Flux gives martial arts schools recurring card billing, hosted signup fields, and one integration for cards, ACH, and stablecoins so members can pay the way they want.
Why martial arts schools choose Flux
Recurring billing that sticks
Charge memberships automatically and cut the failed-rebill churn.
Clean signup
Hosted fields keep card data off your systems during member signup.
No long-term contract
Cancel anytime, with no setup fees and no contract while you grow.
How martial arts schools get paid
Martial Arts Schools run memberships on recurring cards, take ACH for annual plans, and sign members up through hosted fields, all on Flux.
A typical Flux setup for martial arts schools
Tuition follows the school year: enrollment surges in the fall, and a parent's single stored card often covers two or three children across different programs and belt levels. Monthly tuition runs as recurring billing on that card or by ACH for families who prefer bank drafting. Belt testing fees, tournament entries, and gear like uniforms and sparring equipment are one-off charges to the same card, so parents never juggle payment methods.
Many schools historically handed billing to third-party billing companies that took a cut and locked the school into multi-year terms. Flux replaces that arrangement directly: recurring tuition through the REST API, no contracts, no monthly fees on qualifying card volume, and the family relationship stays with the school. Card tuition settles in 1-2 business days and ACH in 1-3, and QuickBooks sync keeps tuition, testing fees, and pro shop sales in their own categories.
What martial arts schools should watch
Schools that sell six-month or twelve-month commitments inherit the disputes that come with them: a family stops attending in month three and contests every charge after. Whatever term you sell, the signed enrollment agreement and a dated record of attendance are what win those disputes, and a clearly published buyout or notice option prevents most of them. Month-to-month billing sidesteps the problem, and with no per-month platform fee there is no billing reason to force longer terms.
Family billing has a specific failure mode: one declined card silently stops tuition for every child in the household at once. Fixing the card once through hosted fields restores every schedule, so route decline notices to the parent immediately rather than letting three enrollments lapse. Time testing fees carefully too. Charge when the student actually tests, not when the cycle is announced, because a testing fee for a test that never happened is an automatic refund.
Simple, transparent pricing
Flux charges a flat 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction, with volume discounts for higher-volume martial arts schools 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 martial arts schools accept payments with Flux?
Martial Arts Schools 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 martial arts schools?
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 martial arts schools 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 one card cover several children in different programs?
Yes. A parent stores one card and each child gets their own recurring schedule against it, so a little dragon and a teen sparring student bill correctly on the same plastic. Updating the card once updates every schedule.
Do I still need a martial arts billing company?
No. Flux handles recurring tuition directly through the API with no contracts and no monthly fees on qualifying card volume, and you keep the relationship with each family instead of routing it through a third party. Card tuition settles to your account in 1-2 business days.
How do I collect belt testing and tournament fees separately from tuition?
Each is a one-off charge to the family's stored card, itemized on its own so parents can tell testing from tuition on their statement. QuickBooks sync categorizes them separately from recurring tuition revenue.
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