Flux gives day spas quick card payments, recurring billing for packages, and hosted fields that work from a phone or tablet at the station.
Why day spas choose Flux
Pay at the chair
Take a card or send a link from a phone or tablet without a bulky terminal.
Packages and memberships
Bill prepaid packages and memberships automatically.
Simple, transparent pricing
A flat rate with volume discounts and no contract.
How day spas get paid
Day Spas take cards at the chair, run packages and memberships on recurring billing, and can add ACH for larger prepaid packages, all through Flux.
A typical Flux setup for day spas
Spa tickets are the largest in personal care, and most visits are booked, not walked in. The standard flow: card captured at booking through hosted fields with the cancellation window shown, service delivered, checkout adds retail skincare and tip to the same charge. Prepaid packages and series are sold as single larger charges. Cards settle in 1-2 business days, and QuickBooks sync keeps prepaid revenue visible against the sessions still owed.
Two flows are remote by nature. Gift purchases spike before holidays and are often paid by a buyer in another city for a recipient here, a card-not-present payment through a link. Memberships bill monthly on a stored card or on ACH, and ACH suits long-running memberships because bank accounts do not expire mid-year the way cards do. Corporate wellness invoices and group bookings can also settle by ACH in 1-3 business days.
What day spas should watch
Late-cancellation fees are the most disputed charge in the spa business, because the client never received a service they can remember. The defense is procedural: the window and fee shown at booking, accepted alongside the card capture, and referenced on the receipt. Remote gift purchases carry ordinary card-not-present risk, so keep the purchase confirmation and redemption record together in case the buyer's bank asks what was delivered.
Memberships create their own friction: a member who stops visiting but keeps getting billed will eventually dispute the dues rather than call you. Make pausing as easy as joining, and stop billing promptly on request. For prepaid series, write the per-session value and refund formula into the sale, so a client who moves away mid-series gets a number you both agreed to instead of a negotiation at the front desk.
Simple, transparent pricing
Flux charges a flat 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction, with volume discounts for higher-volume day spas and the option to pass the fee to the customer at checkout where local surcharging rules allow. No setup fees and no contracts. Accounts processing under $100,000 a year in card volume may be subject to a $20 monthly account fee.
Frequently asked questions
How do day spas accept payments with Flux?
Day Spas accept credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfers, and stablecoins through one Flux integration, with drop-in hosted fields that keep card data off your own systems.
What does Flux charge day spas?
A flat 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction, with volume discounts for higher-volume merchants and no setup fees or contracts. Accounts processing under $100,000 a year in card volume may be subject to a $20 monthly account fee. You can also pass the processing fee to the customer at checkout where local surcharging rules allow.
How fast do day spas get their money?
Card payments settle in one to two business days and ACH in one to three business days. Stablecoin payments go to your wallet instantly.
Can we bill spa memberships through ACH instead of cards?
Yes. ACH settles in 1-3 business days and does not break when a card expires, which matters for memberships that run for years. You can keep a card on file as a fallback for a returned ACH payment.
What evidence do we need when a client disputes a late-cancellation fee?
The cancellation window and fee shown at the time of booking, the client's acceptance recorded with the card capture, and the receipt referencing the policy. With those three, you respond to the dispute with documents instead of a story.
How should we handle payment for a series a client will not finish?
Decide the math before you sell: per-session value for what was used, remainder refunded to the original payment method. Card refunds return on card rails, and stating the formula at purchase prevents most disagreements.
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