SmilePass

Track 7 · Troubleshooting & FAQ

Payment declined

What happens when a member's card is declined, and what to do.

When a member's payment is declined:

What SmilePass does

  • Marks the invoice overdue and retries on a schedule.
  • Sends the member a secure link to pay or update their card.

What the clinic can do

  • Confirm the member's card isn't expired (SmilePass also checks this automatically).
  • Ask the member to complete payment via the link they were sent.
  • Watch the payments list for the invoice to clear.

Common causes

  • Expired or cancelled card.
  • Insufficient funds.
  • A bank fraud-block on a new recurring merchant.

For the full process see overdue & failed payments.

Next step

Member management FAQ

Pausing, cancelling, transferring and member statuses.