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Choose Payment Methods in GZ Pay Settings

Updated

What this does: Chooses which payment methods customers can use, the order they appear on payment screens, and when bank (ACH) payments are required.

Applies to: GrowthZone associations using GrowthZone Pay (GZ Pay). You need staff access to Finance billing settings.

Before you start: GZ Pay must already be set up (see Set Up GrowthZone Pay). To open the settings, go to Finance, Administrative section, click Billing Settings and select GZ Pay Settings. Changes affect new transactions only, not payments already scheduled.

Time needed: About 5 minutes.

What You Can Configure

  • Which payment settings to offer. Select the payment methods you want available to your customers.
  • The order they appear in. Drag them into the order you would prefer on any payment screen.
  • An ACH threshold. Require customers to pay by ACH once they reach a dollar amount you choose.

GZ Pay Settings screen showing the selectable payment settings

Disabling Specific Credit Card Brands

When you disable a specific credit card brand, that card type no longer appears as an option on your public-facing pages — membership applications, event registrations, association store purchases, and fundraising forms — or on your back-office payment screens.

However, if members have stored payment profiles using the disabled card brand for scheduled billing or autopay, those payments continue to process normally. Disabling a card brand only prevents new transactions from selecting it. It does not affect existing scheduled payments.

Common pitfalls

  • Expecting a disabled card brand to stop existing payments: Stored payment profiles on scheduled billing or autopay keep processing on that brand. Disabling it only closes the door to new transactions.
  • Forgetting that Link overrides your card blocks: If the customer pays using Link, it takes authority and bypasses any card blocks set here. If you have chosen not to accept AMEX but the customer has AMEX tied to their Stripe Link profile, that payment will process and will appear on your reports. See Online Payment Methods Members Can Use for more information.
  • Assuming the change is back-office only: Disabling a brand removes it from your public-facing pages too, including applications, event registrations, the association store, and fundraising forms.

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