Allow your customers to pay invoices using a payment link, such as through iDEAL, with the Mollie integration!
This article explains how to send invoices with a payment link for customers to pay via e.g. iDEAL. We will handle the following subjects:
Setting up Mollie integration
Handling multiple company profiles
Configuring iDEAL integration
Accounting
Invoicing using other payment methods
Invoicing in other currencies
Setting up Mollie
To use the iDEAL functionality in Simplicate, you'll need to link Simplicate with Mollie. You'll need a Mollie account and API key:
Activate Mollie integration in Simplicate: Go to Settings > Integrations > Mollie. Click 'Mollie' and install the integration.
Enter the Mollie API key. Refer to Mollie's documentation for where to find your API keys. Note: For multiple company profiles in Simplicate, you need separate API keys for each.
Click the green 'Start Verification' button.
Click 'Save' at the bottom right.
When verification is successful, the connection with Mollie has been successfully established. Read below to learn how to further set up payment of invoices via iDEAL.
Multiple company profiles with different bank account numbers
It may be that you wish to collect payments for different company profiles using different bank account numbers. This article explains how to add multiple companies in Mollie.
For advice on how best to set up different companies in Mollie (with different bank account numbers), please contact Mollie support.
Setting up the iDEAL functionality
You can integrate the iDEAL functionality into the email accompanying the invoice so customers can pay it directly. Follow these steps:
Go to Settings > Invoices > Invoice templates > relevant template > Email template tab.
Enter the accompanying text for the invoice email. Use the [P] button to insert a placeholder.
Select the 'payment button' placeholder.
Click 'Save' at the bottom right.
After setting this up in the invoice template, send the invoice to the customer. They will see the iDEAL payment button in the email where the placeholder was inserted in the invoice template.
Note: iDEAL limits payments to €50,000. It's not possible to use iDEAL with Simplicate for invoices of €50,000 (including VAT) or higher.
The iDEAL button in the email received by the customer appears as follows:
Note: You can only use the iDEAL placeholder in the accompanying email of an invoice.
Accounting
Note: Invoices paid via iDEAL and Mollie are not immediately transferred to your bank account. You can find information about the standard payout frequency and how to modify it in this Mollie article.
Due to the fact that the amounts from collected invoices are not transferred directly from Mollie to your bank account, this impacts the reconciliation of invoices in your accounting software. It's a collective payment and does not include invoice numbers as payment references during the transfer.
Fortunately, integrations can be set up for major accounting software directly with Mollie, ensuring transaction information is included. Below are the links to Mollie's articles regarding integrations with various accounting software packages:
If your accounting software is not listed or if you need advice on setting this up, please contact Mollie support.
It's crucial to set this up correctly because the payment status in Simplicate relies on data from your accounting software. When invoices are reconciled in the accounting software, Simplicate will register them as paid.
While payments from Mollie are recorded on the invoice timeline in Simplicate, they won't automatically mark the invoice as paid.
Invoicing using other payment methods
Aside from iDeal, you can also use other payment methods such as PayPal and credit cards through Mollie. Here's how to set it up:
In Mollie, go to Organization settings > Payment methods.
Activate various payment methods here for your customers to choose from.
Activating payment methods provides customers with multiple payment options. Simplicate requires a different setting for this.
To enable these in Simplicate, go to Settings > Invoice templates.
Select "Pay now" or "Betaal direct" in the 'Display payment link button' field.
The customer will be directed to a portal where they can choose from the payment methods activated in Mollie using one of these buttons.
Invoicing in other currencies
Are you invoicing a customer abroad? They can pay the invoice in their local currency via credit card or PayPal. Simplicate continues to offer invoices in euros, and in Mollie, only euro amounts will be displayed. Conversion from euros to the customer's local currency may occur during payment. This allows your international customer to pay in their preferred currency, while you receive payment in euros.