QR code or pay link
Show the code at the counter, or copy, share, text or email the link.
Take a QR code payment on the spot with Flash Pay
Get paid on the spot, with no invoice to write first. Type the amount and show a QR code, or send a link. The customer pays from their own phone, the money goes to your Stripe or Square account, and the sale is already a paid invoice. With both connected, pick the processor for each link.
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14-day free trial. Card required. After the trial: from $29/month. Renews automatically every month until you cancel. Cancel anytime in Settings → Billing.
Request a demoOn every plan (Cadet and up), once Stripe is connected. Works with QR codes and pay links, not card readers.
Turn the phone to your customer
$180.00Scan to pay
Open your camera and point it here. Card, or Apple Pay and Google Pay where supported.
Waiting for payment
Text or email the link instead
Payment received$180.00
- Customer
- Sam Ortiz
- New client saved
View invoiceNew charge
Flash Pay on a phone: Turn the phone to your customer, $180.00, Scan to pay and a QR code, then Waiting for payment turns into Payment received for $180.00 from Sam Ortiz, with New client saved.
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- No details needed first: the customer adds their own when they pay.
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- Every sale is a paid invoice in Workspace369, with nothing to retype.
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- Turn on Save customers as clients and new ones are added, matched by email or phone first.
What is Flash Pay?
Flash Pay is how Workspace369 takes a payment in person or on the go, without writing an invoice first. Without it you would create an invoice, find or add the client and send it. With Flash Pay you type the amount and show a QR code, or send a pay link. The customer pays on their own phone and adds their own details when they pay, and Workspace369 saves the payment as a paid invoice in your own Stripe account.
Product reference
Reviewed November 4, 2026 by the Workspace369 Product Team. Availability can vary by plan, region, and workspace configuration.
Read the invoices and payments documentationEverything Flash Pay does, on one screen.
Flash Pay works with QR codes and pay links, not card readers or tap to pay. Every payment runs through your own Stripe or Square account.
Links that expire, or cancel one
Links expire after 1, 7, 30 or 90 days, and cancelling a link charges nothing.
Ask only what you need
Choose whether to ask for a name, email or phone, and save customers as clients.
See the day at a glance
Each payment shows as Waiting, Paid, Cancelled or Expired, with Collected today at the top.
Tips on the web app
Suggest tip percentages, or fixed tips on small amounts, worked out before or after tax.
Built into the operating flow
Start taking payments in three steps.
Flash Pay uses your Stripe connection and payment methods, or your Square account when you pick it for a link, and every payment becomes a paid invoice on the client's record.
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Connect Stripe or Square
Connect Stripe or Square when Flash Pay asks. The money goes straight to your own account.
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Type the amount
Open Flash Pay in the sidebar, just below Invoices, and type what the customer owes.
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Show the code or send the link
Choose Show QR code and turn the phone to your customer, or Send payment link by text, email or share. Waiting for payment turns into Payment received.
What you and your customer see.
These are Flash Pay screens from the app. The business, amounts and customer are sample data.Show QR code
Turn the phone to your customer. They point their camera at the code and pay on their own phone.
Send payment link
Copy or share needs no customer details. They add their own when they pay, and the link expires when you choose.
Payment received
The payment is booked as a paid invoice, and a new customer is saved as a client when you turn that on.
Flash Pay in a working day.
These examples show the steps in Workspace369. They are product workflows, not promised business outcomes.
Session Fee at the Shoot
- 1The session ends and the client is ready to pay
- 2Type $250 in Flash Pay and choose Show QR code
- 3The client scans and pays on their own phone
- 4Payment received: a paid invoice is in Workspace369
Deposit After a First Meeting
- 1The client agrees to start
- 2Type the deposit and choose Send payment link
- 3Text the link to the client
- 4They pay and are saved as a new client
Drop-in at the Front Desk
- 1A drop-in client finishes their class
- 2Ask for a tip is on in Flash Pay settings
- 3Show the QR code for the class fee
- 4The client picks a tip and pays; Collected today goes up
Flash Pay questions
Can I take a payment without a card reader?
Yes. Flash Pay uses a QR code on your phone or a pay link, so you don't need a card reader. It doesn't use card readers or tap to pay.#
What does the customer need to pay?
Just their phone. They scan the code with the camera or open the link, and add their own details when they pay.#
How can customers pay with Flash Pay?
By card. Apple Pay and Google Pay appear where the customer's device supports them and you have turned them on in your payment methods.#
Where does the money go?
Straight to your own Stripe account, or your own Square account if you connected Square and picked it for the link. Flash Pay needs a connected processor first, and it uses the payment methods you chose for your workspace.#
Which plans include Flash Pay?
Flash Pay is on every plan, Cadet and up, once Stripe or Square is connected. The pricing page has the full plan comparison.#
Can I take a deposit with Flash Pay?
Yes. Type the deposit amount. It becomes its own paid invoice, not a payment on an invoice you already sent, and you can refund it from that invoice.#
Connect Stripe and take your first Flash Pay.
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