# Payments: Deposits in, without the chase.

**Venue deposits and payments.** Stripe payment links with your venue as the merchant. Deposits, invoices with VAT, refunds and credit notes.

**What it does:** Payment links through Stripe, with your venue as the merchant. Payments is part of inhand, AI-native venue management software for UK event venues.

Drafting and the system are free. Agents are a paid upgrade, licensed per venue. No commission on your own leads.

## How it works

1. **A deposit is due.** Set by your own payment terms.
2. **A link goes out.** Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe.
3. **Paid.** Recorded against the booking.
4. **Invoiced.** VAT, PO numbers and credit notes included.

## Your controls

- Card details are entered only on Stripe’s pages.
- Money back always goes to a person.
- Your venue is the merchant.

## Frequently asked questions

### Do card details pass through inhand?

No. Card details are entered only on Stripe’s pages, and your venue is the merchant.

### Which payment methods are supported?

Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay, through Stripe.

### Who approves refunds?

A person, always. Money back is one of the five decisions inhand never makes on its own.

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Canonical page: https://useinhand.com/features/payments
Last updated: 2026-10-11