Austin, TX, May 15, 2015 – TenantCloud, the free cloud service for landlords, tenants and professionals, announces its collaboration with Dwolla, the leading provider of secure online payment services. Exclusive Dwolla integration allows TenantCloud users to collect or pay rent directly from their bank account without transmitting sensitive financial information.
FOR RENTERS
Dwolla integration provides an option to pay rent online — no more mailing checks or credit cards. When a renter pays with Dwolla, they share only their email address, phone number or unique Dwolla ID. Unlike other payment methods, such as paper checks or credit card transactions, a tenant’s financial information is not transmitted when making a payment, limiting the threat of possible identity theft. Dwolla payments offer a streamlined process that can instantly verify bank information and allow first-time users to make payments in as little as 15 seconds. Aside from paying rent, renters can pay for cleaning, maintenance, house repairs and many other services.
FOR LANDLORDS
Dwolla was built right into TenantCloud which allows users to collect and manage rent payments online in a few clicks. For landlords this means no more expensive and useless rent collection services or credit card transaction fees. No more wasting time processing paper checks, all payments are taken straight out of a user’s connected bank account. With Dwolla only one party pays the fee, by default, the receiver of the payment pays the $0.25, but the sender can choose to pay the fee instead. Tenants will also get an option to set up a recurring payments so the rent can be paid automatically. This also means less late fees and other rent payment disputes.
Collaborating with Dwolla
Regarding the collaboration, TenantCloud co-founder Joe Edgar said, “We are very excited about the integration with Dwolla. The Dwolla team understands the importance of swift, easy and secure online payments for both tenants and landlords when it comes to rental payments. Also, we are sure the TenantCloud system users’ information is never sold to anyone. Just like all other users’ data, financial information is really safe and secure. It means less worrying about scary things like identity theft and fraud. With Dwolla payments at TenantCloud you don’t have to worry about sensitive information being passed on to tenants and vice versa. Dwolla is a premium service that moves money for the U.S. Treasury and our collaboration means the best rental product for our users.
About Dwolla
Dwolla is a payment network that allows any business or person to send, request and accept money. Unlike other payment systems which charge transaction fees, Dwolla securely connects to users’ bank accounts and allows to move money for just $0.25 per transaction, or free for transactions $10 or less.
About TenantCloud
Founded in 2015 and based in Austin, Texas, TenantCloud is a free cloud-based service with personal portals for landlords, tenants and professionals where they can pay and collect rent online, communicate, store rental info, move-in/out pictures, send maintenance requests, and much more. TenantCloud allows renters to pay and track rent online, manage rental information, send work-orders, submit free online rental applications using their reusable renter profile and find a new home easily. At the same time landlords can use top-tier property management tools such as online rent collection, personal marketing website, online rental applications, maintenance staff management, and much more. Professionals can find new customers online and grow their business.
