Payments · Part of the Business OS

You did the work. Getting paid should be the easy part

Send an invoice in minutes with card and ACH built into it, let the polite reminders go out on their own, and watch the deposit land in your business banking already categorized in your books. No chasing, no copying numbers between apps, no wondering who still owes you.

Card & ACH on every invoice Recurring & retainers Costs shown before you send Reconciled in your books
Money in, without the chase Cards, ACH, invoices, and recurring billing Encrypted at rest & in transit 4.9 from 8,200+ reviews One login with banking, books, and CRM
Minutes
From finished work to invoice sent
2
Ways to pay on every invoice, card and ACH
0
Spreadsheets between invoice and books
100%
Of processing costs shown before you send
The part nobody warns you about

The invoice is not the problem. The follow-up is

Most small businesses do not lose money because the work was bad. They lose it in the gap between "finished" and "paid": the invoice that went out a week late, the client who needed a nudge nobody sent, the deposit that arrived unlabeled and never matched to a job. Every one of those gaps is quiet, and they add up to real money.

Payments on File.Business closes the gaps by connecting the pieces you already have here: the invoice knows the client from CRM, the reminder sends itself, the deposit lands in banking, and books reconcile without a Sunday-night spreadsheet session.

Chasing by hand
  • Invoices assembled in a document template
  • "Just checking in" emails you dread writing
  • Paper checks and untraceable transfers
  • Deposits matched to jobs from memory
  • Who owes what lives in your head
On File.Business
  • Invoice drafted from the client record in minutes
  • Polite reminders on a schedule you set once
  • Card and ACH built into every invoice
  • Deposits reconciled in books automatically
  • One screen shows exactly who owes what
Invoice to reconciled

Five steps, and none of them are chasing

Select a step to see what happens, and what you never have to do again.

Step 1

The invoice writes itself from the client record

Pick the client, and the invoice already knows their name, terms, and history from CRM. Add the line items, and it goes out with your logo, a due date, and payment built in. An estimate can travel the same road, signed first with e-signature.

Minutes from finished work to sent invoice.
Invoice #2041 DRAFTED FROM CRM
Sent with card + ACH enabled
Due date and reminders set
Step 2

Paying you is one click, not a project

The client opens the invoice and pays right there, card or bank transfer, no account required on their side. If they stall, the reminders you configured once go out on their own, courteous and on schedule, so the awkward email is never yours to write.

Reminders send themselves. You stay the good cop.
Paid by card 8:47 AM
Receipt sent to the client
CRM logs the payment on the account
Step 3

The deposit lands where your business lives

Funds settle into your business banking under the company's name, labeled with the invoice they came from. No orphan deposits, no guessing which client the transfer belongs to three weeks later.

Every dollar arrives labeled.
Deposit $2,450 · Invoice #2040
Matched to Delgado Holdings
Business account, business name
Step 4

Your books close themselves a little more each day

The payment is categorized in Books & Finance the moment it lands: income to the right category, the invoice marked paid, the client balance updated. Tax season becomes a report you open, not a shoebox you fear.

Zero spreadsheets between invoice and books.
Categorized: SERVICE INCOME
Invoice #2040 closed
P&L updated in real time
Step 5

Retainers and subscriptions run on rails

Turn any invoice into a schedule: monthly retainers, quarterly service plans, annual renewals. ACH autopay means the money arrives without either side touching it, and BosAI flags the card that is about to expire before it fails.

Recurring revenue, actually recurring.
Retainer ACTIVE · monthly
Next run: 1st of the month
BosAI watching for failed payments
Against the usual setups

Connected beats bolted together

Any tool can send an invoice. The difference is what happens after the client pays.

What happensFile.BusinessStandalone invoicing appPayment links onlyChecks & bank transfers
Card and ACH on every invoicePer-link setupNo
Reminders send themselvesOften an add-onNoNo
Deposit reconciled in your booksExport, then importManual matchingManual everything
Payment history on the client recordSeparate CRMNoNo
An AI that knows who owes youNoNoNo

Processing costs are always shown before you send an invoice, and pricing explains exactly how the platform charges. No surprises is the feature.

Money in, in a real business

She stopped being her own collections department

A customer paying a small-business owner by card at the counter
I used to spend Friday afternoons sending payment reminders and matching bank transfers to jobs. Now the invoice goes out before I leave the client's driveway, the reminder sends itself, and by the time I check, the money is in the account and the books already know. Fridays are for work I can bill.
Owner, home services companyInvoices from the driveway · retainers on ACH autopay
Invoices out same dayReminders automatedFriday admin retired

Representative composite drawn from customer outcomes.

BosAI watches the money in

Ask the question you check the bank app for

BosAI sees your invoices, deposits, and client history in one place, so the answer is an answer, not a hunt.

BosAIYour workspace · payments connected

Who still owes me money right now?

Two clients, $2,750 total. Meridian Robotics viewed invoice #2041 this morning but has not paid, their second reminder goes out Thursday. Kessler Design is 12 days past due, which is unusual for them, they usually pay in three. Want me to draft a personal note instead of the standard reminder?

Yes, but keep it warm. They are a good client.

Drafted: a two-line check-in that mentions the project went over well and asks if the invoice slipped through, with the payment link attached. It reads like you, not like a collections letter. It is in your outbox for approval, and I logged the touch on their CRM record.

What did I actually make this month?

$18,400 collected, $3,650 still out, and your books put the month's margin ahead of your average. One flag: the Harbor Line retainer card expires next month, I will move them to ACH autopay if you approve, so the streak does not break.
Getting paid, asked and answered

Straight answers on invoices, deposits, and costs

How do my clients pay?

Every invoice carries a payment button for card and ACH bank transfer, and clients pay right on the invoice without creating an account. Recurring invoices can run on ACH autopay so neither side touches the monthly payment at all.

What does it cost to take payments?

Processing costs are shown transparently on every invoice before you send it, so you always know the number in advance, and the pricing page explains how the platform charges. No hidden percentages, no surprise line items at the end of the month.

When does the money reach my account?

Deposits settle into your business banking on the standard timelines for card and ACH payments, and every invoice shows its expected settlement before you send it. Each deposit arrives labeled with the invoice it belongs to, so nothing lands as a mystery.

Do I need the whole platform to use payments?

Payments works the moment your workspace exists, and it gets stronger with each connected piece: CRM fills in client details, books reconcile deposits automatically, and BosAI watches for late payers. You can start with an invoice and grow into the rest.

Can I set up retainers and subscriptions?

Yes. Any invoice can become a schedule: weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual, on card or ACH autopay. BosAI flags expiring cards before a renewal fails, which is how recurring revenue stays actually recurring.

Is it secure enough for my clients?

Payment details are encrypted in transit and at rest, processed through regulated payment infrastructure, and your clients' card numbers are never stored on your side or visible to you. The identity & privacy page covers how the platform treats sensitive data end to end.

What about the invoices I already sent from another tool?

Bring the open ones over: recreate them in minutes from your client records, and your books start clean from the switch date. Most businesses run their first real invoice inside the platform the same day they move in.

The shortest path from work to money

Do the work. We will handle the getting paid.

Start with one invoice, or move the whole billing rhythm in. Either way, the chase ends here.

Costs shown before you send · Encrypted at rest & in transit · One login with banking, books, and CRM