Cloudbeds Payments - Refunds - Frequently Asked Questions

• Credit card refunds, on average, take 3-7 business days from the issue date to reach your card holder’s account (it doesn't include weekends or federal bank holidays)
• Some issuing banks can take up to 30 days for a refund to be provided
• Once you submit the refund/credit to the card, there is nothing you can do to speed up this process . After you process a refund, it is up to the card-issuing bank to post the credit to the card holder's account
• If you processed a refund and it appears to have been properly issued through your software but has not been deposited within the expected timeline, we suggest the cardholder contact the (800) number on the back of their card to inquire with their card-issuer as to when they should expect the refund

Customize your refund policy to ensure your guests are aware of your terms and conditions. It is important that your guests understand how your property handles refund requests to prevent unwarranted chargebacks - check the following article to to update your policies: Policies Overview

Assuming that the card used is still valid, you can refund a transaction up to 12 months from sale date. It is recommended to include your property's standard timeline for issuing refunds in your terms and conditions.

Yes, please check the following article to learn more about refunds: Cloudbeds Payments - How to Process Refunds

When refunding a transaction, you have an option to enter the desired amount of the refund or you can keep the total amount (by default).

A refund cannot be undone. Be sure when processing a refund that the desired amount entered is correct as all refunds submitted to a credit card are final.

In this case, a few things can happen:

• If a new card was activated with the same card issuer, the refund is normally credited to the new payment card by the issuing bank.
• If the account was closed recently (last 2 months), the refund may be posted and the card-issuer usually reaches out to the cardholder to notify them of any next steps.
• If the account has been closed for some time, the attempt to credit the card will fail and you will receive an internal error. In this instance we advise you to issue a check to your cardholder and document the check being issued in the event of any dispute. You are unable to refund a transaction to a different credit card other than the card used for the initial transaction.

Any refunds processed will be taken from your next Payout balance. If your balance does not cover the refund amount processed, you will see a debit from your bank account for the net difference.

For example, if you have daily payouts enabled and you process a sale for $55.00 and process a $100.00 refund on the same day, you will see a debit from your bank account of $45.00 (plus any fees associated).

Payment Card Industry standards require merchants to issue refunds in the same manner as the original form of payment. As a merchant, this helps to prevent a charge back as the card-issuer will be able to see the original sale and the refund to the same card.

To ensure your customer is given back the money processed in error, simply perform a Refund Transaction on the sale. You cannot void or delete a transaction once processed.

In this case, you need to request a refund for the deleted reservation to the Cloudbeds Payment team by sending an email to our cbpayments@cloudbeds.com and provide the following information and we will help you to refund the transaction:

• Requester Name
• Reservation ID
• Guest Name
• Amount to be Refunded
• Reason for refund

Transactions made via the Cloudbeds Payments terminal can be refunded via the Cloudbeds PMS. Refunds will be processed directly through the PMS. Learn more: Cloudbeds Payments - How to Process Refunds

Transactions not related to a reservation can be processed in the House Accounts. The details of the refund are recorded in the respective House Account and in the reports: Payment Processing Report, Transactions Report.

Yes, contactless/tapped transactions work exactly the same as EMV. Card/token will be tied to the transaction in the folio and a refund can be processed as normal. Learn more: Cloudbeds Payments - How to Process Refunds