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# Payment Processing

Set up how customers pay, request money at the right time, and keep invoice balances accurate. This section covers PaintScout Payments, Stripe, payment methods, surcharging, payment requests, and recorded payments.

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**Start Here:** New to payments in PaintScout? Begin with [PaintScout Payments](/support/invoicing-and-payments/payments/paintscout-payments.md) for a complete overview of your payment options.
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## Setup & Configuration

* [PaintScout Payments](/support/invoicing-and-payments/payments/paintscout-payments.md) — Set up built-in credit card and ACH payments, deposits, surcharging, and portal access
* [Payment Processing with Stripe](/support/invoicing-and-payments/payments/payment-processing-with-stripe.md) — Connect Stripe for credit card payments, deposits, and surcharge settings
* [Adding Payment Methods](/support/invoicing-and-payments/payments/adding-payment-methods.md) — Choose which offline or invoice payment methods appear for customers
* [Credit Card Surcharging](/support/invoicing-and-payments/payments/credit-card-surcharging.md) — Configure surcharge rules for eligible credit card payments and adjust them per estimate

## Payment Requests & Deposits

* [Create a Payment Request](/support/invoicing-and-payments/payment-requests/how-to-create-a-payment-request.md) — Send a payment request for a deposit, progress payment, or balance due
* [Request a Deposit](/support/invoicing-and-payments/payment-requests/how-to-request-a-deposit-payment.md) — Collect a deposit before work begins
* [Delete a Payment Request](/support/invoicing-and-payments/payment-requests/how-to-delete-a-payment-request.md) — Remove a request you no longer need
* [Mark as Paid](/support/invoicing-and-payments/payment-requests/how-to-mark-a-payment-request-as-paid.md) — Mark a request as paid when the customer pays outside PaintScout

## Recording & Managing Payments

* [Adding Payments to Invoices](/support/invoicing-and-payments/recording-payments/adding-payments-to-invoices.md) — Apply payments to existing invoices
* [Manually Add a Payment](/support/invoicing-and-payments/recording-payments/how-to-manually-add-a-payment.md) — Record cash, check, ACH, or other offline payments
* [How Customers Pay](/support/invoicing-and-payments/recording-payments/how-customers-make-a-payment.md) — See the customer payment flow for online invoice payments


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