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Auto-Pay Settings: Company-Wide and Individual Controls

Control whether customers can opt in, opt out, or are required to use automatic payments — at the company level or per account

Written by Serena Edwards

Auto-Pay in Enrollsy can be configured in two places: at the company-wide level (which applies to all customers during enrollment) and at the individual account level (which lets admins turn Auto-Pay on or off for a specific customer after enrollment). This article walks you through both.

Company-Wide Auto-Pay Settings

To configure how Auto-Pay works across your entire organization, go to the My Company page and click Payment Settings in the left-hand menu. You have three options to choose from.

Opt-In/Opt-Out

This setting gives customers the choice. When selected, customers can opt in or opt out of Auto-Pay during enrollment, and they can also turn Auto-Pay on or off from within their Enrollsy account at any time.

Auto-Pay Settings in My Company Payment Settings with Opt-In / Opt-Out selected and its tooltip: Allow your customers to opt-in and to opt-out of Auto-Pay

Under New customers start with Auto-Pay, you can choose whether Auto-Pay starts out On or Off for new customers enrolling. This sets the starting choice on the Enroll Form, and each customer can change it before they continue. The default setting is On, meaning Auto-Pay will be enabled unless the customer turns it off or you change the default to Off.

Under Payment method selected for new customers, you can choose the preferred payment method, either credit/debit card or ACH (if you have both of these payment methods active).

NOTE: These defaults are company-wide, so they apply to all Enrollment Periods and Programs/Classes.

Payment Settings with Opt-In / Opt-Out selected, New customers start with Auto-Pay set to On, and the Payment method selected for new customers option

After selecting this option, click Save Settings to apply the change.

How Opt-In/Opt-Out Looks on the Enroll Form

On the Payment Info step, below the payment details, customers see a checkbox labeled Enable Auto-Pay using [payment method] I provided (for example, "Enable Auto-Pay using Credit/Debit Card I provided"). It starts checked or unchecked based on your default, and the customer can change it.

Payment Info step of the Enrollsy Enroll Form with credit card details entered and a checked box labeled Enable Auto-Pay using Credit/Debit Card I provided

When the customer clicks Next, Enrollsy saves their Auto-Pay choice. The button shows a spinner and the form is locked for a moment while the choice is saved, then the form moves on to the Confirmation step.

On the Confirmation step, Today's Charges shows Auto-Pay (if applicable) as ON or OFF, so the customer can confirm their choice before clicking Pay & Submit. To change it, they can click Go back.

Today's Charges on the Confirmation step of the Enrollsy Enroll Form showing the payment method and Auto-Pay (if applicable) set to ON above the payment total

NOTE: If a customer refreshes the page partway through enrollment, Enrollsy brings them back to the step they were on with their selections restored. Card details are not kept, so the payment method shows as XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX and the customer needs to enter their card again before submitting.

Force Auto-Pay

This setting requires customers to set up Auto-Pay when they enroll — they cannot opt out during the enrollment process. Customers will also be unable to turn off Auto-Pay from within their Enrollsy account; however, they can still delete their saved payment methods (see the important notice below).

Force Auto-Pay option selected in Auto-Pay Settings on the My Company Payment Settings page

After selecting this option, click Save Settings to apply the change.

How Force Auto-Pay Looks on the Enroll Form

When Force Auto-Pay is enabled, customers will see this notice on the Payment Info step of the Enroll Form: "Enrollments with recurring payments require Auto-Pay. One-time payments are processed at the time of enrollment."

Payment Info step of the Enroll Form with a saved bank account and the notice: Enrollments with recurring payments require Auto-Pay. One-time payments are processed at the time of enrollment.

The same notice appears in the Customer Portal. When an account holder clicks Payments in the menu and then the pencil icon, they will see this message under Payment Methods.

Payment Methods in the Customer Portal showing a bank account and a credit card marked AUTOPAY, with the edit pencil icon circled

Auto-Pay Method section in the Customer Portal showing the notice that enrollments with recurring payments require Auto-Pay

⚠️ Important Notice: Customers Can Still Remove Payment Methods

Even with Force Auto-Pay enabled, Enrollsy cannot prevent customers from deleting their own payment methods. Customers can remove a payment method by selecting the trash can icon next to it and clicking Clear account on file. If all payment methods are removed, Auto-Pay will be turned off for that account.

To stay on top of this, admins can run a report to see which customers are NOT on Auto-Pay and check periodically to ensure everyone remains enrolled.

Hide Auto-Pay

This setting removes Auto-Pay entirely from the enrollment experience. Customers will not see or be able to interact with Auto-Pay during enrollment, and they cannot turn it on or off from the Customer Portal. If you choose this option, an admin will need to set up Auto-Pay manually for each customer after enrollment.

Hide Auto-Pay option selected in Auto-Pay Settings on the My Company Payment Settings page

After selecting this option, click Save Settings to apply the change.

Disabling Auto-Pay Company-Wide After Enrollment Has Begun

Once an enrollment period is active, the only way to disable Auto-Pay for all customers is to archive the Enrollment Period. Customers will still be able to save and print receipts as needed after archiving.


Individual Account Auto-Pay Settings

To turn Auto-Pay on or off for a specific customer — regardless of your company-wide setting or the choice they made at enrollment — follow these steps.

💡 NOTE: This is useful when a customer's Auto-Pay status needs to be adjusted outside of the enrollment process, such as after a payment method change or account update.

Step 1 - Search for the Customer

Use the search bar at the top of Enrollsy to search for the customer's name.

Search bar at the top of Enrollsy showing matching customer accounts for the name Jane

Step 2 - Open the Customer's Billing Page

Click on the customer's name in the search results to open their account, then navigate to their Billing page.

Customer account page in Enrollsy with the Billing tab circled

Step 3 - Adjust Auto-Pay Settings

Under Auto-Pay Settings on the Billing page, you can toggle Auto-Pay on or off:

  • To turn Auto-Pay off, click the Off option.

  • To turn Auto-Pay on, select eCheck (ACH) or Credit Card. The payment method must already be on file for the account — if it isn't, enter it below first.

Auto-Pay Settings on a customer's Billing page with Off, eCheck (ACH), and Credit Card options above the bank account and credit card on file

Step 4 - Save

Click Save at the top of the Auto-Pay Settings section to apply the changes to the customer's Auto-Pay settings.

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