[{"question":{"category_id":1369274,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:30:44.561Z","tag_names":["2fa","2fa setup","authenticator app","biller genie 2fa","mfa","pci compliance login","secure login","session timeout","totp","two factor authentication"],"answer_sample":"Multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds a second layer of security to your Biller ","long_answer_sample":"Multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds a second layer of security to your Biller Genie sign-in. The primary method is an authenticator app (Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, Authy, etc.) using a time-based one-time password, or TOTP. If you have not set up the authenticator app or you lose access to it, Biller Genie can fall back to an ","language_id":1,"id":3826870,"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":"multi-factor authentication (mfa) adds second layer security biller genie sign-in. primary method authenticator app (google authenticator, microsoft authy, etc.) using time-based one-time password, totp. set lose access it, can fall back email-based secure link. guide walks setting happens device, recovery codes keep locked out. matters account holds sensitive invoice records, customers' stored payment methods, reports use reconcile bank. someone got see it. mfa blocks path requiring proof — code device physically hold letting in. processes payment-card data follows standards required every business handles card payments (pci dss). view move money one standards. turning user simplest thing customers protected. two ways verifies (recommended) 6-digit generated phone 1password, etc.). refreshes 30 seconds. pci guidance considers strongest. email link (fallback) yet temporarily send profile. click instead entering code. fallback path, everyday path. save plus strongest setup. meant one-off recovery, daily sign-ins. sign genie. name top-right corner open profile (account settings → profile). find two-factor button details page. step 1 scan qr \"add account\" \"scan code\" function. point setup scan, page shows manual key type 2 enter verification will start displaying current submit. 3 codes. display 10 single-use (formatted xxxxx-xxxxx). copy download text file store somewhere safe. once. confirm next sign-in onward, ask authenticator-app password. close built-in way get reinstall app. treat like backup key. storage best-practices regenerate needed. signing show prompt. app, entry, signed rest session. new triggers fresh \"remember browser days\" option, design stolen able skip future login. unavailable common scenarios forward still phone, just working time-based, out-of-sync clock break them. make sure date time automatic (network time). wait 30-second tick try freshly displayed lost replaced saved prompt sign-in, switch \"use instead\" codes, works soon in, either intentional, since otherwise protecting anything. support@billergenie.com address. support verify identity (business information, recent numbers, call owner) resetting account. plan taking day. uses enabled admin reset sends asking sender subject mentions verification. validity valid minutes. delivery usually minute. slower providers (outlook particular) take 5 secure-link arrive work checks order. reason merchants reach login issues. three batch incoming mail deliveries several check spam, junk, promotions folder. automated senders sometimes land outside main inbox. correct. resend screen. profile, necessarily originally with. typo, need update (or contact support). provider blocking senders. allowlisting rules include sending domain. ips specific records add. old expires; sent. refresh request another. sent side and, needed, fallback. log 25 minutes signs automatically inactivity. platform level applies extended individual user. inactivity timer resets click, type, navigate inside actively application, logged timeout fires input alongside controls session starts, ends. together idle sessions misused shared unattended devices. more, logs (session security) . frequently asked questions apps standard totp google bitwarden, duo, password managers feature. require pick whichever trust. positioned fallback, gives faster, day-to-day flow comfortable email, today, recommend favors. turn technically yes, strongly leaving on. insurance, payments-industry compliance reviews, rely system data. causing workflow problem, often (email allowlisting, update, re-enrollment) solves without disabling protection. account-wide enforcement roadmap. today enables cleanest workaround part onboarding checklist add verifying identity. avoid future, best-practices. yes. section, \"regenerate codes\" option. replaces unused previous stop working. always ones immediately. full related articles changing completing annual editing company address,","name":"Setting Up Two-Factor Authentication on Your Biller Genie Account","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"setting-up-two-factor-authentication","first_category":"Account \u0026 Billing","categories_display_for_views":"Account \u0026 Billing","parent_categories":[1369274],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/account-and-billing/setting-up-two-factor-authentication?from_search=237965193","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"multi-factor authentication (mfa) adds second layer security biller genie sign-in. primary method authenticator app (google authenticator, microsoft authy, etc.) using time-based one-time password, totp. set lose access it, can fall back email-based secure link. guide walks setting happens device, recovery codes keep locked out. matters account holds sensitive invoice records, customers' stored payment methods, reports use reconcile bank. someone got see it. mfa blocks path requiring proof — code device physically hold letting in. processes payment-card data follows standards required every business handles card payments (pci dss). view move money one standards. turning user simplest thing customers protected. two ways verifies (recommended) 6-digit generated phone 1password, etc.). refreshes 30 seconds. pci guidance considers strongest. email link (fallback) yet temporarily send profile. click instead entering code. fallback path, everyday path. save plus strongest setup. meant one-off recovery, daily sign-ins. sign genie. name top-right corner open profile (account settings → profile). find two-factor button details page. step 1 scan qr \"add account\" \"scan code\" function. point setup scan, page shows manual key type 2 enter verification will start displaying current submit. 3 codes. display 10 single-use (formatted xxxxx-xxxxx). copy download text file store somewhere safe. once. confirm next sign-in onward, ask authenticator-app password. close built-in way get reinstall app. treat like backup key. storage best-practices regenerate needed. signing show prompt. app, entry, signed rest session. new triggers fresh \"remember browser days\" option, design stolen able skip future login. unavailable common scenarios forward still phone, just working time-based, out-of-sync clock break them. make sure date time automatic (network time). wait 30-second tick try freshly displayed lost replaced saved prompt sign-in, switch \"use instead\" codes, works soon in, either intentional, since otherwise protecting anything. support@billergenie.com address. support verify identity (business information, recent numbers, call owner) resetting account. plan taking day. uses enabled admin reset sends asking sender subject mentions verification. validity valid minutes. delivery usually minute. slower providers (outlook particular) take 5 secure-link arrive work checks order. reason merchants reach login issues. three batch incoming mail deliveries several check spam, junk, promotions folder. automated senders sometimes land outside main inbox. correct. resend screen. profile, necessarily originally with. typo, need update (or contact support). provider blocking senders. allowlisting rules include sending domain. ips specific records add. old expires; sent. refresh request another. sent side and, needed, fallback. log 25 minutes signs automatically inactivity. platform level applies extended individual user. inactivity timer resets click, type, navigate inside actively application, logged timeout fires input alongside controls session starts, ends. together idle sessions misused shared unattended devices. more, logs (session security) . frequently asked questions apps standard totp google bitwarden, duo, password managers feature. require pick whichever trust. positioned fallback, gives faster, day-to-day flow comfortable email, today, recommend favors. turn technically yes, strongly leaving on. insurance, payments-industry compliance reviews, rely system data. causing workflow problem, often (email allowlisting, update, re-enrollment) solves without disabling protection. account-wide enforcement roadmap. today enables cleanest workaround part onboarding checklist add verifying identity. avoid future, best-practices. yes. section, \"regenerate codes\" option. replaces unused previous stop working. always ones immediately. full related articles changing completing annual editing company address,","categories":{"current":{"id":1369274,"name":"Account \u0026 Billing","url":"/account-and-billing"}},"category_param":"account-and-billing"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368782,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T15:17:09.000Z","tag_names":["account settings","ach web terms","auto pay terms","biller genie settings","chrome extension","configure general settings","control panel settings","email auto-pay failures","email merchant receipts","email sync notification","invoice email","invoice payment terms","merchant email","persistent filters","sync notifications setup","terms and conditions"],"answer_sample":"Your Control Panel \u0026gt; Settings page is where you set the account-level defaults","long_answer_sample":"Your Control Panel \u0026gt; Settings page is where you set the account-level defaults that apply everywhere in Biller Genie — who receives merchant notifications, which automated emails go out, the Terms \u0026amp; Conditions your customers agree to, and whether the Chrome Extension is enabled. This article walks through every field on the page, what it cont","language_id":1,"id":1957837,"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":"control panel \u0026gt; settings page set account-level defaults apply everywhere biller genie — receives merchant notifications, automated emails go out, terms \u0026amp; conditions customers agree to, whether chrome extension enabled. article walks every field page, controls, small gotchas catch people one. open click main menu, settings. need user superuser manager role see managing users . email address (or addresses) receive copy sales receipts customer-driven notifications example, customer updates stored payment method card file expires. gets auto-pay failure alert sync toggles enabled below. multiple recipients can enter one here. separate comma semicolon accounting@yourcompany.com, owner@yourcompany.com. list notification triggers. way send another nothing. invoice sender reminder sends. reply-to hits reply reminder, it. use real, monitored inbox (not no-reply address) reply, often questions. want sent domain (so look like come billing@yourcompany.com instead genie's envelope), custom domains enable persistent filters toggle on, column search grids (invoices, customers, transactions, etc.) remembered across sessions account. off, reset time load grid. turn frequently filter (e.g., \"always show overdue invoices type = wholesale\"). team members share account prefers start clean view. three address(es) above. processed (credit card, ach, check, manual, autopay), receipt. don't. org-level setting applies payments receipt controlled separately per-transaction \"send receipt\" checkbox payment, plus flag individual customer's record. full breakdown. successfully synced accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) configurable number days, get email. failures commonly happen oauth connection expired password changed. configuring threshold. default \"alert 3 days without successful sync.\" change per-integration make sure save add-ons select xero). find last field, whenever automatic attempt fails (declined nsf etc.), details unnoticed. recommended keep on. failed autopay attempts notice quickly past-due invoices. pre-populates sets corresponding flows. edit match business's policies, next revert default. sees paying one-time portal via link. auto pay enrolling agrees charge automatically becomes due. ach web transaction t\u0026amp;cs bank / ach. nacha requires explicit authorization language web-channel debits customize language. tip. legal counsel review customizing phrasing general; industry (rentals, subscriptions, professional services) specific worth adding rather invoice. installed (which adds in-line buttons quick-actions online tools), shows status lets issues 90-day credential authenticate calls back genie. required first work new browser device. disable immediately invalidates credential. uninstalled device authorized lost compromised. related located elsewhere feel live actually dedicated pages quick map know branding (logo + brand color) branding. setup (reminder cadence, terms, messenger settings) defaults. welcome area hosted (fraud thresholds look/feel public page) link menu. late fees reminders add-ons, core fee manager, reminders. session timeout user-configurable. signs 25 minutes inactivity production security reasons. saving changes button. saved edited. enable/disable save. articles","name":"Configure General Settings","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"configure-general-settings","first_category":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","categories_display_for_views":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","parent_categories":[1368782],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/settings-and-account/configure-general-settings?from_search=237965193","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"control panel \u0026gt; settings page set account-level defaults apply everywhere biller genie — receives merchant notifications, automated emails go out, terms \u0026amp; conditions customers agree to, whether chrome extension enabled. article walks every field page, controls, small gotchas catch people one. open click main menu, settings. need user superuser manager role see managing users . email address (or addresses) receive copy sales receipts customer-driven notifications example, customer updates stored payment method card file expires. gets auto-pay failure alert sync toggles enabled below. multiple recipients can enter one here. separate comma semicolon accounting@yourcompany.com, owner@yourcompany.com. list notification triggers. way send another nothing. invoice sender reminder sends. reply-to hits reply reminder, it. use real, monitored inbox (not no-reply address) reply, often questions. want sent domain (so look like come billing@yourcompany.com instead genie's envelope), custom domains enable persistent filters toggle on, column search grids (invoices, customers, transactions, etc.) remembered across sessions account. off, reset time load grid. turn frequently filter (e.g., \"always show overdue invoices type = wholesale\"). team members share account prefers start clean view. three address(es) above. processed (credit card, ach, check, manual, autopay), receipt. don't. org-level setting applies payments receipt controlled separately per-transaction \"send receipt\" checkbox payment, plus flag individual customer's record. full breakdown. successfully synced accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) configurable number days, get email. failures commonly happen oauth connection expired password changed. configuring threshold. default \"alert 3 days without successful sync.\" change per-integration make sure save add-ons select xero). find last field, whenever automatic attempt fails (declined nsf etc.), details unnoticed. recommended keep on. failed autopay attempts notice quickly past-due invoices. pre-populates sets corresponding flows. edit match business's policies, next revert default. sees paying one-time portal via link. auto pay enrolling agrees charge automatically becomes due. ach web transaction t\u0026amp;cs bank / ach. nacha requires explicit authorization language web-channel debits customize language. tip. legal counsel review customizing phrasing general; industry (rentals, subscriptions, professional services) specific worth adding rather invoice. installed (which adds in-line buttons quick-actions online tools), shows status lets issues 90-day credential authenticate calls back genie. required first work new browser device. disable immediately invalidates credential. uninstalled device authorized lost compromised. related located elsewhere feel live actually dedicated pages quick map know branding (logo + brand color) branding. setup (reminder cadence, terms, messenger settings) defaults. welcome area hosted (fraud thresholds look/feel public page) link menu. late fees reminders add-ons, core fee manager, reminders. session timeout user-configurable. signs 25 minutes inactivity production security reasons. saving changes button. saved edited. enable/disable save. articles","categories":{"current":{"id":1368782,"name":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","url":"/settings-and-account"}},"category_param":"settings-and-account"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369274,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-21T03:59:18.236Z","tag_names":[],"answer_sample":"If Biller Genie keeps logging you out, that is intentional. We sign you out autom","long_answer_sample":"If Biller Genie keeps logging you out, that is intentional. We sign you out automatically after a period of inactivity to protect the sensitive invoice and payment data inside your account. Why this exists Biller Genie stores invoice histories, customer payment methods, and processing reports. If a user walked away from a logged-in session, anyone w","language_id":1,"id":3825112,"last_published_date":"May 25th, 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 keeps logging out, intentional. sign automatically period inactivity protect sensitive invoice payment data inside account. exists stores histories, customer methods, processing reports. user walked away logged-in session, anyone access device see change data. automatic session timeout standard control risk required remain compliant payments-industry security standards. can changed disabled no. session-timeout window set platform level extended per-account per-user. applies every logged faster expected two common patterns check multiple tabs devices new browser, older may end. use one active time. browser settings privacy modes clear cookies visits, look like \"constant\" logouts. try normal (non-private) confirm. recommended workflow work throughout day, leave tab focused interact periodically. resets time click, type, navigate.","name":"Why Biller Genie Logs You Out (Session Security)","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"session-timeout","first_category":"Account \u0026 Billing","categories_display_for_views":"Account \u0026 Billing","parent_categories":[1369274],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/account-and-billing/session-timeout?from_search=237965193","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie keeps logging out, intentional. sign automatically period inactivity protect sensitive invoice payment data inside account. exists stores histories, customer methods, processing reports. user walked away logged-in session, anyone access device see change data. automatic session timeout standard control risk required remain compliant payments-industry security standards. can changed disabled no. session-timeout window set platform level extended per-account per-user. applies every logged faster expected two common patterns check multiple tabs devices new browser, older may end. use one active time. browser settings privacy modes clear cookies visits, look like \"constant\" logouts. try normal (non-private) confirm. recommended workflow work throughout day, leave tab focused interact periodically. resets time click, type, navigate.","categories":{"current":{"id":1369274,"name":"Account \u0026 Billing","url":"/account-and-billing"}},"category_param":"account-and-billing"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-19T18:38:41.000Z","tag_names":["abr","automatic batch reconciliation","batch reconciliation","credit memo","full refund","partial refund","refund a payment","refund button disabled","refunding","refund readiness","refund receipt","reimbursement"],"answer_sample":"This article walks through refunding a payment in Biller Genie. You can issue ful","long_answer_sample":"This article walks through refunding a payment in Biller Genie. You can issue full refunds or partial refunds on Credit Card, Stored Card, and ACH transactions, and the refund automatically syncs back to your accounting software — as a refund receipt in QuickBooks Online, or as a credit memo against the customer plus a check that funds the credit me","language_id":1,"id":3821033,"last_published_date":"July 27th, 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":"article walks refunding payment biller genie. can issue full refunds partial credit card, stored ach transactions, refund automatically syncs back accounting software — receipt quickbooks online, memo customer plus check funds (the standard desktop way recording refund) (via magiccarpet). start available transaction settled. same-day yet submitted federal reserve ach, might able void instead voids instant incur fees. see vs use timing breakdown. readiness (automatic batch reconciliation) automatic reconciliation active type, genie checks books ready lets button stays disabled sweep account, settlement item mappings set synced. shows tooltip required accounts items must configured synced processing refund. allows properly sync software. manage settings link shown jump straight mapping screen, setting abr account balances. place synced, enables own. issuing merchant portal, open want click button. modal opens, defaulted instead, toggle enter amount. refunds, choose technology fees handled inclusive gets amount (you absorb fee). exclusive principal back; fee stays. review confirm. will return original method 3 5 business days. multiple transaction. cumulative total equal payment, fully refunded possible it. bulk paid invoices one transaction, single action. walkthrough. happens completes, creates matching record online created online. split line items, credited originally came (proper gaap accounting). tax amounts flow authority. id written description field cross-reference. invoice, invoice reopens. magiccarpet) applied invoice. (quickbooks refund-receipt concept, serves role.) follow gaap-correct description. delete corresponding (which support voiding records) reopen associated invoices. chart tool controls writes to. correctly, just appears right places manual needed. ride inside daily batch. refund-heavy day negative; journal entry simply flips direction (money moves bank account) still returns zero. nothing extra do, counted history grid. different voided never settles, money v3 integration bi-directional v3. get functionality, need upgrade magiccarpet. reach subscriber success team subscribersuccess@billergenie.com, schedule session subscribersuccess.billergenie.com. late charge charges directly removing connected next software, removed automatically. applies yet. treated like duplicate accidental occasionally ends charged twice common causes double-click pay (or you) clicked slow gateway response flight. clicks produced charge. retry timeout first attempt timed side, actually succeeded gateway. follow-up resulted second + autopay collision run scheduled date, ran. identify duplicates, transactions report look two day. typically show approved. fix following above. recent gateways generally capture reliably. faqs process refund, partial, technology-fee handling, part card yes. integrations. work whether includes not. = eat fee, back. back, correctly prorates fee. long take customer's days cards, depending issuer. similar window settlement. showing quickbooks. appear within minutes. magiccarpet, cycle. v3, upgrade-path note below. default behavior push gaap). failover matched usually modified deleted related articles understanding balances","name":"How to Refund a Payment (Full or Partial)","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"refund-a-payment","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/refund-a-payment?from_search=237965193","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"article walks refunding payment biller genie. can issue full refunds partial credit card, stored ach transactions, refund automatically syncs back accounting software — receipt quickbooks online, memo customer plus check funds (the standard desktop way recording refund) (via magiccarpet). start available transaction settled. same-day yet submitted federal reserve ach, might able void instead voids instant incur fees. see vs use timing breakdown. readiness (automatic batch reconciliation) automatic reconciliation active type, genie checks books ready lets button stays disabled sweep account, settlement item mappings set synced. shows tooltip required accounts items must configured synced processing refund. allows properly sync software. manage settings link shown jump straight mapping screen, setting abr account balances. place synced, enables own. issuing merchant portal, open want click button. modal opens, defaulted instead, toggle enter amount. refunds, choose technology fees handled inclusive gets amount (you absorb fee). exclusive principal back; fee stays. review confirm. will return original method 3 5 business days. multiple transaction. cumulative total equal payment, fully refunded possible it. bulk paid invoices one transaction, single action. walkthrough. happens completes, creates matching record online created online. split line items, credited originally came (proper gaap accounting). tax amounts flow authority. id written description field cross-reference. invoice, invoice reopens. magiccarpet) applied invoice. (quickbooks refund-receipt concept, serves role.) follow gaap-correct description. delete corresponding (which support voiding records) reopen associated invoices. chart tool controls writes to. correctly, just appears right places manual needed. ride inside daily batch. refund-heavy day negative; journal entry simply flips direction (money moves bank account) still returns zero. nothing extra do, counted history grid. different voided never settles, money v3 integration bi-directional v3. get functionality, need upgrade magiccarpet. reach subscriber success team subscribersuccess@billergenie.com, schedule session subscribersuccess.billergenie.com. late charge charges directly removing connected next software, removed automatically. applies yet. treated like duplicate accidental occasionally ends charged twice common causes double-click pay (or you) clicked slow gateway response flight. clicks produced charge. retry timeout first attempt timed side, actually succeeded gateway. follow-up resulted second + autopay collision run scheduled date, ran. identify duplicates, transactions report look two day. typically show approved. fix following above. recent gateways generally capture reliably. faqs process refund, partial, technology-fee handling, part card yes. integrations. work whether includes not. = eat fee, back. back, correctly prorates fee. long take customer's days cards, depending issuer. similar window settlement. showing quickbooks. appear within minutes. magiccarpet, cycle. v3, upgrade-path note below. default behavior push gaap). failover matched usually modified deleted related articles understanding balances","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}}]