Online Booking
Clients booking through your website or app, pay a deposit at checkout.
Protect your revenue from no-shows on every booking, not just online.
Booking deposits now work on phone bookings, walk-ins and in-person appointments.
Learn how in the Knowledge Base
Secure every booking with a deposit, no matter how it's made
Over the phone
Request a deposit during the call and send a secure payment link instantly.
In-person
Capture a deposit on the spot for walk-ins or future appointments.
Deposits change the maths on your busiest days.
↑30% higher client spend
↓70% fewer no-shows
80% of bookings
29% lower cancellation
Capture a deposit on every booking, not just online
- Request deposits from phone, walk-in and in-person appointments.
- Around 80% of bookings happen offline. Now every one of them can be secured.
- Take a partial payment before the appointment to keep cash flow steady, even in quiet weeks.
- Apply each deposit as credit, keep it as a cancellation fee, or refund it.
You are in control
You get to choose who receives deposit requests (all clients, new clients only, or serial no-shows)
Cut no-shows by up to 70%
- A financially committed client is far more likely to turn up, and if they don’t, the deposit is yours.
- Target repeat offenders directly: request a deposit from a specific client, right from the appointment book.
- Protect your most in-demand stylists and your busiest periods.
- Fewer last-minute cancellations disrupting your team’s day and your schedule.
Keep it professional and on-brand
- Make deposits part of your process, not an awkward ask, consistent on every appointment.
- Build trust with clear deposit policies your clients can see upfront.
- Send reminders for unpaid deposits in two taps, or let Shortcuts send them automatically on your schedule.
Even better with a ShortcutsPay terminal
- One connected flow: booking, deposit, in-person checkout and reconciliation in one place.
- Deposits, in-person payments and cancellation fees all settle together.
- Next-business-day (T+1) settlement keeps cash flowing.
- End-of-day reconciliation handled automatically.
Already using booking deposits on Shortcuts?
Secure every appointment and protect your time, your team, and your cash flow with Booking Deposits.
Request deposits for any booking directly from the Touch Tip.
Using Shortcuts Payments but not booking deposits yet?
You’re halfway there! Add Booking Deposits to lock in appointments and reduce cancellations.
Secure your revenue and give clients confidence when they book.
Never connected Shortcuts Payments ?
Start today! Shortcuts Payments makes transactions seamless and enables booking deposits to protect your business.
Connect now and unlock smarter payment solutions.