Pinch Payments

Category

Payments & billing

Pricing model

Custom pricing

Price

No monthly fee; per-transaction fees of 1% + 30c for BECS direct debit (capped at A$5 ) and 1.95% + 30c for Visa and Mastercard, AUD, passable to the customer (as at September 2026)

Works with

Xero, QuickBooks Online, MYOB

Available in

Australia, New Zealand

Who runs it

Service-based businesses, Bookkeepers and accounting professionals

Headquarters

Australia

Xero App Store

Listed

Listing

Compiled by The Firm from the vendor's own site

Last checked

16 Sep 2026

Prices as published by the vendor. A converted figure is an approximation; the vendor bills in its own currency. See the vendor's own price page (opens in a new tab)

• ▪ Automated invoice payments
• ▪ Flexible payment plans
• ▪ Direct debit and card payments
• ▪ Real-time reconciliation

• X Xero
• Q QuickBooks Online
• M MYOB

What is Pinch Payments?

Pinch Payments is payments and billing software for accounting firms and their clients. Pinch Payments is a payment orchestration platform that simplifies invoice collections and payment processing. It integrates with Xero, QuickBooks Online, MYOB. Pricing: No monthly fee; per-transaction fees of 1% + 30c for BECS direct debit (capped at A$5) and 1.95% + 30c for Visa and Mastercard, AUD, passable to the customer (as at September 2026). Available in Australia, New Zealand.

Does Pinch Payments integrate with Xero?

Yes. Pinch Payments lists Xero as an integration, alongside QuickBooks Online, MYOB. The Firm's directory can be filtered by Xero to see the other tools that plug into the same stack.

Does Pinch Payments integrate with QuickBooks Online?

Yes. Pinch Payments lists QuickBooks Online as an integration, alongside Xero, MYOB. The Firm's directory can be filtered by QuickBooks Online to see the other tools that plug into the same stack.

Does Pinch Payments integrate with MYOB?

Yes. Pinch Payments lists MYOB as an integration, alongside Xero, QuickBooks Online. The Firm's directory can be filtered by MYOB to see the other tools that plug into the same stack.

What does Pinch Payments cost?

No monthly fee; per-transaction fees of 1% + 30c for BECS direct debit (capped at A$5) and 1.95% + 30c for Visa and Mastercard, AUD, passable to the customer (as at September 2026). That is the vendor's published pricing at the time The Firm checked it; confirm current plans on the vendor's pricing page before deciding.

Where is Pinch Payments available?

Pinch Payments is listed as available in Australia, New Zealand. Availability is as stated by the vendor; a tool with no stated restriction is listed for every region.

Who is Pinch Payments for?

Pinch Payments is built for Service-based businesses, Bookkeepers and accounting professionals. It is payments and billing software, listed on The Firm's practice shelf.

Is Pinch Payments on the Xero App Store?

Yes. Pinch Payments has a listing on the Xero App Store, which is one of the sources this fact sheet was compiled from. Xero is among the integrations Pinch Payments lists.

Are there reviews of Pinch Payments?

Pinch Payments's Xero App Store listing carries reviews from Xero users. Reviews on The Firm are written by account holders under their own name and firm and checked before publication, and a rating publishes once five firms have reviewed a tool. The listing itself is a fact sheet, not a verdict.

Who makes Pinch Payments?

Pinch Payments is made by a company based in Australia, as stated on the vendor's own site (checked 16 September 2026).

Can a firm see Pinch Payments before buying?

Yes. Pinch Payments offers a demo or trial page, linked from the Book a demo button on this listing. Terms of any trial are the vendor's.

Who maintains this Pinch Payments listing?

The Firm compiled this listing from the vendor's own website and app-store listing (checked 16 September 2026); Pinch Payments has not yet claimed it. Claiming is free and lets the vendor correct any detail here.

Has The Firm written about Pinch Payments?

Yes. Pinch Payments is named in 2 published pieces on The Firm, linked under Coverage on this page. Coverage is editorial and separate from this listing.

How does a firm choose between payments and billing tools?

The Firm's guide to choosing payments and billing software, on the Payments & billing category page, sets out what a practice uses this kind of tool for, what to look for and what to avoid. The directory lists every payments and billing tool; listing is not a ranking.

Answers are ours, grounded in this listing's facts, checked 16 Sep 2026. Tell us an answer is wrong

1. Sept 2026 price published: No monthly fee; per-transaction fees of 1% + 30c for BECS direct debit (capped at A$5) and 1.95% + 30c for Visa and Mastercard, AUD, passable to the customer; pricing model set to custom pricing; description updated; added integrations: Xero, QuickBooks Online, MYOB; added features: Automated invoice payments, Flexible payment plans, Direct debit and card payments, Real-time reconciliation. Checked by The Firm

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