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What are the costs associated with invoice finance?

Invoice finance agreements will be priced based on your business and requirements, however invoice discounting and invoice factoring have different fee structures.

Invoice discounting is structured like a loan, with interest payable plus an administration fee.

Invoice factoring charges are known as a ‘factor rate’, which is based on level of risk, volume of invoices, and the time credit is extended for, amongst other factors.

How do I take payments with the Tide Lite?

  • Select the Lite app on the home screen of your Tide Card Reader

  • When the ‘Take a payment’ screen loads, enter the amount and select ‘Charge’

  • Ask customers to tap their card to complete a payment

How do I issue receipts, and where can I see earlier ones?

When the payment is complete, select ‘Share’ and the Tide Lite app will generate a QR code. Let your customer scan the code with their phone, and the receipt will load in their browser. 

To see a receipt for a previous payment, open the Tide app on your phone > tap ‘Card Reader’ > select the payment. From here, you can share the receipt by email, WhatsApp, or any other apps you use to send information.

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