Automotive Payments
Payment Processing Built for Automotive
ValPay powers payment processing for auto shop and repair management software. Estimates, repair orders, parts deposits, and pickup payments: one embedded payment layer from drop-off to drive-away.
Industry Challenges
Why Automotive Businesses Need Specialized Payments
Auto shops bill by the repair order, not the cash register. Estimates that change once the car is on the lift, parts deposits, warranty and insurance splits, and customers who pay at pickup. Generic processors weren’t built around an RO.
01
Estimate-to-RO Drift
The final bill rarely matches the first estimate. When approved work changes on the lift, the payment system has to follow the repair order, not fight it.
02
Parts Deposits
Special-order parts mean collecting a deposit before the work starts and the balance at pickup. Staged payments through a generic processor are a manual workaround.
03
Warranty & Insurance Splits
One repair can be paid by three parties: the customer, a warranty provider, and an insurer. Splitting a repair order across payers is routine in auto and an edge case everywhere else.
AUTOMOTIVE CASE STUDY
How ServiceCentral brings payment into the repair order
ServiceCentral builds service and repair management software for automotive shops and depot repair operations. Read how embedding ValPay connects the repair order, the counter, and the payment in one flow, and what that earns the platform. Tell us where to send it.
Solutions
How ValPay Solves Automotive Payment Challenges
RO-Linked Payments
Every payment posts against the repair order it belongs to. Deposits, progress payments, and the final bill at pickup reconcile themselves.
Text-to-Pay at Pickup
Send the invoice by text when the car is ready. Customers pay from their phone and pick up without waiting at the counter.
Deposits & Staged Billing
Collect parts deposits up front and the balance at completion, tied to repair order milestones, with reminders that keep cash flow steady.
Multi-Payer Splits
Split a single repair order across the customer, a warranty provider, and an insurer: each payer settles their share against the same order.
Features
Automotive Payment Features
Counter & Lane Terminals
Countertop and service-lane terminals for drop-off deposits and pickup payments.
Text-to-Pay Invoices
Send the final invoice by text or email so customers pay before they're back in the building.
Service Contract Billing
Automated recurring billing for maintenance plans and fleet service agreements.
Multi-Bay, Multi-Location
Payments roll up by service writer, bay, and store with per-location reporting.
Integrated Invoicing
Invoices generate straight from the closed repair order. No re-keying.
Card on File
Store customer and fleet cards securely so repeat visits and follow-up work charge without re-entry.
Why ValPay
Why Software Platforms Choose ValPay
100%
of merchant processing volume earns your platform revenue share
99.9%
uptime across a globally redundant processing network
1:1
Dedicated account team and integration specialists for every partner
"Our shops live inside the repair order, so payments had to live there too. With ValPay embedded in ServiceCentral, the deposit, the approved add-on, and the final bill at pickup all settle against the RO they belong to. Our customers stopped chasing settlements, and payments became a line of business instead of a referral."
Kieren Beltrame
President, ServiceCentral
Our success stories
Proven success with leading software platforms
Our expertise as software operators means we understand your challenges firsthand. That’s why leading platforms trust ValPay to power their payments with reliability, security, and scale.
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