Direct Debit news and trends

Invoiced Launches B2B Invoicing Network to Streamline Accounts Payable Process
Accounts Payable // June 27, 2023

Austin, Texas, platform operator Invoiced has launched a business-to-business (B2B) invoicing network, expanding its solution from accounts receivables to accounts payables (AP). According to Jared King, CEO at Invoiced, “no matter how well you structure it, the conventional AP process includes many tedious steps that...

Fed Tackles Fraud On Legacy Rails As New Infrastructure Gains Traction
B2B Payments // June 23, 2020

New payments infrastructure continues to gain traction with financial service providers looking to modernize their services for business clients. In the U.S., The Clearing House’s RTP finds expansion within the community bank arena, while abroad, the Bank of Thailand is planning its own infrastructure development...

HSBC Hong Kong Announces New API For Instant B2B Payments
B2B Payments // June 21, 2020

HSBC Hong Kong‘s new application programming interface (API) will simplify the payment system for businesses down to a one-stop payment hub, a press release says. The service will let businesses incorporate the instant electronic Direct Debit Authorisation (eDDA) into their own systems, along with real-time...

Deep Dive: Countering Involuntary Subscription Churn
Cross-border Payments // December 06, 2019

Subscribers expect frictionless payment experiences, whether they are accessing videos, music or software as a service (SaaS). Some subscribers may eventually choose to abandon their subscriptions voluntarily, but a significant share could be blocked from access due to logistical issues like expired credit cards or...

Interviews & Exclusives
DocuSign And GoCardless Team To Reduce Global B2B Subscription Friction

July 10, 2019
Reducing churn and the total cost of payments acceptance is a challenge for recurring payments of all stripes, particularly so when payments are going cross-border. GoCardless General Manager Pranav Sood tells PYMNTS how their partnership with DocuSign provides account-to-account options for their business customers.

Quick Reads
Trustly to Acquire SlimPay to Build Pan-European Recurring Payments Service

August 29, 2023
Trustly plans to acquire SlimPay with the goal of revolutionizing the recurring payments experience for merchants and consumers across Europe and the United Kingdom. By combining Trustly’s global payment method with SlimPay’s platform for recurring payments, the two companies aim to create a new and exceptional payment experience in the region, they said in a Tuesday (Aug. 29) press […]

Invoiced Launches B2B Invoicing Network to Streamline Accounts Payable Process

June 27, 2023
Austin, Texas, platform operator Invoiced has launched a business-to-business (B2B) invoicing network, expanding its solution from accounts receivables to accounts payables (AP). According to Jared King, CEO at Invoiced, “no...

GoCardless Taps DocuSign For SaaS Payments Platform

July 09, 2019
GoCardless has announced that DocuSign will deploy its SaaS-based payments platform for its European customer base. The U.K.-based, direct debit company revealed that DocuSign customers will now be able to...

Paymentwall Integrates With Interac Online To Accept Direct Debit In Canada

March 15, 2017
Paymentwall, a global online payment provider, announced that it has integrated with Interac Online, a popular online direct debit payment method in Canada. This deal allows international businesses to now...