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Category: Bacs

Charities and Membership Organisations: Standing Order or Direct Debit?

August 27 2015

Should you ask your members / donors to pay by Standing Order or Direct Debit? Does it matter so long as you receive payment? The answer is of course, yes it does! Organisations can increase efficiencies and reduce costs through using Direct Debits - which offer a...

The Direct Debit Guarantee Scheme – Are You Using the Wrong Version?

February 06 2015

Bacs Over the Christmas holidays, I purchased a gift of a magazine subscription for a family member. It was gratefully received and we were both happy. Afterwards, however, when I received a confirmation letter with details of my Direct Debit payment schedule, I...

Direct Debit Rules – Does compliance matter?

November 20 2014

Not one organisation is compliant with the Direct Debit scheme rules! From where I sit this is a statistical fact. I haven’t carried out a Direct Debit Audit for every organisation in the UK but out of the 500+ companies I have worked with, 500+ are failing to...

Reduce your Risk – Link to a Bureau

October 17 2014

Are you processing Direct Debits without being up to date with the Bacs scheme rules? Have you reviewed your Data Recovery Plan? Have you explored a relationship with a Bureau? If you answered no to any of these questions then ask yourself can your company risk the...