[{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T14:40:44.000Z","tag_names":["connecting gateway","connect credit card gateway","connect ach gateway","gateway credentials","merchant service provider","api keys","terminal id","biller genie gateway setup","allow credit card payments","allow ach payments","payment processor connection","gateway connect error","i have a cc processor","i have an ach processor"],"answer_sample":"If your merchant service provider has issued you gateway credentials, you can con","long_answer_sample":"If your merchant service provider has issued you gateway credentials, you can connect your existing payment gateway directly to your Biller Genie account. This article walks through how to connect your credit card gateway and your ACH gateway, and how to verify that payments are enabled. The process is nearly identical for both — you start in a diff","language_id":1,"id":1957784,"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":"merchant service provider issued gateway credentials, can connect existing payment directly biller genie account. article walks credit card ach gateway, verify payments enabled. process nearly identical — start different menu payment-type toggle, connection steps same. credentials ready. come usually api keys, terminal ids, connection-specific values. login username password. confirm account configured use. options shown vary provider. separately both. lives add-ons credentials. step 1 navigate right processing log \u0026gt; 2 click \"i processor\" tile page, continue appropriate cc 3 select list varies sure option pick, contact proceeding. 4 enter provided connect. unique credential requirements fields like numbers, vendor ids. tip entering make extra spaces key. trailing whitespace common source errors happens easily copying pasting 5 type enabled connecting, control panel customer defaults toggle set yes allow both, toggles yes. supported gateways processors supports range gateways. specific depends sola, fortis, nmi, cliq, elavon epg, converge, authorize.net, cardpointe, usa epay, mx merchant, payroc, bank america, transit, acceptblue, others. reliafund, feature support gateway. every stored cards, apple pay, surcharging (and whether bg-managed gateway-managed), token import, third-party sales receipts, surcharge state caps differ. need, support@billergenie.com name asking about. adding switching changes want switch processors, handled team methods migrate cleanly in-flight transactions land should. still trouble unable include trying confirmation connecting card, ach, error messages related articles allowing \u0026amp; troubleshooting declined technology fees dual pricing glance storing (cards ach)","name":"Connecting Your Payment Gateways (Credit Card and ACH) to Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"connecting-your-credit-card-gateway-to-biller-genie","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/connecting-your-credit-card-gateway-to-biller-genie?from_search=237966960","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"merchant service provider issued gateway credentials, can connect existing payment directly biller genie account. article walks credit card ach gateway, verify payments enabled. process nearly identical — start different menu payment-type toggle, connection steps same. credentials ready. come usually api keys, terminal ids, connection-specific values. login username password. confirm account configured use. options shown vary provider. separately both. lives add-ons credentials. step 1 navigate right processing log \u0026gt; 2 click \"i processor\" tile page, continue appropriate cc 3 select list varies sure option pick, contact proceeding. 4 enter provided connect. unique credential requirements fields like numbers, vendor ids. tip entering make extra spaces key. trailing whitespace common source errors happens easily copying pasting 5 type enabled connecting, control panel customer defaults toggle set yes allow both, toggles yes. supported gateways processors supports range gateways. specific depends sola, fortis, nmi, cliq, elavon epg, converge, authorize.net, cardpointe, usa epay, mx merchant, payroc, bank america, transit, acceptblue, others. reliafund, feature support gateway. every stored cards, apple pay, surcharging (and whether bg-managed gateway-managed), token import, third-party sales receipts, surcharge state caps differ. need, support@billergenie.com name asking about. adding switching changes want switch processors, handled team methods migrate cleanly in-flight transactions land should. still trouble unable include trying confirmation connecting card, ach, error messages related articles allowing \u0026amp; troubleshooting declined technology fees dual pricing glance storing (cards ach)","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":1366687,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2024-02-20T22:32:38.000Z","tag_names":["online terminal","remote terminal"],"answer_sample":"  Virtual Terminal Overview The Biller Genie virtual terminal, included with our ","long_answer_sample":"  Virtual Terminal Overview The Biller Genie virtual terminal, included with our Credit Card Processing feature, allows for the processing of credit/debit card transactions independently of an invoice. It operates entirely online, eliminating the need for card readers or additional hardware, as card numbers can be manually inputted via the keyboard ","language_id":1,"id":2420670,"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":"  virtual terminal overview biller genie terminal, included credit card processing feature, allows credit/debit transactions independently invoice. operates entirely online, eliminating need readers additional hardware, numbers can manually inputted via keyboard securely sent payment gateway. syncing accounting software conducted automatically sync default. however, option link transaction invoice later time, useful available time generated date. review attach guide help process. report transactions, whether made paid customer, will appear report. independent invoice, search click find open needs attached transaction. attached, close (if full) back software.  testing errors payments use gateway merchant service provider used test troubleshoot connections errors. setting account first change providers, process ensure everything working properly.  create schedule set recurring schedules, bill customer. please instructions. using accessed two different ways. 1 fill customer info 2 wish charge initiate (this populate info) accessing directly step menu portal, add-ons select add-on button 3 complete form enter information. note 4 fields required name number expiration date amount (total amount, including taxes, fees) finalize record list id display within record, either previously saved + transaction  new pre-populate profile selected method, well amount. 5 approved,","name":"Virtual Terminal","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"virtual-terminal","first_category":"Payment Acceptance","categories_display_for_views":"Payment Acceptance","parent_categories":[1366687],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/payment-acceptance/virtual-terminal?from_search=237966960","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"  virtual terminal overview biller genie terminal, included credit card processing feature, allows credit/debit transactions independently invoice. operates entirely online, eliminating need readers additional hardware, numbers can manually inputted via keyboard securely sent payment gateway. syncing accounting software conducted automatically sync default. however, option link transaction invoice later time, useful available time generated date. review attach guide help process. report transactions, whether made paid customer, will appear report. independent invoice, search click find open needs attached transaction. attached, close (if full) back software.  testing errors payments use gateway merchant service provider used test troubleshoot connections errors. setting account first change providers, process ensure everything working properly.  create schedule set recurring schedules, bill customer. please instructions. using accessed two different ways. 1 fill customer info 2 wish charge initiate (this populate info) accessing directly step menu portal, add-ons select add-on button 3 complete form enter information. note 4 fields required name number expiration date amount (total amount, including taxes, fees) finalize record list id display within record, either previously saved + transaction  new pre-populate profile selected method, well amount. 5 approved,","categories":{"current":{"id":1366687,"name":"Payment Acceptance","url":"/payment-acceptance"}},"category_param":"payment-acceptance"}},{"question":{"category_id":323115,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T13:11:26.000Z","tag_names":["apply payment to invoice","invoice payment guardrails","attach transaction","detach transaction","deposit before invoice","standalone transaction attach","virtual terminal deposit","payment page deposit","manually attach payment","reassign payment biller genie","attach customer mismatch","when not to use attach detach","sync queue diagnose"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie has Attach and Detach actions on every transaction. They let you man","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie has Attach and Detach actions on every transaction. They let you manually associate a one-time payment with an invoice, or disassociate one. Both are last-resort tools. The accounting-software sync is the right place to fix invoice/payment mismatches in almost every case — this article exists for the small number of situations where dir","language_id":1,"id":1957669,"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":"biller genie attach detach actions every transaction. let manually associate one-time payment invoice, disassociate one. last-resort tools. accounting-software sync right place fix invoice/payment mismatches almost case — article exists small number situations direct attach/detach genuinely move, steer away isn't. use sparingly. manual bypass normal flow can leave accounting software disagreeing paid. reaching either action, read section instead. using want paid invoice without first running software, better path take deposit apply later see \"the attach\" below. deposit, cleanest attaching transaction deposit-then-invoice workflow collect customer (a retainer, upfront amount) corresponding exists. records standalone later, work done generated sitting unattached action link two. initial virtual terminal process directly genie's in-person phone-taken payment. hosted page send capture requiring invoice. produces genie. eventually shows (synced created manually), open click came showing open, always attach. check stuck queue error resolve will correctly own. pending status waiting ach/check settlement wait it'll automatically funded. applied different help source-of-truth qbo/xero wrong association. fallback diagnosis confirms never auto-match enqueued narrow limited one legitimate scenario need perform currently associated another record, intend record resulting entry manually. example refund blocked still attached partially payment, refund, adjustment systems reflect state. now-deleted free handle situation outside sync. just \"this invoice,\" (delete propagate). detach-then-re-attach inside creates window two disagree, may reconcile cleanly. step 1. go reports \u0026gt; transactions search id. 2. found, offers option it. 3. pick confirm select correct drop-down list validates amount (it must less equal balance unless partial payments allowed exactly balance) enqueues push back via queue. flips now unattached, reverts invoice's history. remember undo pushed software. reversal qbo/xero/qbd. guardrails enforces merchant account. validation exceed remaining (biller subtracts un-funded checking). funded-only non-ach funded attached. ach pending; rejected voided blocked. customer-match enforce transaction's matches customer. technically a's b's careful feature, missing guardrail. bulk pay restriction part group detached individually. plan tied separate handling accept attach/detach. related articles marked history outbound timeline activity","name":"Attaching and Detaching Transactions","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"attach-invoice-to-transaction","first_category":"Invoices \u0026 Items","categories_display_for_views":"Invoices \u0026 Items","parent_categories":[323115],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/invoices/attach-invoice-to-transaction?from_search=237966960","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie attach detach actions every transaction. let manually associate one-time payment invoice, disassociate one. last-resort tools. accounting-software sync right place fix invoice/payment mismatches almost case — article exists small number situations direct attach/detach genuinely move, steer away isn't. use sparingly. manual bypass normal flow can leave accounting software disagreeing paid. reaching either action, read section instead. using want paid invoice without first running software, better path take deposit apply later see \"the attach\" below. deposit, cleanest attaching transaction deposit-then-invoice workflow collect customer (a retainer, upfront amount) corresponding exists. records standalone later, work done generated sitting unattached action link two. initial virtual terminal process directly genie's in-person phone-taken payment. hosted page send capture requiring invoice. produces genie. eventually shows (synced created manually), open click came showing open, always attach. check stuck queue error resolve will correctly own. pending status waiting ach/check settlement wait it'll automatically funded. applied different help source-of-truth qbo/xero wrong association. fallback diagnosis confirms never auto-match enqueued narrow limited one legitimate scenario need perform currently associated another record, intend record resulting entry manually. example refund blocked still attached partially payment, refund, adjustment systems reflect state. now-deleted free handle situation outside sync. just \"this invoice,\" (delete propagate). detach-then-re-attach inside creates window two disagree, may reconcile cleanly. step 1. go reports \u0026gt; transactions search id. 2. found, offers option it. 3. pick confirm select correct drop-down list validates amount (it must less equal balance unless partial payments allowed exactly balance) enqueues push back via queue. flips now unattached, reverts invoice's history. remember undo pushed software. reversal qbo/xero/qbd. guardrails enforces merchant account. validation exceed remaining (biller subtracts un-funded checking). funded-only non-ach funded attached. ach pending; rejected voided blocked. customer-match enforce transaction's matches customer. technically a's b's careful feature, missing guardrail. bulk pay restriction part group detached individually. plan tied separate handling accept attach/detach. related articles marked history outbound timeline activity","categories":{"current":{"id":323115,"name":"Invoices \u0026 Items","url":"/invoices"}},"category_param":"invoices"}},{"question":{"category_id":1369271,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-07-22T18:46:47.465Z","tag_names":["batch history","transaction linking","unlinked transactions","sweep balance","sweep account","third party sales receipt","sync error","pending sync","batch reconciliation","abr","reconcile batches","virtual terminal","hosted payment page"],"answer_sample":"The Batch History screen is the diagnostic heart of Automatic Batch Reconciliatio","long_answer_sample":"The Batch History screen is the diagnostic heart of Automatic Batch Reconciliation (ABR). It shows every settled batch, lets you expand a batch into its individual transactions, and tells you exactly which transactions to look at when your sweep account does not return to zero. The batch grid Each payment type's module shows its own Batch History gr","language_id":1,"id":3893599,"last_published_date":"August 3rd, 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":"batch history screen diagnostic heart automatic reconciliation (abr). shows every settled batch, lets expand individual transactions, tells exactly transactions look sweep account return zero. grid payment type's module grid. see id settle date gross amount (plus fee net columns credit card merchants daily discount) counts sales refunds status pill, plus confirm action waiting entry statuses move pending (daily discount batches fee) \u0026gt; sync syncing synced, error (red pill) journal post. retries automatically normal cycle. can filter all, sync, error. two quick notes voided payments never appear settles. ride inside day's batch. refund-heavy day total negative; simply flips direction still zeroes out. expanding click transactions. rows matching record biller genie show blue invoice # link opens directly; exists, falls back receipt, transaction itself. gateway txn column older batches. per-transaction detail appears created going forward. installed, supported linking, will expanded. expected, defect. four states, plain language checked independent links gateway's reference match accounting receipt synced quickbooks present missing, gives possible states state means fully linked yes reconciled end end. nothing do. third-party sale originated gateway, genie, carries quickbooks. exists typical causes virtual terminal sale, hosted page detached invoice. swept money, ever offset sweep, amount. unlinked (shown red \"unlinked\"). deposit includes money booked anywhere, leaves negative balance. makes visible glance row carried quickbooks, behind payment-only state. hit zero puts takes sides agree, lands balance single health check grey good. least one recent linked. triage pill orange instead grey. open history, batches, classify suspect using table above. fix gateway. book (or receipt) source. reached resolve example reattaching recording payment, gets offsetting entry. usually fine, actually synced. properly linked, returns ach built genie's funded records, construction. provides detail, enriches display changes linking. details hide none. related articles understanding setting abr mappings balances entries report processing matching, standalone,","name":"Reading Your Batch History: Transaction Linking and Your Sweep Balance","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"batch-history-transaction-linking-and-sweep-balance","first_category":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","categories_display_for_views":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","parent_categories":[1369271],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation/batch-history-transaction-linking-and-sweep-balance?from_search=237966960","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"batch history screen diagnostic heart automatic reconciliation (abr). shows every settled batch, lets expand individual transactions, tells exactly transactions look sweep account return zero. grid payment type's module grid. see id settle date gross amount (plus fee net columns credit card merchants daily discount) counts sales refunds status pill, plus confirm action waiting entry statuses move pending (daily discount batches fee) \u0026gt; sync syncing synced, error (red pill) journal post. retries automatically normal cycle. can filter all, sync, error. two quick notes voided payments never appear settles. ride inside day's batch. refund-heavy day total negative; simply flips direction still zeroes out. expanding click transactions. rows matching record biller genie show blue invoice # link opens directly; exists, falls back receipt, transaction itself. gateway txn column older batches. per-transaction detail appears created going forward. installed, supported linking, will expanded. expected, defect. four states, plain language checked independent links gateway's reference match accounting receipt synced quickbooks present missing, gives possible states state means fully linked yes reconciled end end. nothing do. third-party sale originated gateway, genie, carries quickbooks. exists typical causes virtual terminal sale, hosted page detached invoice. swept money, ever offset sweep, amount. unlinked (shown red \"unlinked\"). deposit includes money booked anywhere, leaves negative balance. makes visible glance row carried quickbooks, behind payment-only state. hit zero puts takes sides agree, lands balance single health check grey good. least one recent linked. triage pill orange instead grey. open history, batches, classify suspect using table above. fix gateway. book (or receipt) source. reached resolve example reattaching recording payment, gets offsetting entry. usually fine, actually synced. properly linked, returns ach built genie's funded records, construction. provides detail, enriches display changes linking. details hide none. related articles understanding setting abr mappings balances entries report processing matching, standalone,","categories":{"current":{"id":1369271,"name":"Automatic Batch Reconciliation","url":"/automatic-batch-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"automatic-batch-reconciliation"}}]