Credits Credits & Payments Payments

Credits Credits & Payments Payments

BoxerBase uses credits as platform currency and supports online payments through Stripe Connect. Organizations can now go into debt with credits and pay later, providing maximum flexibility.

Credit System

Credits represent the cost to use BoxerBase platform services (registration, scoring, etc.). Here’s how they work:

  • 1 credit reserved when a boxer registers for an event
  • 1 credit consumed when a boxer competes (platform fee)
  • Credit released if boxer is removed, doesn’t compete, or pays online
  • Negative balances allowed - organizations can go into debt and pay later

Credit Lifecycle

The complete credit lifecycle shows all possible paths from registration to final resolution:

                     BOXER REGISTRATION
                            ↓
                    CREDIT RESERVED (1 credit)
                     (Can go negative)
                            ↓
                ┌───────────┼───────────┐
                ↓           ↓           ↓
        BOXER COMPETES  BOXER PAYS   BOXER DOESN'T
                ↓       ONLINE       COMPETE
        CREDIT CONSUMED   ↓           ↓
        (Platform cost)  ↓      ┌────┴────┐
                         ↓      ↓         ↓
                    CREDIT      BOXER      EVENT ENDS
                   RELEASED   REMOVED    (No fights)
                  (Payment)      ↓         ↓
                                 ↓         ↓
                                CREDIT RELEASED

Important: Credits are tied to specific organizations, non-refundable, and cannot be transferred between organizers. Organizations can now create events with negative balances, creating a debt to be paid later.

Online Payments

Events can accept registration fees through Stripe Connect:

  • Registration fees for boxers and coaches
  • Automatic processing through Stripe
  • When paid online: Credit is released immediately
  • Credit debt: If boxers compete without paying, credits are consumed from organizer
  • Negative balance: Organizers can go negative when expecting online payments

Federation Plans

Federations can purchase plans that provide credit exemptions for all sanctioned events:

  • Credit exemption for sanctioned events under the federation
  • No credit consumption when boxers compete in sanctioned events
  • Payment processing fees still apply for online payments

Registration Behavior

All events: Organizations can now register participants regardless of credit balance. Negative balances are allowed.

Payment-enabled events: Participants can pay online (no credit cost) or use organizer’s credits.

Credit-only events: Organizations can go into debt and purchase credits later to cover the balance.

Buying Credits

Purchase credits at your organization dashboard:

  1. Select organization to purchase for
  2. Choose credit amount (bulk discounts available)
  3. Pay through Stripe
  4. Credits added immediately to balance

Track usage: Available, reserved, consumed credits and transaction history are all visible in your organization dashboard.

Credit Debt

How it works: Organizations can register participants even without sufficient credits, creating a negative balance.

When it occurs:

  • Registering participants when credit balance is insufficient
  • Boxers compete without paying online fees

No restrictions: Organizations can continue registering participants and creating events with negative balances.

Paying debt: Purchase credits anytime to cover negative balances and return to positive territory.

Best Practices

  • Monitor balance: Keep track of credit usage and debt levels
  • Use payments: Online payments reduce credit consumption for larger events
  • Pay debt regularly: Purchase credits periodically to cover negative balances
  • Budget flexibly: Take advantage of the ability to go negative when needed

Troubleshooting

Credit debt: Purchase credits anytime to cover negative balance - no restrictions on operations.

Payment issues: Verify Stripe account configuration or contact support.

Balance tracking: Check your organization dashboard for current credit balance and transaction history.

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