What is Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time?
Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time (powered by Sunbit) enables you to offer your customers the opportunity to purchase products and services in the shop and pay later through integrated financing.
Transaction fees will apply on all Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time transactions. Please reach out to the Support team for more information.
Depending on the applicant, this feature can offer:
Available for orders from $60-$10,000
Preapprovals up to $10,000 per transaction
Consumer rates as low as 0% APR*
High approval rates: 90% of customers receive approvals
No hidden costs: No late fees, origination fees, or penalties
Lightening fast application
What are some benefits of offering Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time to your customers?
Immediate Payment: Your shop gets paid in full right away while your customer completes payments over time with Sunbit directly
Increased Sales: Potential to increase ticket sizes by 30% or more
Promotional Financing: Drive new business by getting your clients pre-approved for financing
Please Note: This feature is only available to some shops. Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time is currently only available for shops located in the United States. Please reach out to our Support Team to check if your shop is eligible to apply.
Enable Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time in Your Shop
To enable Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time, your shop must have Shopmonkey Payments enabled. Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time can be toggled on and off in your general settings.
Select the Settings icon in the bottom left corner of your screen.
Select Payments under the Settings section on the left-hand side.
Select the Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time tab. Toggle on Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time powered by Sunbit.
Sunbit Application (If Applicable)
The Sunbit signup experience is completely self-service and takes a matter of 2-3 minutes on average. Check out this example of a shop’s sign-up flow. Sunbit does collect ACH information (bank account and routing number) as part of the onboarding process, so Sunbit typically recommends that you have this information handy when you get started.
💡 Check out Shopmonkey Payments: Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time FAQs to find answers to any questions you may have about the application process.
Once toggled on, you will receive a welcome email from Sunbit that includes information about the product and an opportunity to schedule a 15-minute training with Sunbit. Sunbit will also mail you physical brochures to share with your customers and a brochure holder to display at your shop.
Sharing an Estimate with Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time
When sending an estimate to a customer, toggle on Allow Online Payment to enable the customer to Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time through Sunbit.
The customer will be able to select whether or not they’d like to use Sunbit to Buy Now, Pay-Over-Time. If they choose to do this, the shop will see Paid with Sunbit on an order paid via Sunbit.
💡 You can refund a payment made via Sunbit the same way you would any other payment. Check out our help article Edit or Refund a Posted Payment to learn more.
Sunbit Support For Your Customers Who Have Paid With Sunbit
Are you a shop asking questions on behalf of your customers? Is your customer asking to contact Sunbit Customer Care directly? Please direct them to Sunbit's FAQs for customers web page.
You can also have your customers reach out to Sunbit Support.
Sunbit Support Phone: 855-7-SUNBIT or 855-778-6248
Sunbit Support Email: PartnerSupport@sunbit.com
*Subject to approval based on creditworthiness. 0-35.99% APR. Payment due at checkout. Not available in VT, WV, or WY. See Rates & Terms for loan requirements and state restrictions. Sunbit Now, LLC is licensed under the CT Laws Relating to Small Loans (lic. # SLC-1760582 & SLC-BCH-1844702); NMLS ID 1760582. Loans are made by Transportation Alliance Bank, Inc., dba TAB Bank, which determines qualifications for and terms of credit.
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