Plan to move from CBCPay to myABF

The present method of payment for club duplicate sessions (CBCPay) was introduced in 2021 following the reopening of the clubrooms post pandemic. It replaced a very user-unfriendly voucher system and has served the club well. It does however have several administrative disadvantages and is no longer actively being serviced or developed by its creator. For the last three years, The Australian Bridge Association has been developing a club administration system and in July expanded the system to allow for affiliated clubs to collect table money for walk-in duplicate session fees using the myABF method. Last night, the CBC committee endorsed a proposal to move from CBCPay to myABF for all duplicate session payments.

The myABF payment system is similar in set up to CBCPay, except that members will prepay directly (by credit or debit card) into their myABF account, can use auto top up to keep the account in credit (should they wish) and will be able to instantly see their account balance and financial history by logging into their account. There is also an ability to transfer money to other myABF members.

The changeover from CBCPay to myABF will not be fully implemented until at least March 2024 and the vast majority of members do not need to take any action at this stage.

 

Implementation schedule for myABF

Payment for CBC Tuesday night competitions will be made through MyABF from January and we are planning to adopt myABF for club duplicates in March/April.

 

 

Adding money to your myABF account

There are two options to buy Bridge Credits (1$ = 1 Bridge Credit) :

  • Bridge Credits can be automatically topped up when your balance falls below $20 (similar to BBO). The minimum top-up is $50. Recommended – a set and forget option, or
  • Bridge Credits can be purchased by manually buying any amount with either a credit or debit card. You will receive an alert email if your account falls below $20 and you will have to manually top-up your account. Please note that unlike CBCPay, myABF accounts do not allow negative balances.

 

Security of the myABF platform

MyABF uses the Stripe platform as a secure online payment provider.  Stripe is similar to PayPal and is a worldwide company. All card details are securely handled through Stripe.

The ABF does not hold or store anybody’s Credit/Debit Card details.

 

Payment options

When you enter an Event using your MyABF account, you can either pay for yourself or one player can pay for their partner or team. Members can then transfer funds from their account to their partner’s account at any time.

 

 

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