc.), login customer-switcher dropdown. sub switcher works parent/sub relationships quickbooks shape experience. sign (rather relying emails), complete short sign-up flow. gets triggered experience email. locates noreply@billergenie.com \"click reset password.\" page, enters password, up. match to. choose profile. associated with; continue. records, described login. email\" verify. accept user agreement. reads immediately signed in. sign-up, return anytime logging created. troubleshooting walk four checks status \"active\" deactivated record flag. trying must exact (case-insensitive), field. fix different. add-on still showing \"installed\" marketplace accidentally uninstalled. tried \"forgot password\" fastest problems forgot-password flow reset. pass in, subscriber success error message seeing. controlling controlled two places portal-level controls sit wider customer-defaults stack setting global defaults (account-wide baseline), type (per-type overrides), overrides (one-off exceptions). available default (allow cc, allow ach, etc.). specific (turn customer, plans few, portal-specific matter actually logs live section edit email, add remove cards file change auto-pay settings enroll/unenroll autopay notification edits get notified make changes branding carries business's branding. logo, colors, business name appear header templates. configure panel \u0026gt; saves account, stays reused designate method default. pci-tokenized stores raw numbers. merchant side, record. mark outright (useful asks \"delete old file\"). happens pays details selects method) pay. processes configured gateway. marked paid, recorded sales receipt emailed customer. syncs accounting software (quickbooks online desktop magiccarpet) sync, books automatically. failure shows clear message, gateway decline, retry. merge tags personalizing invitations links sets ones drop working messenger reminders templates (so straight them), portal-invitation (when manually login). supported accounting-software integrations payment, void, refund online, (magiccarpet), xero sync side. used template {customerportallink} pay-now link. important tag meant drive {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. great statement reminder pull without first. (see store ), template. supports smaller {customerfirstname} name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank. {customerlastname} last note context regular {dbaname} dba (the know by). customer-portal pages templated messages (emails, paper mail). browse real data moment viewing, templating involved. lead inventory shared across (customer info, late fees, currency formatting rules), using frequently asked questions need registering. creation optional needed (managing viewing history). fine. https-only, (biller numbers), tokens unique expire extended inactivity. logins strong-password requirements two-factor authentication quick (1) with, (2) (paid voided session). worst case, resend manual fresh yes load exactly would. verifying everything right big batch related articles reminders,","name":"Using the Customer Portal","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-the-customer-portal","first_category":"The Customer Portal","categories_display_for_views":"The Customer Portal","parent_categories":[1369273],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customer-portal/using-the-customer-portal?from_search=237967006","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer portal self-service web page biller genie gives every one customers. receive invoice, email contains button opens portal, can view owe, pay it, save card file, set autopay, request payment plan, download receipts statements. article explains looks like, customers control features available. open invoices. clean list unpaid invoice amount, due date, button. invoice. credit card, ach (bank transfer), apm (alternative methods like paypal) depending enabled. multiple invoices once. select several open-invoice single checkout. partial amounts. enabled payments, amount total. see payments inside . bank account file. one-click reuse next payment. enroll autopay. agrees automatic charging future saved method. customer-enabled auto plan. plans, submits approve takes effect. paid receipts. full history going back joined genie. update contact info. name, address, — controllable per-customer (you decide self-edit). inviting reach access link (covered section). send separate invitation lets permanent username password. useful wants log directly, manage stored methods, want ready use first ships. find public url go add-ons → shown there. share website, signatures, anywhere else might directly. install marketplace. free, just enable account. personal [the customer] tab. never invited (or resend), click invitation. subject \"welcome portal\" includes clicks second sent confirm address. confirmation link, chosen says got verify address customer's profile matches inbox checking, look spam folder. welcome comes noreply@billergenie.com. registered check completed registration, run report. reports report fields show registration status. register create sends directly portal. behind scenes, generates secure token per customer; authenticates via token. \"permanent\" login, invite password required actions managing methods. person manages accounts (an accountant handling clients, property manager parent sub-customer setup, etc.), login customer-switcher dropdown. sub switcher works parent/sub relationships quickbooks shape experience. sign (rather relying emails), complete short sign-up flow. gets triggered experience email. locates noreply@billergenie.com \"click reset password.\" page, enters password, up. match to. choose profile. associated with; continue. records, described login. email\" verify. accept user agreement. reads immediately signed in. sign-up, return anytime logging created. troubleshooting walk four checks status \"active\" deactivated record flag. trying must exact (case-insensitive), field. fix different. add-on still showing \"installed\" marketplace accidentally uninstalled. tried \"forgot password\" fastest problems forgot-password flow reset. pass in, subscriber success error message seeing. controlling controlled two places portal-level controls sit wider customer-defaults stack setting global defaults (account-wide baseline), type (per-type overrides), overrides (one-off exceptions). available default (allow cc, allow ach, etc.). specific (turn customer, plans few, portal-specific matter actually logs live section edit email, add remove cards file change auto-pay settings enroll/unenroll autopay notification edits get notified make changes branding carries business's branding. logo, colors, business name appear header templates. configure panel \u0026gt; saves account, stays reused designate method default. pci-tokenized stores raw numbers. merchant side, record. mark outright (useful asks \"delete old file\"). happens pays details selects method) pay. processes configured gateway. marked paid, recorded sales receipt emailed customer. syncs accounting software (quickbooks online desktop magiccarpet) sync, books automatically. failure shows clear message, gateway decline, retry. merge tags personalizing invitations links sets ones drop working messenger reminders templates (so straight them), portal-invitation (when manually login). supported accounting-software integrations payment, void, refund online, (magiccarpet), xero sync side. used template {customerportallink} pay-now link. important tag meant drive {customerstatementlink} direct download/view statement. great statement reminder pull without first. (see store ), template. supports smaller {customerfirstname} name. renders \"sir/ma'am\" blank. {customerlastname} last note context regular {dbaname} dba (the know by). customer-portal pages templated messages (emails, paper mail). browse real data moment viewing, templating involved. lead inventory shared across (customer info, late fees, currency formatting rules), using frequently asked questions need registering. creation optional needed (managing viewing history). fine. https-only, (biller numbers), tokens unique expire extended inactivity. logins strong-password requirements two-factor authentication quick (1) with, (2) (paid voided session). worst case, resend manual fresh yes load exactly would. verifying everything right big batch related articles reminders,","categories":{"current":{"id":1369273,"name":"The Customer Portal","url":"/customer-portal"}},"category_param":"customer-portal"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368784,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-03-11T14:50:45.000Z","tag_names":["self-pay","user-driven"],"answer_sample":"Overview When a customer pays an invoice online, Biller Genie provides options th","long_answer_sample":"Overview When a customer pays an invoice online, Biller Genie provides options that allow them to securely store their payment information and manage future payments. During checkout, customers may see two optional settings that make future transactions easier and more secure.     Option 1: Store Payment Method for Future Use When this option is sel","language_id":1,"id":2455043,"last_published_date":"May 26th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"overview customer pays invoice online, biller genie provides options allow securely store payment information manage future payments. checkout, customers may see two optional settings make transactions easier secure.   option 1 method use selected stored gateway. last four digits card bank account visible within genie. can used either merchant apply upcoming invoices. secure way save without needing collect again. 2 enable auto pay selects auto-pay will automatically charged charge occur based configuration (typically shortly created trigger date). additional action required unless needs updated. ideal expect recurring ongoing open invoices like currently invoice, send link add method. refer invite important notes methods tokenized maintained limited details (such digits) update remove time portal, enabled. still trouble unable contact support team support@billergenie.com include following number type (card ach) error messages displayed providing help assist efficiently possible.","name":"Customer-Enabled Auto Pay","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"customer-enabled-auto-pay","first_category":"Features \u0026 Addons","categories_display_for_views":"Features \u0026 Addons","parent_categories":[1368784],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/features-and-addons/customer-enabled-auto-pay?from_search=237967006","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"overview customer pays invoice online, biller genie provides options allow securely store payment information manage future payments. checkout, customers may see two optional settings make transactions easier secure.   option 1 method use selected stored gateway. last four digits card bank account visible within genie. can used either merchant apply upcoming invoices. secure way save without needing collect again. 2 enable auto pay selects auto-pay will automatically charged charge occur based configuration (typically shortly created trigger date). additional action required unless needs updated. ideal expect recurring ongoing open invoices like currently invoice, send link add method. refer invite important notes methods tokenized maintained limited details (such digits) update remove time portal, enabled. still trouble unable contact support team support@billergenie.com include following number type (card ach) error messages displayed providing help assist efficiently possible.","categories":{"current":{"id":1368784,"name":"Features \u0026 Addons","url":"/features-and-addons"}},"category_param":"features-and-addons"}}]