Pet boarding payment processing for kennels and daycares

The best processor is the one that fits your payment mix. Compare how it takes deposits by link, how it bills daycare plans, how it handles refunds, how it works with your booking software and how interchange and markup are shown. Ask for written quotes on the same volume. RapidCents offers interchange-plus pricing, month to month, with Fee Check for statements.

Kennel credit card processing cost depends on your card mix, ticket size and how cards are taken, so no single figure fits every business. With us, interchange passes through at cost and you pay your RapidCents markup from your Fee Schedule, plus fees for equipment or services if applicable. It is month to month, with no fixed term. Upload a statement to Fee Check to compare.

Often, yes. RapidCents integrates with many major platforms through APPIE and RapidBridge, and the right option depends on your software vendor and version. Tell your RapidCents representative whether you run Gingr or another system, and they will walk you through it. Payment links and the virtual terminal also work beside any software, with references recorded by hand.

With planning, yes, though stored cards need extra care. List active reservations, daycare plans, saved cards, open deposits and refunds. Keep your old processor for refunds on earlier payments, test a deposit, a balance and a refund on the new one, then reconcile. Moving saved cards takes both providers to agree, and some owners may need to re-enter them.

A pet boarding business in Canada can typically offer Interac debit and credit cards at the desk, credit cards by payment link or phone, and EFT or pre-authorized debit for recurring daycare plans. Funds settle in CAD. Bank payments need the owner's signed agreement, and your RapidCents representative will set up the methods that suit your business.

Yes. A boarding deposit can be taken by payment link, by phone in the virtual terminal or at the desk. Put the booking reference in the reference field and send the refund policy with the confirmation, so the owner agrees to it before paying. Refunds usually return to the original card. The booking system, not the payment, holds the reservation itself.

Yes. A daycare pack is a payment, and the visit count lives in your booking system. RapidCents Payment Links and Recurring Payments collect the money and record each charge, while your pet care software tracks visits left, expiry and sharing between dogs. Agree the amount, billing date and cancellation with the owner, and tell your representative which software you use.

The owner says yes before you charge, and the receipt lists each item. Ask by text, phone or the booking portal, keep the reply, then add the items to the balance. Use a stored card only if the owner authorized it for add-ons. Veterinary decisions and treatment stay outside the payment record.

Reconcile by reservation number. Each deposit, balance, add-on and refund carries the same reference, so Reporting exports line up the stay, the settled deposit and your ledger. Keep late pickup and cancellation fees on separate lines. RapidCents connects settled transactions, fees and refunds to QuickBooks Online and Xero for your books.

Yes, but only with the owner's authorization. Ask the owner to agree to keep the card in the Secure Card Vault for a set purpose, such as the balance, agreed add-ons or a daycare plan, and explain how to cancel. Without that agreement, ask for the card again at each visit. A stored card cannot be charged for anything the owner did not agree to.