Why are we doing this?
Honestly? The register has gotten a bit tangled over the years. Features were added, things were renamed, and the end result is that some parts of it don’t quite make sense anymore, even if they mostly work.
Here are a few things that have been bothering us (and probably you too):
What Salonized calls an invoice isn’t really an invoice. It’s a sale. A proper invoice is a formal financial document you send to a client or business, and it has specific requirements. For example: an invoice always requires an address. The two things got mixed up somewhere, and we need to untangle them.
Receipts aren’t always available when they should be. After a payment, you should always be able to access, print, or send a receipt. That’s just basic financial admin. Until now that was not always the case.
Editing, correcting, or refunding a sale is more confusing than it needs to be. There’s no clear flow for “I made a mistake” or “this client wants their money back.”
On top of that, we’re actively working toward compliance with financial regulations in our core European markets. Going through that process (which requires our register to pass formal audits) meant we had to look carefully at how everything works under the hood. We found things worth fixing for everyone.
And honestly, there's a bigger reason too: we're not done. Salonized is growing, we're expanding into new markets, and we have a lot more we want to build. To do that well, we need a register that's solid at its core - one that can handle whatever we throw at it next. These changes are us laying the groundwork for everything that's coming. Think of it as building a better foundation.
What’s changing
Here’s an overview of everything we’re working on. The most impactful of the changes below will reach you on July 1st, but some user experience improvements may be rolled out sooner than this.
Register checkout improvements & receipts always available
After every payment, whether the client paid in full, partially, or via a deposit: a receipt is generated automatically. No more hunting for it. The checkout screen is also getting a cleaner and modern look and feel, with better use of space and clearer actions.
“Invoices” become “sales”, and real invoicing gets its own flow
We’re renaming what’s currently called an invoice to a sale, which is what it actually is. A real invoice (the formal financial document) will be something you explicitly issue when a client or business requests one. It’ll have its own dedicated flow, require a customer to be linked, and generate the proper document using the correct layout. If you currently use invoices for B2B clients or medical clients, this will actually work much better for you.
Multiple documents per sale
A sale can generate more than one document:
a receipt when paid
a correction receipt when edited
a credit invoice when cancelled
You’ll be able to see all of them in one place on the sales overview.
Improved receipts: better content, clearer layout
Receipts will contain more complete and accurate information: correct VAT breakdowns, deposit references, payment method, and more. We’re also working on a cleaner print layout so receipts look professional whether you print them or send them digitally.
Editing, correcting & refunding a sale: clear flows for all of it
Right now, adjusting a past sale is confusing. We’re building dedicated flows for the three most common scenarios: editing a sale (you need to change something and settle the difference), cancelling a sale (the transaction shouldn’t have happened), and refunding a sale (money goes back to the client). Each will have its own clear steps and generate the right document automatically.
Test / school mode for new register users
New to the register, or training a new staff member? Test Mode lets you try the register for real: create sales, issue receipts, practice the flows, without generating any real financial records. When you’re ready to go live, you complete a short checklist and switch on. No accidents, no mess to clean up.
Fiscal compliance for France & Germany (Fiskaly integration)
For salons in France, all register transactions will be cryptographically signed and archived to meet French LNE certification requirements. For salons in Germany, we’re improving and expanding the existing fiscal integration. If you’re not in France or Germany, this won’t affect your day-to-day use, but it does mean the register you’re using is being held to a higher standard.
What does this mean for you?
Will I have to change how I work?
Yes, a little bit. The biggest change is the rename from “invoice” to “sale,” and the new dedicated flow for issuing a real invoice. For most salons, the day-to-day checkout process won’t feel dramatically different, just cleaner. You’ll process a sale and get a receipt. Just like it’s supposed to be. If you still need a proper invoice, you can issue one in just a few clicks. For salons that do a lot of B2B or medical invoicing, the new flow will actually give you something a lot more useful than what is available today.
Will anything break?
We’re not planning any big-bang releases. Changes will roll out in stages, and each one will come with in-app guidance and updated help articles. We’ll give you a heads-up before anything significant changes.
What about my existing sales and reports?
Your historical data stays intact. The changes are forward-looking — new sales will follow the new flows, and your reports will remain accurate throughout. Data & reporting improvements are part of the project too, so things should only get clearer.
Does this affect me?
Most of the register flow changes (the renaming, the new invoice flow, and the editing/refund flows) apply to all markets. The Fiskaly fiscal integration is France and Germany-specific, but the underlying improvements benefit everyone.