VERTICAL · FITNESS

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Fitness

Membership billing, class payments, and retail POS — in one stack. Recipes for gyms, studios, and wellness platforms.

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MODULE
SMB
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INTEGRATION MODEL
Embedded
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CHANNELS
CNP, CP
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TIME TO BUILD
~3 days

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use case

Typical use cases

Three patterns we've seen ISVs implement most often.

Multi-location gym chain

500+ franchise locations with centralized membership billing and location-level settlement.

  

Boutique studio booking

Class-pack purchases with auto-renewing membership billing.

  

Wellness marketplace

Independent trainers with embedded checkout for sessions.
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Required stack

What you'll wire up. Click any tile to see why it's in the recipe.

Core · Always required
 

Accept Payments

Authorize and capture transactions across all channels.

required
APISDK
  

Unified Checkout

Hosted UI, full digital wallet support, SAQ-A scope.

recommended
HostedNO-CODE
  

Token Mgmt Service

Card-on-file vault for membership auto-renewal.

required
APISDK
Fitness-specific · The membership stack
 

Recurring Billing

Automated membership billing with freeze, upgrade, cancellation.

required
APISDK
  

Account Updater

Auto-update expired cards. Critical for churn — fitness has the highest involuntary churn rate of any vertical.

required
API
    
Optional extensions
 

Pay By Link

Class packs, personal training, merch.

optional
HOSTEDNO-CODE
  

Customer Info Mgr

Store member profile + preferred payment.

optional
APISDK
  

Mobile Payments

Apple Pay / Google Pay for in-app booking.

optional
SDK
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APIs

Reference for every API in the stack, grouped by integration concern.

Common · All recipes
 
API REQUIRED DESCRIPTION DOCS
Payment Authorization
required
Authorize transactions across supported channels. Docs ↗
Refund & Void
required
Process refunds, void pending auths, handle reversals. Docs ↗
Primary payment acceptance
 

These are the recommended ways for merchants to accept card payments in your platform.

API REQUIRED DESCRIPTION DOCS
Unified Checkout
recommended
Hosted UI with card capture, digital wallets, 3DS. Reduces PCI scope to SAQ-A. Docs ↗
Flex Microform v2
alternative
Tokenized card fields with full UI control. ISV manages downstream transaction flow. Docs ↗
Fitness-specific
 
API REQUIRED DESCRIPTION DOCS
Recurring Billing
required
Monthly wellness plan schedules — create, pause, cancel, retry logic. Docs ↗
Tokenization Service
required
Automated membership billing — freeze, upgrade, cancel. Docs ↗
Tokenization Service
required
Secure card-on-file for auto-renewal and stored credentials. Docs ↗
Account Updater
required
Auto-update expired/reissued cards to prevent involuntary churn. Docs ↗
Payment Capture
optional
Auth-then-capture for class bookings with no-show fees. Docs ↗
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Vertical insights

What's different about Pet Care — surface the constraints before you architect.

Europe
  • SCA exemptions for merchant-initiated recurring transactions
  • SEPA as alternative to card-on-file recurring
  • Consumer protection requires easy cancellation (EU UCPD)
  • VAT on fitness services varies (exempt in some markets)
Asia-Pacific
  • Multi-gym chain models span ASEAN — multi-currency required
  • UPI Autopay for recurring in India
  • ClassPass-style aggregator models dominant in urban APAC
  • Mobile-first booking — payment must be seamless in-app
Latin America
  • Credit card installments needed for annual membership pre-pay
  • PIX gaining ground for gym payments in Brazil
  • High churn — Account Updater + retry logic critical
  • Informal fitness sector — simplified onboarding needed
Middle East & Africa
  • Gender-segregated facilities — multi-location with distinct branding
  • Ramadan / seasonal billing adjustments needed
  • Premium fitness market growing in Gulf states
  • Corporate wellness programs driving B2B billing
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Integration path

Five steps from sandbox to live veterinary practices.

Sandbox

Register, get test credentials, configure profiles.

Develop

Build with SDKs and APIs for your channels.

Test

Execute scenarios, validate flows, confirm compliance.

Go Live

Launch with pilots, monitor, scale across portfolio.

Onboard

Onboard merchants — KYC, bank, product activation.

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Other recipes you might combine

Many veterinary platforms also build for these adjacent verticals.

Retail

Sell merch in-club, retail POS for accessories.
 

Hospitality

Spa packages, yoga retreats, wellness hotels.
 

Marketplace

Multi-vendor: trainers, nutrition, gear retailers.

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