11, May, 2026

ShortcutsPay: One Platform. Every Payment. Zero Friction.

The way salons, barbershops, and beauty businesses handle payments is about to change.

We’ve been building toward this moment for a while. Shortcuts and Stripe have worked together for over seven years, powering online payments for thousands of salons around the world. Today, we’re taking that partnership to the next level.

Introducing the new and improved ShortcutsPay: a fully integrated payments solution that brings your online and in-person payments together into a single, seamless platform, built right into Shortcuts salon, barber and beauty business software.

Taking payments is easy. Running a salon efficiently is harder.

The beauty and grooming industry have never been bigger. Australia’s hairdressing and beauty services industry is worth $12.4 billion in 2025. IBISWorld The UK’s hairdressing and beauty treatment market reached £5.8 billion in 2025. IBISWorld In the US, the hair and nail salon market is worth approximately $90.4 billion. Boulevard The US barber shop industry alone has grown at a CAGR of 9.8% to an estimated $7 billion through 2025. IBISWorld

But size doesn’t protect you from inefficiency. Most payment tools are built to do one thing: take a payment. When your payment system lives separately from your booking software, every step creates friction: manual entry, mismatched amounts, paper trails, and time lost chasing it all down.

ShortcutsPay is built differently. It’s not just a way to take payments. It’s a way to run your business.

What’s new with ShortcutsPay

Fully integrated terminals, powered by Stripe

With ShortcutsPay, your checkout amount flows directly from Shortcuts Fusion to your payment terminal. No manual re-entry. No keying errors. No awkward moments at the desk when the numbers don’t match. Salons without integrated systems experience 40% more scheduling and payment errors than those using automated solutions. ShortcutsPay eliminates that gap entirely, with a smooth, professional checkout every time.

Stop losing money to no-shows

No-shows are one of the most persistent revenue drains in the industry. Salons and spas face no-show rates averaging between 15% and 30%, translating to significant monthly revenue loss. Research shows that 30% of appointments are missed each year in the beauty sector, leading to an average of $67,000 in lost revenue per business. ShortcutsPay lets you secure every appointment with an upfront deposit at booking, so the only no-shows are the ones you never had to worry about.

T+1 settlement: your money, next business day

Stop waiting on your own money. ShortcutsPay settles funds the following business day, keeping your cash flow healthy and your business moving. 45% of US small business owners have had to forgo their own pay due to cash flow shortages. Next business day settlement means that’s a problem you can leave behind.

Online and in-person, all in one place

Deposits, cancellation fees, cardless checkout, and in-person terminal payments are all tracked and managed in a single dashboard. Top-earning barbershops have 3 out of 4 appointments booked online by the customer, and top-earning salons see nearly 7 in 10 appointments come through online booking. A unified payments platform ensures every one of those transactions flows into one clear picture of your business.

End-of-day reconciliation that actually ends your day

Manual reconciliation is one of the most universally dreaded parts of running a salon. A 30-to-45-minute end-of-day reconciliation investigation, across a five-day week, adds up to nearly four hours every week spent on numbers that should already match. With ShortcutsPay, deposits, in-person payments, and cancellation fees all flow into one report automatically. What used to take almost an hour takes moments.

The Stripe S710 Terminal: a checkout experiences your clients will notice

The S710 is not your average bank terminal. It’s wireless, 5G-enabled, and designed to move with you: from the chair to the room, to wherever the experience ends. You can even brand it with your own logo. Because your checkout should be as polished as the service you just delivered.

ShortcutsPay S710 Stripe payment terminal displayed against a clean background showing the payment screen

The Stripe S710 — wireless, 5G-ready, and built for the salon floor.

The numbers speak for themselves

Based on a typical barbershop processing 374 transactions per week, ShortcutsPay saves an estimated 6.6 hours and over $150 every single week, adding up to more than $7,900 AUD a year:

  • 94 minutes saved processing payments (15 seconds per transaction adds up fast)
  • 160 minutes saved not fixing manual entry errors
  • 140 minutes saved on end-of-day reconciliation

And that’s before you factor in the revenue recovered through deposits, reduced no-shows, and fewer refund conversations from payment errors. Beauty businesses lose an average of $15,000 annually due to no-shows and last-minute cancellations. A deposit policy, enforced automatically through ShortcutsPay, directly attacks that number.

Built on a partnership you can trust

ShortcutsPay is powered by Stripe, the same infrastructure trusted by millions of businesses worldwide. That means enterprise-grade security, end-to-end encryption out of the box, and 99.999% uptime you can count on. PCI compliance, fraud prevention, and regulatory requirements are handled automatically, so you can stay focused on your clients.

Over 80% of UK hair and beauty businesses employ fewer than five people, and 95% employ fewer than ten. ICAEW ShortcutsPay is built with exactly those businesses in mind: the small, independent operators who need powerful infrastructure without the complexity.

Ready to make the switch? 

Whether you’re currently using a non-integrated terminal, a third-party payment provider, or no payment solution at all, now is the time to simplify.

New to Shortcuts? Sign up for Shortcuts Fusion and ShortcutsPay together and receive a free Stripe S710 Terminal.

Already a Shortcuts customer? Contact us for easy set-up today.

One platform. Every payment. Zero friction. That’s ShortcutsPay.

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ShortcutsPay FAQ's

All of your ShortcutsPay questions answered

ShortcutsPay is an integrated payment solution built into Shortcuts Fusion. It lets you take deposits at booking, process in-person payments through the S710 terminal, and accept online payments, all in one place, all settled the next business day.

Every payment settles the next business day. Whether it is a tap at the terminal, an online payment or a deposit collected at booking, funds are in your account by the following business day.

Yes. ShortcutsPay is designed to replace disconnected payment solutions with a single integrated platform. Deposits, in-person and online payments all flow into single reporting dashboard powered by Stripe.

ShortcutsPay offers transparent rate across all payment types in-person, online and deposits. No hidden fees, no surprises. Contact our team for the current rate in your region.

When you sign up to Shortcuts Fusion and add ShortcutsPay to your plan, your free S710 terminal is included. Our team ships it directly to your salon. No voucher codes, no extra steps.

No setup fees. ShortcutsPay is included as part of your Shortcuts Fusion subscription. You only pay the processing rate per transaction.

Yes. In-person payments, online payments and deposits all settle on a T+1 next business day basis in the regions where Shortcuts sells direct.

ShortcutsPay activates inside Shortcuts Fusion as soon as you sign up. Your S710 terminal ships directly to your business and is plug and play on arrival. Most new customers are taking payments within a few days.

The S710 accepts Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Eftpos, contactless tap, Apple Pay and Google Pay. It also supports chip and PIN. Whatever your client prefers, the terminal handles it.

Our customer success team is available to help with any payment questions. You can contact us directly or book a training session to get the most out of ShortcutsPay from day one.

Yes. The free S710 terminal is available to new Shortcuts customers only when signing up to Shortcuts Fusion with ShortcutsPay included.

ShortcutsPay is available in Australia, the UK, the US and Canada. Terminals are not available in New Zealand at this time. Contact our team to confirm availability in your region.

Yes. The S710 is fully wireless so you can take it to the chair, the treatment room or wherever the service ends. No cables, no fixed checkout point.

The S710 has built-in cellular connectivity so it keeps working even if your Wi-Fi drops. It also supports Wi-Fi for everyday use. Cellular connectivity is available at an additional cost (Contact our team to find out more).