Check and ACH payments

Take checks again. Stop chasing the bounced ones.

Approved checks are guaranteed, so a bounced check gets paid back instead of chased. Built into Clover, and available on any system.

✓Paper checks at the counter ✓Checks by phone and online ✓Recurring ACH ✓Clover or any system
A customer paying at a Clover counter in a boutique
How it works

Two ways to say yes to checks

On Clover it lives on the register. On anything else, we set it up alongside the system you already run.

On Clover: built into the register

Add the check app to your Clover and a check button shows up on the register. Your staff snaps the check with the device's camera and gets an approve or decline on the screen in seconds. Approved checks deposit electronically and are guaranteed. Works on Clover Flex and Mini with no extra hardware.

On any system: guarantee and ACH

Not on Clover? We set up check guarantee and ACH with our check partners, next to your card processing. Take paper checks at the counter, checks over the phone, eChecks on a pay link, and recurring bank debits, with deposits straight to your business bank account.

What you get

Checks without the worry

An answer in seconds

Every check gets an approve or decline on the screen before the customer leaves the counter.

Bounced checks paid back

With the guarantee, an approved check that comes back unpaid is reimbursed. No collection calls, no write-offs.

Fewer trips to the bank

Most checks deposit electronically, so the end-of-day bank run mostly goes away.

Checks by phone and online

Customers read a check over the phone, or pay by eCheck from a link you text or email.

Recurring ACH

Service plans, memberships, and monthly accounts pay themselves by automatic bank debit.

Set up and supported

We set it up, train your staff, and answer the phone in English or Spanish.

Pick your coverage

Guarantee or verification

Both screen every check. The difference is who takes the loss when one bounces.

Check guarantee

For businesses that take checks every day

  • Approved checks are covered
  • A bounced approved check is paid back
  • No collection work on your end
  • Counter, phone, and online checks

Check verification

For businesses that take a few checks a week

  • Each check screened against bad-check records
  • Costs less than the guarantee
  • You decide on the checks it flags
  • Easy to move up to the guarantee later
Who it's for

Built for businesses that still get paid by check

Auto repair and tire shopsContractors and tradesFarm and feed supplyFurniture and appliance stores Medical and dental officesProperty managers and HOAsChurches and nonprofitsWholesale and B2B

Billing customers from QuickBooks, Xero, or Zoho Books? Bank payments work on your invoices too: see invoice payments.

Questions

Before you start taking checks

Every check that is approved at the counter is guaranteed, as long as the steps for that check were followed, like checking ID and staying under the check limit. Checks that come back declined you can turn away, or take at your own risk.

Pricing is a percentage of your check volume plus a small fee per check, and it depends on your business and your typical check size. The guarantee costs more than verification because it covers the loss. We quote it in writing before you sign anything.

Not on Clover Flex or Mini: the check app uses the device's camera. On other systems it depends on how you take checks. A busy counter may want a small check scanner, while phone, online, and recurring payments need nothing at the counter at all.

Electronic checks settle like other bank transfers, usually within a few business days. Your exact deposit schedule is in your program agreement, and we go over it with you before you start.

No. If you run Clover, the check app adds right on. If you run anything else, check guarantee and ACH work alongside it, and your card processing stays as it is. If you're shopping for a new system anyway, we can match one that takes checks at the register.

Say yes to the next check.

Tell us how you take checks today, about how many a month, and the usual size. We'll match the program and put the price in writing.

Approved checks guaranteed Clover or any system Counter, phone, and online English or Spanish