Payment methods accepted by Trade2Base
Trade2Base supports card payments via Stripe, bank transfer, and cash — giving your customers flexible ways to pay and keeping your records up to date automatically.
How payment methods work in Trade2Base
- 1Trade2Base supports Stripe for card payments — your customer pays by credit or debit card via a secure Stripe-hosted payment link. No card reader required.
- 2To accept bank transfers, add your business bank details to Settings > Payment Methods. Trade2Base adds your bank details to all invoices automatically with a “Pay by bank transfer” instruction.
- 3For cash payments, mark the invoice as “Paid by cash” in the job record — Trade2Base records the payment and updates the invoice status without processing any card transaction.
- 4Stripe supports all major cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) and can also accept Apple Pay and Google Pay — customers see these options automatically when they open a payment link on their phone.
- 5To see all payment methods used by your customers, go to Reports > Payment Methods to see a breakdown of card vs bank transfer vs cash by month.
It is illegal in the UK to charge customers extra for paying by card (consumer debit/credit cards). If you want to build card processing fees into your pricing, factor them into your standard rates rather than adding a surcharge.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You can send the customer a Stripe payment link from the job record and they can pay on their phone while you're on site. Trade2Base does not currently integrate with physical card readers, but this is on the roadmap.
Direct debit via GoCardless is on the Trade2Base roadmap. Currently, recurring payments are handled by sending automated invoices on a schedule — customers can pay each one by card, bank transfer or cash.
Customers can set up a standing order manually using the bank details on your invoices. Trade2Base will mark invoices as paid automatically if you have bank reconciliation enabled through your Xero or QuickBooks integration.
Stripe pays out to your bank account on a rolling basis (typically 2–7 days after the payment). In Trade2Base, go to Reports > Stripe Payouts to see a log of all payouts with the invoices they cover. You can also sync this data to Xero or QuickBooks.