With Payments, your customers can sign and pay in a single step so you can get paid instantly, every time.

Your customer can pay with a credit card, debit card, ACH bank transfer (compatible with USD), SEPA bank transfer (compatible with EUR), Apple Pay or Google Pay. An approved payment allows the agreement envelope to complete, with the payment record included in the agreement’s audit trail.

For your customer, it is fast and convenient. For you, it eliminates the costs, delays, and non-payment risks of manual billing.

A credit card authorization form is a document that grants a business permission to charge a customer's credit card for goods or services. It outlines details such as the customer's card information, billing address, and the agreed-upon amount to be charged. This form essentially acts as a written authorization from the cardholder, allowing the merchant to process payments without needing to request card details for each transaction, especially in cases of recurring charges or future payments.

Typically, these forms collect essential data like the cardholder's name, card number, expiration date, CVV, and signature. They also include sections specifying the reason for the charge, the amount to be charged, and the frequency of charges, if applicable. This ensures both the merchant and the customer have a clear record of the authorized transactions, mitigating potential disputes or misunderstandings later on.

While credit card authorization forms serve a valuable purpose, advancements in digital payment solutions have introduced more efficient alternatives. Services like Docusign Payments integrate payment authorization directly into the e-signature process, eliminating the need for a separate form. This streamlines transactions, enhances security, and provides customers with the convenience of signing and paying from any device in a single, seamless step.

Credit card authorization forms serve as a written permission from a customer to a business, allowing the business to charge their credit card. These forms are particularly useful in situations like:

• Recurring Charges: For subscriptions or installment plans where the business needs to charge the customer's card regularly.

• Future Payments: When services are provided over time or when payment is due after delivery, and obtaining authorization ahead of time is beneficial.

• Clear Record-Keeping: They provide a documented agreement, minimizing potential disputes by outlining the charged amount, reason, and frequency.

Collecting Essential Data: They gather vital payment information, including cardholder's name, card number, expiration date, and CVV.

If you are like most businesses, you first collect signatures for new or renewed contracts and then you send a credit card authorization form with a request for payment.

There is a faster and simpler way to collect payments and signatures in one easy step with Docusign eSignature and Docusign Payments.

Request payments as part of the electronic signing process. Give your customers the ability to sign and pay from practically any device.

1. Use our interface to easily drag-and-drop the “Payments” tag onto your electronic agreement.

2. Request payments including one-time payments (fixed, formula-based and sign determined amounts) or future and recurring payments.

3. Customers pay with a credit card, debit card, Apple Pay, Android Pay or bank account.

4. Payments are sent to your bank account.

Docusign Payments is integrated with the leading payment gateways, including Stripe, to give signers the ability to make payments with any major credit card or debit card, Apple Pay, Google  Pay, and ACH (bank account).

Visit docusign.com/payments for the list of our pre-built integrations with payment gateways.

Use Docusign Payments instead of credit card authorization forms (sometimes referred to as CC authorization forms) for many common types of agreements. Docusign customers use eSignature and Payments for:

• Lease agreements

• Donations

• Accounting and tax preparation

• Contractor services

• Event registrations

• Invoices

• Sales contracts

• Insurance policies

• Security deposits

• Monthly membership fees

• Late fees

With Docusign eSignature and Docusign Payments you can make customers happy and spend more time growing your business instead of chasing down payments.

Docusign Payments is included in Business Pro and Enterprise Pro plans for Docusign eSignature and IAM Professional and IAM for Enterprise plans for Docusign IAM and is available for other plans for an additional fee.

Sign up for a free trial of Docusign to see how easy it is to collect electronic signatures.