Secure Law Firm Payment Processing with MaatPay
Get paid faster. Right inside Maatdesk. MaatPay is the payment solution built into Maatdesk. Your clients pay invoices and retainers online by card, and every payment is recorded against the right invoice automatically. No double entry, no separate payment app. MaatPay lets your firm accept credit and debit card payments directly from Maatdesk. You send a payment request, your client pays online in a few clicks, and the payment shows up on the invoice and in your firm's books. Because MaatPay is part of Maatdesk, billing, collections and accounting live in one place. 1. Apply from Maatdesk. Complete the MaatPay application online, inside Maatdesk. Upload the required documents, e-sign, and follow your application status in real time. 2. Request payment. Email your client a secure payment link for an invoice or retainer request, or let them pay invoices from the client portal. Your team can also enter a card payment for a client. 3. Your client pays online. The amount due is filled in for them. They pay by card in a few clicks, from any device. 4. It's recorded automatically. The payment is applied to the invoice and recorded in the right bank account, with the card brand, last four digits and transaction reference. 5. You get paid. Deposits settle daily to your bank account, in the full amount of each payment. Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express, credit or debit. Send a secure "Pay now" link with one click. Clients pay their invoices from the Maatdesk client portal. Collect payments for bills and for trust or retainer requests. Every approved payment is applied to its invoice and recorded in your firm's accounts automatically. Funds settle to your bank account every business day. Apply, upload documents and track approval without leaving Maatdesk. Let clients pay directly from their bank account. Bill payments are deposited to your operating account, and trust/retainer payments to your trust (IOLTA) account, each through its own merchant account. Processing fees are always charged to your operating account, never to your trust account. Each payment is deposited in full. Processing fees are billed once a month, not deducted from your deposits. If a trust payment can't be routed to a trust account, MaatPay stops the charge instead of sending the money to the wrong place. The same rate for rewards, corporate and debit cards. No setup fee, no annual fee and no hardware needed. Other standard merchant account fees, such as chargeback fees, may apply. Yes. With MaatPay, clients can pay invoices and retainer requests online with Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express, credit or debit, from a secure email payment link, and invoices also from the client portal. Your team can also take a card payment by phone or in person from the MaatPay merchant portal. Firms using MaatPay can. Retainer payments into trust are deposited directly to the firm's trust (IOLTA) account through a dedicated trust merchant account. Processing fees are charged to the operating account, never to trust. No. Clients can pay from the secure link in the email, or from the client portal if they use it. It's automatic. Every approved payment is applied to its invoice and recorded in the right bank account, with the card brand, last four digits and transaction reference. No double entry, no separate payment app. Yes. MaatPay routes trust/retainer payments to your trust account and bill payments to your operating account. Processing fees always come from operating, never from trust. Yes. MaatPay uses two merchant accounts, one for operating and one for trust. During MaatPay setup (Settings › Set Up MaatPay), turn on the trust option and the same process submits both applications. Each one is approved separately, and you don't need to request anything else. MaatPay runs safety checks before every charge. If a trust payment can't be routed to a trust account, MaatPay stops the charge instead of sending the money to the wrong place. Deposits settle daily, in the full amount of each payment. Processing fees are billed monthly. Standard Legal Pricing is a flat rate: 2.89% + $0.30 per transaction for Visa, Mastercard and Discover, and 3.80% + $0.30 per transaction for American Express. The same rate applies to rewards, corporate and debit cards. No. There is no setup fee, no annual fee and no hardware needed. Other standard merchant account fees, such as chargeback fees, may apply. ACH payments are coming soon. Today MaatPay accepts credit and debit cards. Apply from Maatdesk. Have your business information, owner details, a voided check for each deposit account, and a government ID for each owner with 25% or more ownership ready. Yes. Card data is captured by our processor's secure fields and is never stored on Maatdesk servers.What Is MaatPay?
How It Works:
Attorney Payment Processing in Maatdesk
Law Firm Credit Card Processing Features
Accept All Major Cards
Email Payment Requests
Client Portal Payments
Pay Invoices and Retainers
Automatic Reconciliation (Cash Application)
Daily Deposits
Built-In Onboarding
ACH Bank Transfers (Coming Soon)
Built for Trust Accounting
Trust and Operating Funds Stay Separate
Your Trust Account Is Never Touched by Fees
Full Amounts Deposited
Safety Checks Before Every Charge
Secure by Design
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Standard Legal Pricing (flat rate)
Visa, Mastercard, Discover 2.89% + $0.30 per transaction American Express 3.80% + $0.30 per transaction ACH bank transfers Coming soon Law Firm Payment Processing FAQs
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