Businesses in the service sector can now bill their customers for online appointments directly from Microsoft Teams.

The Verge announces that Microsoft Teams is working on a system to arrange payments during meetings. Microsoft uses partners such as PayPal, Stripe and GoDaddy for this. The new feature is primarily aimed at the self-employed or companies in the service sector: think of tax consultants, lawyers or teachers. Professions that have also switched to online services since the Corona pandemic.

Pay at meetings

If customers book an online consultation, the invoice no longer has to be sent afterwards. Customers can now pay for the service provided at any time during the meeting. A payment request is created and shared in the chat window, and the host can track who has already paid in group conversations.

Businesses in the United States and Canada can install the paid app today through Microsoft AppSource. Since the application is still in preview, Microsoft is still rolling out the payment platform to a limited extent for the time being. It is not yet clear if and when the feature will be available for Belgian users. The application is free if the user already has a business subscription.

Microsoft is thoroughly revamping Teams. At the end of March, a brand new version of the video conferencing software was launched in beta version. If you want, you can get started with the latest version now. Read our comprehensive Teams 2.0 installation guide and see what’s new here. In addition, Microsoft Teams is testing all sorts of other new features, such as green screens that are intended to provide a better picture, Snapchat filters for encouragement, and improved search functions.