Use Card on File with Square Invoices

You can use Card on File with Square Invoices created from your online Square Dashboard.

Note: This feature isn’t supported for the Square app at this time. Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account cards are also not currently supported with Card on File.

Fees

A processing fee of 2.5% is applied at the time an invoice is paid with a credit or debit card.

Save a Payment Card for Square Invoice Payments

Allow customers to save their payment card for future payments:

Navigate to Invoices in your online Square Dashboard > click Create Invoice.
Select a customer from your Répertoire client or enter a new name and email address.
Within the Payment section, select “Allow Customer to Save Their Card.”
Fill out your invoice.
Click Send.

When your customer pays their invoice, they’ll see the option to save their payment card with your business. If they opt to save their payment, your Customer Directory will update.

Manually save a payment card to your Customer Directory:

You can also manually link one or more payment cards to customers saved to your Répertoire client. To do so:

Visit Directory under Customers in your online Square Dashboard.
Select an existing customer.
Select Actions > Add Card.
Use the template form to confirm you have your customer’s permission to store their payment card information. To do so, select Download Form > send the template to your customer. **Note:** You must have written authorisation from your customer to save their payment card. Make sure to keep authorisation forms on file and store them securely.
Select Continue.
Enter the card details > click Save.

Charge a Card on File

With a payment card on file, you can create a new Square invoice and charge your customer’s saved payment information to. To do so:

Confirm the amount you’ll be charging with your customer.
Navigate to Invoices in your online Square Dashboard > click Create Invoice. For existing unpaid invoices, select Edit.
Fill out your invoice. Be sure to select a customer from your directory.
Under Payment, use the drop-down menu to select a payment card.
Click Charge.

Both you and your customer will receive an email notification confirming the invoice payment amount charged to the card on file. The invoice will also display as Paid in your online Square Dashboard.

Schedule a charge to card on file

Visit [Invoices](http://(https://squareup.com/dashboard/sales/invoices) in your online Square Dashboard.
Select Create Invoice.
In the Customer drop-down, select an existing customer or create a new customer.
In the Payment drop-down, select a card on file (e.g., Visa 1111) and a date to charge the card.
Finish filling out the invoice and select either “Schedule” or “Save as Draft.”

Note: If you select “Save as Draft,” your scheduled invoice will not be automatically sent, and you’ll need to select Schedule to determine when it will be delivered.

Your customer’s card will be charged on the selected date, and they’ll receive an emailed copy of the paid invoice to notify them their card was charged. Funds will be deposited to your linked bank account following your deposit schedule.

Tips for using Scheduled Invoices

You can edit Scheduled Invoices at any time between the point they were created and the date they are scheduled to be sent.
You can view Scheduled Invoices from your Invoices list. They’ll have a status of Scheduled and will be listed in order of the date they’re scheduled to be sent.
If you don’t see your a scheduled invoices in your Invoices list, make sure the date range you are viewing includes the date the scheduled invoice will be sent and not the date you created the invoice.

Use Recurring Invoices

Use Recurring Invoices with Square Invoices to create and send invoices to your customers on a regular schedule.

Recurring Invoices is only available from your online Square Dashboard. This feature isn’t supported in the Square app at this time.

Keep in mind, if the Card on File is changed and the customer has a recurring invoice, you will need to edit that invoice series to ensure the right card is being charged.

Fees

There is no fee is to send a recurring invoice. A processing fee is applied at the time an invoice is paid with a credit or debit card:

Create a Recurring Invoice Series

If you’d like to create a series of invoices that are automatically sent to your customers on a regular schedule, click on the Recurring tab in the top-right section of the Invoices page.

Then click the Create Recurring Series button. Enter the basic information for the customer and the invoice items, as you would with any new invoice. But with the recurring invoices, there is a new section where you can select the start date, frequency, and end date (or number of occurrences).

Note: If you or your customer want to save credit cards on file for easier automated billing as soon as an invoice is due, use the Card on File option within the Payment drop-down.

Click Send to schedule this recurring series and send your customer an email with the series details. If you select “Save as Draft,” your recurring series will not be set nor will any emails be sent to your customers.

Invoices within a recurring series will be automatically sent to your customer at 10 a.m. (in your time zone) on the date(s) you have configured. You’ll receive a notification email once the invoice is paid, and funds will be deposited to your linked bank account following your deposit schedule.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I save a card on file or create a recurring invoice series from the Square app?
Support for both Card on File and Recurring Invoices is currently limited to your online Dashboard at this time.

How do I save the CVV number for my customer’s payment card if I’m manually saving card information to my Customer Directory?
The Credit Card Authorisation form doesn’t include an option for the customer to enter their card’s CVV number however, the actual card input requires the CVV number. Due to PCI standards, you’ll need to collect CVV over the phone or in person and enter these details into the Customer Directory. Alternatively, if you opt to send an invoice to your customer, and if your customer selects the option to securely save their card on file and authorise future payments, receipt of written authorisation is complete.

How can I tell if the card on file was stored when the customer paid an invoice? Can you make this more visible in Dashboard?
There will be a notation within the payment confirmation email when a card has been stored on file. You can also click a customer’s name in your Customer Directory to see if a card has been linked.

How do I know a charge to a card on file was successful?
When you manually charge a card on file, you’ll see a confirmation banner and the invoice will display as Paid in your Dashboard.

If the payment card is declined (e.g. card on file is outdated), you’ll see a declined message when you try to charge the card. For scheduled payments to a card on file, you’ll be notified by email if a card is declined and your customer will be automatically sent an invoice requesting payment.

Use Card on File with Square Invoices