Payment link: definition, example, and why it matters
Texted or emailed to the customer. Removes friction — no portal login, no app. The link routes to a hosted payment page on Stripe and updates the invoice to paid in real time.
Short definition. A web link the customer clicks to pay an invoice online.
Category. Payment link is a payments term used by service businesses when billing customers.
How Glo Invoice handles it. Glo Invoice builds payment link into the invoice itself, so you don't track it on paper or in a spreadsheet.
Frequently asked questions
What does payment link mean?
Texted or emailed to the customer. Removes friction — no portal login, no app. The link routes to a hosted payment page on Stripe and updates the invoice to paid in real time.
Related terms
Stripe — A payment processor that lets businesses accept cards, ACH, and wallets online.
Card payment — A payment made by credit or debit card, processed online or in person.
ACH transfer — An electronic bank-to-bank transfer over the US Automated Clearing House network.
