Payments

Get paid your way

With Occasion, your customers get a fast, familiar checkout, you pay smaller fees, and there's far less admin after the sale.

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Skating Rink
Skating Rink
Skating Rink
Skating Rink
Skating Rink
Skating Rink
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Pottery, Glass & Craft Studio
Play Space
Play Space
Play Space
Play Space
Photography
Photography
Park District
Park District
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Hobby Shop
Hobby Shop
Hobby Shop
Hobby Shop
Hobby Shop
Hobby Shop
Hobby Shop
Hobby Shop
Hobby Shop
Hobby Shop
Falconry
Falconry
Cooking School
Cooking School
Cooking School
Cooking School
Cooking School
Cooking School
Cooking School
Cooking School
Cooking School
Cooking School
Cooking School
Cooking School
Cooking School
Cooking School
Community Organization
Community Organization
Animal Cafe
Animal Cafe
Animal Cafe
Animal Cafe

“Payments and refunds are simple, and the accounting just works.”

— Meat wheat milk and sugar

Payments that fit your business

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2-minute checkout

Intuitive checkout flow that gets you more bookings.

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Low booking fees

You can pass the fees on to customers or absorb them.

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Keep money in your business

Refund to account credit instead of cash.

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Less after-sale admin

Tax, refunds, and dispute evidence, all sorted.

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Lower fees than 75% of competitors

Occasion's booking fees are lower than the industry average and you can even drive them down to 0.

You decide who pays

Add the booking fee to the customer's total or cover it yourself.

No setup fees

Get started without an upfront cost.

No fee on free bookings

Take free reservations without paying a booking fee.

Fees shrink as you grow

Enjoy lower rates on bigger plans.

Let customers pay however they like

Occasion runs on Square, or Stripe if you prefer, the checkout your customers already know.

One-tap checkout

Customers pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card.

Cash payments

Record walk-in cash payments alongside your online payments.

Pay by link

Send a secure payment link by text or email to get paid.

Your account, your money

Payments go to your own account, not a platform wallet.

Checkout with Apple Pay, Google Pay, card or Square

Keep more money in your business

Refund to account credit
Refund to credit, not cash

Issue refunds as account credit, so the money stays in your business.

Account credit expiry settings
Unclaimed credit stays yours

Set an expiry date, so balances customers don't use remain with you.

Certificate of Transaction Authenticity
Chargeback Fighter

Just email us and we'll send you a Certificate of Transaction Authenticity.

Other tools vs. Occasion

Other platforms
Occasion Payments
Booking fees
You always pay the booking fee
Pass the fee on to the customer if you like
Refunds
You refund in cash
Option to refund to account credit
Chargebacks
Gather the evidence yourself
Get the necessary documents
Sales tax
Worked out by hand
Set your rate, added at checkout

Run payments exactly how you want

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Flexible sales tax

Set a default rate, or a custom rate per listing. Occasion adds it at checkout.

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Adjust an order

Apply a discount or edit an order, and the total updates instantly.

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Across borders

Take payments across Australia, Canada, Europe, and the UK.

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Get paid your way, from day one

Payments shouldn't be the hardest part of your week. Book a demo and see how simple Occasion makes them.

Continue your Occasion tour

Listings — Run every type of experienceAutomated Marketing — Bring in more bookings, automaticallySales Channels — Fill more spots, from any sales channelPayments — Get paid your wayDigital Waivers — Digital waivers, built into your booking systemGift Cards — Turn gift-giving into new customers

Occasion’s mission is to empower those who build happier communities.

We achieve our mission by giving individuals more time back, enabling them to create and share meaningful human experiences together.

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