Choose how the customer pays
Virtual terminal
Authorized staff enter a payment through the provider’s approved browser interface. Review staff permissions, required transaction information, receipts, and how the payment connects to an invoice. Do not store card details in notes or spreadsheets.
Invoices and payment links
Send a supported payment request so the customer can complete checkout. Identify how requests are created, whether amounts can change, and how payment, refund, and outstanding balance statuses appear in your records.
Recurring payments
For supported repeat billing, confirm customer authorization, billing dates, failed payment handling, cancellation, and how staff update an arrangement. A recurring payment feature is not the same as support for every subscription workflow.
Wallets and software connections
Apple Pay and Google Pay
Digital wallets are available through the Blackstone Virtual Terminal payment flows after activation. Confirm eligible payment links, invoices, recurring flows, customer device requirements, and any implementation steps.
Accounting and customer records
Review your software connection separately. Confirm whether the system creates invoices, records fees, updates customer records, or needs manual reconciliation.
Compare access, costs, and operations
Fees and payment handling
Request gateway access, transaction charges, recurring billing fees, refund terms, dispute fees, and any connector costs. Review funding and reconciliation using the same payment activity as your current setup.
Before you send the first request
Test an approved payment, a refund, customer confirmation, and the related accounting record. Confirm who can access the account and where staff get support.
What the public product pages confirm
Browser access and payment collection
The provider’s Virtual Terminal page describes browser access for card and ACH payments, invoices and links, and repeat billing or installment plans. The applicable account services and permissions must be enabled.
Invoices and links
The invoicing page describes branded requests, payment status tracking, and reminders. Its payment link page describes sharing a hosted payment request by email or text without building a store checkout. Confirm supported methods, charges, and funding terms for your account.