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Turn Clio firms into stickier payment relationships.

Give professional-services firms a connected path from their existing Clio client and billing workflow to payment—without asking them to replace the software they already use. Add more value, differentiate your sales team, and keep more eligible payment activity inside the processing relationship you manage.

Keep the merchant workflow Use enabled gateway options Build a repeatable sales motion
Why this matters to an ISO

Sell more than rates to professional-services firms.

Clio already sits inside the merchant’s daily workflow. PayLync gives your organization a payments value-add that can complement that environment instead of forcing a rip-and-replace conversation.

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Win more firms

Lead with a workflow conversation around client balances, invoices, payment requests, and staff follow-up—not only pricing.

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Protect payment volume

Where the supported workflow fits, keep more eligible payment activity closer to the processing relationship you already manage.

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Differentiate your agents

Give sales teams a software story they can use with Clio merchants and similar prospects.

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Add software economics

Create a path to partner software revenue alongside your existing processing economics, subject to your PayLync agreement.

Partner architecture

Your merchant. Their software. Your payment relationship.

PayLync sits between the supported client-billing workflow and the enabled payment setup, giving the merchant a clearer path to payment while helping the ISO stay relevant in the operating workflow.

Merchant software

Clio

The firm keeps using its existing client and billing workflow.

Client / matter contextInvoice / balance recordsAuthorized business records
Software value-add

PayLync

Turn supported merchant context into a connected payment experience.

Payment requestsSecure checkoutPayment status visibility
ISO relationship

Your processing setup

Gateway pricing, settlement, support ownership, and enabled payment methods stay aligned to the approved merchant setup.

Gateway ratesMerchant onboardingPortfolio support

*Exact Clio records, permissions, data flow, payment methods, and update behavior depend on the supported connector and merchant configuration approved during onboarding.

Give your agents a better pitch

Turn the integration into a repeatable ISO sales motion.

Help agents uncover a workflow problem first, then position PayLync around the way the merchant already operates.

01 · DISCOVER

Start with the merchant workflow.

Identify whether the prospect uses Clio and where payment collection creates friction—during invoice follow-up, remote requests, client balances, or reconciliation.

Agent opener: “How are you collecting payment today when a Clio invoice or balance is ready—does your team have to jump between systems?”
02 · POSITION

Sell the connection, not another app.

Explain that PayLync is designed to complement the supported Clio workflow and the merchant’s enabled payment setup.

Agent pitch: “You can keep Clio. PayLync adds the supported payment step around the workflow your team already uses.”
03 · PROVE

Demo one representative transaction.

Use an actual merchant scenario to show the payment request, customer experience, transaction result, exceptions, and staff follow-up.

Demo focus: “Client billing context → payment request → client pays → transaction result → staff follow-up.”
04 · EXPAND

Repeat across similar merchants.

Once the workflow is validated, turn it into a repeatable playbook for additional eligible Clio merchants in your portfolio.

Portfolio motion: “Segment Clio merchants → qualify workflow → demo → onboard → measure adoption.”
Merchant deployment

From qualified lead to live payment workflow.

Keep implementation disciplined so your sales promise matches the merchant’s supported configuration.

Qualify the merchant

Confirm Clio usage, the payment problem, users or locations, and the business records needed for the intended workflow.

Review the setup

Review the Clio records, permissions, locations, and users needed for the supported payment workflow.

Configure & test

Connect the merchant account, enable the approved payment methods, and run a representative transaction from start to finish.

Launch & expand

Document who handles payment follow-up, refunds, exceptions, reconciliation, and future account changes.

Client and matter contextInvoice or balance requestsSecure checkoutAuthorized staff accessPayment status visibilityProfessional-services merchant retention

A stronger payment proposition for ISOs serving Clio firms

PayLync gives ISOs and payment partners another way to support merchants already using Clio. Instead of asking the merchant to change its core software, you can add a payment experience around supported client, matter, invoice, and balance records.

For the merchant, that means a more connected path from the existing client and matter billing workflow to payment. For your ISO, it creates another reason to stay involved in the merchant's workflow and helps protect the processing relationship.

The exact records, permissions, payment methods, and any updates back to Clio depend on the supported connector and the merchant configuration approved during onboarding.

Use a representative merchant workflow to validate the connection before launch, including the payment request, customer experience, transaction result, exceptions, and staff follow-up.

Plan the connection before launch

ClioClio connection review
Software accessYour active plan
Integration scopeConfirmed at setup

We review the complete workflow with you instead of publishing a one-size-fits-all rate claim.

01Payment methods02Gateway pricing03Settlement timing 04Connector access05Record updates06Support ownership
Portfolio economics

Make software part of your merchant retention strategy.

For qualified partners, PayLync can create software economics alongside payment residuals. Your actual buy rate, retail price, processing terms, and eligibility depend on your partner agreement.

Illustrative portfolio100 merchants
Illustrative software margin$20per merchant / month
Illustrative monthly software revenue$2,000before processing residuals
Illustrative example only. Not a published PayLync offer. Actual partner economics vary by agreement, merchant setup, product eligibility, and processing relationship.
Build your Clio merchant playbook

Give professional-services firms another reason to stay with your ISO.

Walk through a representative Clio merchant workflow with PayLync, validate the supported payment experience, and turn it into a repeatable sales motion for your portfolio.