# Process Payments [![image.png](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/scaled-1680-/fAcimage.png)](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/fAcimage.png) Use this section to add Payments to the Sales Order. Available Payment Types will be visible here.

If you need to finalise a PENDING payment, you will need to manage [Existing Payments](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/books/sales-orders/page/existing-payments "Existing Payments")

### How to Add a Payment

Different payment types may have different payment flows, up to and include virtual terminals

1\. Select the payment that you wish to add, and click the relevant button ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-08-27/dd25bff1-7617-4f31-8959-e600304913c6/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1052,73&br_px=2428,842&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/0EA5E9_standard.png&wat_pad=524,277) 2\. Confirm payment amount (defaults to full amount) 3\. For the 'Manual' payment , choose a payment type from the drop down ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-08-27/dd3123b9-0ac3-4fa6-a449-4cef87af9544/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=702,452&br_px=2079,1221&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/0EA5E9_standard.png&wat_pad=524,276) 4\. Enter a reference if required (this will be automated for some payment types) ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-08-27/1d02a5b8-8e44-4cfb-b582-9e30f8e12f3d/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=570,445&br_px=1946,1214&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/0EA5E9_standard.png&wat_pad=524,277) 5\. Click to acknowledge or confirm payment