Set up payment methods

Who is this article for?

• Gegsy merchants who want to control which payment methods customers can use to check out.
• Anyone managing fraud protection and payment risk on their store.

About payment methods

The Payment Methods page is where you decide how customers pay you and how Gegsy guards those payments against fraud. From one screen you can choose the accepted payment methods, set your risk tolerance against Square's fraud evaluation, turn on Cash App for your web storefront, and cap how many cards a customer can try in a single checkout.

Payments are processed through Square, which Gegsy connects to during setup. Square evaluates each transaction for risk and handles the card authorization and capture behind the scenes — the controls on this page tell Gegsy how strict to be when Square flags a transaction.

Before you begin

• This page is available on all plans.
• Access is gated by the Payment Methods permission. Account owners have it by default and can grant it to employees.
• Your store must be connected to Square. Square is the payment processor that authorizes and captures every transaction and supplies the risk evaluation used below.

Open Payment Methods

Go to Operations → Payment Methods (https://app.gegsy.com/operations/payment-methods).

The page is organized into four cards. Make your changes, then select Save changes at the bottom to apply them.

Choose accepted payment methods

The Payment Methods card controls which methods customers can use inside the app. The helper text reads: Set which payment methods you want to accept inside the app.

Pick one option:

• Apple Pay and Google Pay (Only) — limits checkout to digital wallets.
• All payment methods (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Debit/Credit Cards) — accepts wallets plus debit and credit cards.

Set your payment risk tolerance

The Payment Risk Tolerance card lets you Manage fraud by blocking payments based on Square's risk evaluation. Square scores each transaction during authorization, and this setting decides which scores Gegsy will block before the payment is captured.

Choose one level:

• Block High Risk (Recommended) — blocks only the transactions Square flags as high risk.
• Block High Risk & Moderate — blocks both high-risk and moderate-risk transactions for tighter protection.
• Allow all transactions (Not Recommended) — accepts every transaction regardless of Square's risk score.

A stricter setting reduces fraud but may decline more legitimate orders. Most stores should keep the recommended option.

Accept Cash App on your web storefront

The Cash App card carries a Web storefront only badge. The helper text reads: Accept Cash App on your web storefront at checkout — customers are redirected to Cash App to confirm. Not available in the iOS or Android app, which use Apple Pay, Google Pay, and cards.

Turn on Accept Cash App to offer Cash App at web checkout. When a customer chooses it, they are redirected to Cash App to confirm the payment. This method does not appear in the iOS or Android apps.

Limit failed payment attempts

The Payment Attempt Limits card helps stop card testing. Its helper text reads: Limit how many different card numbers can be tried during a single checkout before the user gets locked out.

1. Turn on Enable attempt limits.
2. In Max distinct card numbers per session, enter a whole number of 1 or higher (the placeholder suggests e.g., 3).

The field accepts whole numbers only. As the on-screen example explains: set it to 3 to lock the user after three failed attempts with three different card numbers.

Save your changes

Select Save changes to apply everything on the page. If attempt limits are on and the Max distinct card numbers per session value is missing or below 1, Gegsy prompts you to enter a whole number of 1 or higher before saving.