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PAYMENTS

Collect vehicle deposits or service payments over text and save time.

Podium's payment options help dealerships and service centers close invoices and take deposits faster, get more reviews, generate higher quality leads, and centralize customer data to better market and communicate with customers.

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Meet your customers where they are.

Handle transactions in the channel you already use to communicate with customers—via text. With payment requests in the same thread as other customer messages, you can prompt customers to secure inventory with a deposit – so you sell more cars and organize your efforts all in one place and faster than ever.

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Accept every payment method.

Podium Payments is easy to use and built to help dealerships and service centers accept all major payment options. From estimates and one-time payments to vehicle deposits, the payment experience is easy and convenient for everyone.

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Keep payments safe and secure.

Advanced fraud protection and automatic reconciliation ensures that every transaction through Podium Payments is secure and accurate. Plus, it’s easy to track sales, follow up with past-due customers, and audit communications, saving your back office staff time and money so you can sell more cars.

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Ditch the dongle. Tap to pay.

With the magic of tap to pay for iOS and Android, you can effortlessly turn your phone into a card reader to quickly capture secure in-person payments. Plus, easy setup and centralized payments in Podium means you deliver a seamless customer experience from start to finish without the hassle of multiple platforms.

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PAYMENTS FEATURES

Convert more leads, faster–with full-stack modern payments.

  • Text to Pay

    Easily attach a secure invoice link in a text message to get paid quickly.

  • Card Readers

    Take in-person payments with your choice of in-store and mobile card reader hardware.

  • Tap to Pay

    Turn your phone into its own secure, convenient in-person payment solution.

  • Recurring Payments

    Easily automate and track recurring payments, and allow your customers to enroll in auto-pay.

  • Premium Fraud Protection

    Protect yourself from chargebacks and gain piece of mind for a small transaction fee.

  • Next Day Payouts

    Money you collect in Podium will be transferred to your bank account on the next business day.

CUSTOMER STORIES

"Customers will be able to make payments via text before they even come pick up their vehicle. It’s modernizing the payment experience. And the customer experience."

Matt Sneed, Director of Operations at Power Ford

"When it comes to ease of communication, collecting payments, and requesting reviews from your satisfied customers, look no further than Podium. In the year we have used their services we have significantly increased our positive Google and Facebook reviews, eliminated chargebacks on fraudulent credit card purchases, saved money on credit card processing fees, and streamlined our communications process with our customers."

Jared Hardy, Manager of Southwest Auto Recycling

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