Subscriptions and installments
Automate subscriptions, memberships and installment billing
Recurring payments bill a customer automatically on a schedule against a stored, tokenized payment method. RapidCents supports weekly, monthly, quarterly or custom intervals, trial periods, setup fees and proration on plan changes, retries a failed charge on a set schedule and emails the customer before each charge. For businesses in Canada, confirm consent records, currency and settlement.
- Automated billing on custom schedules
- Smart retry and card updater reduce involuntary churn
- Customer email alerts before each charge

- Network card updater
- SOC 2 Type II
- Configurable retry windows
- Cancellation self-service option
- Revenue export for accounting
Who it's for
SaaS and membership businesses
Bill monthly or annual plans on autopilot.
Dental and healthcare practices
Run treatment payment plans across multiple visits.
Insurance and agency renewals
Charge policy premiums on renewal dates.
Core capabilities
Flexible intervals
Weekly, monthly, quarterly or custom cadence.
Trial and setup fees
Initial charge then recurring after trial ends.
Dunning retries
Retry failed cards on day 3, 7 and 14 with alerts.
Card updater
Automatically refresh expired cards when issuers participate.
Proration
Adjust mid-cycle plan changes with calculated credits.
How it works
Create plan with amount, interval and retry policy.
Customer vaults card at signup checkout or link.
Engine schedules next charge date automatically.
Failed charges enter retry queue with notifications.
Successful cycles export to revenue reports.
Recurring billing workflows
Monthly SaaS renewal
Vault charges on anniversary with email receipt.
Ortho payment plan
Twelve equal installments after deposit collected.
Failed card recovery
Updater refreshes PAN; retry succeeds without customer call.
Plan upgrade mid-cycle
Proration credit applied; new amount on next bill.
Dashboard and reporting
Transactions, deposits and exceptions visible in the RapidCents merchant dashboard.
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Merchant dashboard
- Today
- $4,218
- Deposits
- $12,482
- Disputes
- 2 open
- In-person
- $842
- Online
- $1,104
- Virtual terminal
- $392
Demonstration data only
Integrations
Stripe Billing migration
Import existing subscription schedules.
Accounting revenue recognition
Export MRR and deferred revenue reports.
Customer portal
Optional self-service cancel and update card.
Works with Recurring Payments
Capabilities on the same account, so the parts below connect without a second integration or a second contract.

A stored RapidCents token stands in for the card number, with the terminal that captured the original credential beside it. Tokenization
Card numbers are replaced by a token, so nothing reusable is stored in your systems.
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Card credentials sit in the RapidCents vault rather than in merchant software, with a terminal on the desk for new captures. Secure card vault
The PCI-scoped store the tokens point at, so card-on-file stays out of your scope.
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RapidCents refreshes a stored card after a reissue, so the vaulted credential keeps working without asking the customer again. Account Updater
Refreshes stored cards when they expire or get reissued, so repeat billing keeps working.
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A RapidCents customer profile holds saved cards and invoices, so a return visit can be charged without re-keying the card. Customer profiles
One customer record holding contact details, stored credentials and payment history.
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The RapidCents invoices screen: outstanding, overdue, paid and draft totals across the top, the invoice list below them, and a preview of one invoice on the right with its line items and a View & Record Payment button. Invoicing
Send an invoice that carries its own payment page and reconciles itself.
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A RapidCents API request and its response on a developer workstation, with the merchant dashboard and a test terminal. RapidCents APIs
REST endpoints for payments, customers, refunds and reporting.
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A RapidCents webhook delivery timeline next to the payment that triggered it, with a test terminal on the desk. Webhooks
Signed events your systems can react to the moment a payment settles or fails.
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A merchant invoices a customer for bank debit through RapidCents, with card terminal capture available on the same desk. Bank payments
Pull funds straight from a bank account for larger or repeating amounts.
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Security
Consent capture
Document recurring authorization at signup.
Pause and cancel audit
All subscription changes logged with user.
PCI vault
Cards tokenized; staff never see full PAN.
Implementation
Plan design
Map SKUs to billing intervals and retry rules.
Signup flow
Add vault step to checkout or payment link.
Notification templates
Customize pre-charge and failed payment emails.
Reporting setup
Configure MRR export for finance.
Pricing
Recurring transaction rates
Each successful cycle bills at your card-not-present rate. No per-subscriber platform fee.
Cards, currencies and settlement in Canada
What a RapidCents account in Canada accepts, the currencies it settles in, and when the money arrives.
Cards and methods accepted
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, UnionPay and Diners Club cards from any country, plus Interac Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay and EFT/PAD bank payments, on one merchant account.
137+ currencies, settled in CAD or USD
Process in CAD, USD, EUR and 137+ currencies, and deposit payouts directly into your Canadian CAD bank account or your Canadian USD bank account, so USD sales are not converted twice.
Next-business-day funding and reconciliation
Batches close nightly and deposits arrive the next business day, based on cut-off times and eligibility, with deposit-level reporting in one RapidCents dashboard.
Questions about Recurring Payments
Can customers update their card?
Yes via payment link or optional customer portal.
Pause subscriptions?
Merchants can pause plans without canceling vault token.
Annual vs monthly?
Both supported with independent retry policies per plan.
Tax on recurring?
Tax amounts can be fixed per plan or passed from your catalog API.
How does RapidCents keep subscriptions collecting when a card is reissued or expires?
Account Updater refreshes stored credentials where the issuer participates, so the billing schedule continues on the same token. Notices go out on days three, seven and fourteen if a cycle still needs a follow-up. Anything that still needs a person appears in a queue with history, so the team can send a current payment link rather than cancelling the plan.
How do customers change or cancel a subscription?
A card can be updated through a payment link or an optional self-service customer portal. Merchants can pause a plan without destroying the vault token, so a subscriber who returns does not have to re-enter a card. Every pause, cancel and change is logged with the user who made it.
Can I move existing subscriptions from another provider?
Yes, existing subscription schedules can be imported. The stored card credentials are a separate step with both providers, because tokens do not transfer between platforms. Plan the cutover around a billing date so no subscriber is charged twice or missed.
How is recurring billing priced?
Each successful cycle is priced as a card-not-present payment on your account: interchange and card network fees at cost, plus your RapidCents markup, stated in your Fee Schedule, and fees for equipment or services, if applicable. The agreement has no fixed term.
Can a plan start with a trial period or a setup fee?
Yes. A plan can take an initial charge, such as a setup fee, and start recurring billing once the trial period ends. A mid-cycle plan change is prorated, with a calculated credit applied and the new amount on the next bill.
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