Once Affirm is set up on Vagaro, you can let customers pay for services over time when you're checking out their services. Just send a secure payment link to your customer's phone or email, or they can scan a QR code shown on-screen. They'll sign in or up, pick their payment plan, and complete payment.
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Processing Fee: A 6% + $0.30 fee is applied per Affirm transaction.
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Affirm Customer Support: Customers can obtain assistance directly from Affirm at affirm.com/help.
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Transaction Limits: Customers can use Affirm for purchases ranging from $50 to $30,000. Affirm finances up to $20,000; for purchases exceeding this, customers may make a down payment of up to $10,000 to cover the difference.
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Deposit Time: Funds from Affirm transactions follow your regular batch schedule and are typically deposited within one business day.
Disclaimer
Payment options through Affirm are subject to an eligibility check, may not be available everywhere, and are provided by these lending partners: affirm.com/lenders.
Prerequisites: You must activate Buy Now, Pay Later with Affirm and Credit Card Processing before continuing.
To accept payments with Affirm:
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Go to the Checkout
screen, or check out the customer directly from the Calendar.
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Select a customer and add items to their shopping cart.
Note
For existing appointments or classes, the customer is already selected and ready for checkout.
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Optionally, to split the transaction (e.g., Affirm + cash or gift card), enter the other payment method first.
Note
You can't split a transaction between a credit card and Affirm.
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Enter the amount to be paid with Affirm.
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Select Checkout. You'll then see the option to send a link via text/email or display a QR code.
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Either send the payment link to the customer's email and/or phone number, or have them scan the QR code shown on screen.
It may take a few minutes for them to sign up or log in. A Successful Checkout message will appear upon completion of payment by the customer. If the customer is not approved, direct them to the Buy Now, Pay Later FAQ and use another payment method.
To accept payments with Affirm:
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Go to the Checkout
-
Select a customer and add items to their shopping cart.
Note
For existing appointments or classes, the customer is already selected and ready for checkout.
-
Optionally, to split the transaction (e.g., Affirm + cash or gift card), enter the other payment method first.
Note
You can't split a transaction between a credit card and Affirm.
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Enter the amount to be paid with Affirm.
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Select Checkout. You'll then see the option to send a link via text/email or display a QR code.
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Either send the payment link to the customer's email and/or phone number, or have them scan the QR code shown on screen.
It may take a few minutes for them to sign up or log in. A Successful Checkout message will appear upon completion of payment by the customer. If the customer is not approved, direct them to the Buy Now, Pay Later FAQ and use another payment method.
Comments
4 comments
Hi Tammy,
Depends on a lot of different factors. Affirm gives customers a certain amount of purchasing power when they create their account. Check out the article to learn more.
https://helpcenter.affirm.com/s/article/about-purchasing-power
Customers need an Affirm account set up to see their purchasing power. If they've never used Affirm, there isn't a way to tell if they'll be preapproved unless you prompt them to create an account before they book with you. However, unless the customer has poor credit, they'll most likely be approved.
If you're looking to make sure customers can pay for their service with Affirm and be “preapproved at booking,” you can charge a 100% deposit for online bookings so that they can pay for the full service when booking.
Thanks, Jamie
When customers choose affirm when booking an appointment; does the business owner just receive the deposit payment or will they receive the whole amount?
That depends on how you've set up your business. If your customer used Affirm to pay for 100% of the service, then you will receive the full amount. If you have deposits set up, then you'll only receive the deposit amount. When the customer comes in for their appointment and pays, then you'll get the remainder.
Thanks, Jamie
How can they get preapproved at booking?
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