Cash payments

You can accept and log cash payments through the point of sale. Cash payments are tracked separately from card transactions and appear in your Cash Drawer report.

On Studio plans, you can also define custom payment method types (for example Check or Zelle) so staff can label offline payments more precisely at the POS and when marking invoices paid.

Process a cash payment

1. Go to Point of Sale
2. Add items and select the client (or walk-in)
3. At checkout, select Cash as the payment method
4. Enter the amount tendered
5. Arketa shows the change to give back
6. Complete the transaction

The cash transaction is logged in your dashboard with the timestamp and amount.

What you can sell with cash

Cash payments work for any item in the POS — drop-ins, retail, gift cards, class packs, and memberships.

Cash Drawer report

Track all cash transactions in Reporting → Cash Drawer. The report shows:

• Number of transactions
• Net cash amount (before fees)
• Net card amount for comparison
• Total net amount for the period

Use this to reconcile your physical cash drawer at the end of each shift or day.

Custom payment method types (Studio)

If you take checks, bank transfers, or other offline methods besides physical cash:

1. Enable Custom payment method types in Settings → Business
2. Add your labels under Settings → Payment method types
3. At POS (for subscription carts paid offline) or on Mark as paid for invoices, choose the matching type

Full guide →

Tips for cash management

• Set a cash float (starting amount in your register) at the beginning of each day
• Reconcile your drawer at the end of each day against the Cash Drawer report
• Log all cash transactions in Arketa at the time of sale — don't batch them later

Cash and accounting

Cash payments show as revenue in your reporting from the date of the transaction. For accounting purposes, they're included in your total revenue but tracked as a separate payment method.