CollectionsPartner required

Collect on schedule, with the customer's say-so on record.

Mandates and scheduled pulls. Moves money once a processor is connected.

Partner required. The engine is built, and it moves no money until a processor is connected. Tell us about your volumes and we'll tell you where that stands.

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Why it matters

What it will change.

Some money is owed on a date: a loan instalment, a subscription, a monthly contribution. Waiting for the customer to remember means late payments and reminder calls.

Direct debit will let you set up a mandate with the customer's consent, then pull what's due on the schedule they agreed to, or on demand within its limits. The engine is built; it moves no money until a direct-debit processor is connected.

How it works

Step by step.

  1. Set up a mandate

    The amount or limit, the schedule and the account to debit, with the customer's consent recorded.

  2. Pull on schedule

    On each due date the amount will be requested from the customer's bank.

  3. Or pull on demand

    Within the mandate's limit, for usage-based charges.

  4. Retry and notify

    A pull that fails for lack of funds will be retried a limited number of times, and the customer will be told.

What it will do

Built in, not bolted on.

Consent on record

Every mandate will carry the customer's consent and its terms, so a pull can always be justified.

Scheduled pulls

Weekly, monthly or on dates you set.

On-demand pulls

For variable amounts within the mandate's limit.

Capped retries

Spaced out and limited in number, so a customer short of funds isn't charged again and again.

Notifications

The customer will hear before a pull and after a failure.

Cancellation

A mandate can be cancelled by the customer, and no pulls will follow.

  • Mandate set-up and consent records
  • Scheduled and on-demand pulls against a mandate
  • Retries and notifications on failure
Use cases

How businesses could use it.

Illustrative businesses, not customers. Figures are made up to show the flow.

A consumer lender in Lagos · Lenders & BNPL

Loan instalments on payday

Borrowers mean to repay but forget, and collections staff spend days on reminder calls.

  1. At disbursement, the borrower will approve a mandate for the instalments
  2. Each instalment will be pulled on the borrower's payday
  3. A shortfall will be retried a limited number of times
  4. The lender's book will update from each pull

Repayments will arrive on time without a phone call.

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A chain of gyms in Abuja · Merchants & e-commerce

Gym memberships that renew themselves

Members pay monthly in cash or by transfer, and many lapse simply because they forget.

  1. New members will approve a monthly mandate at sign-up
  2. The fee will be pulled on the 1st of each month
  3. Members will be able to cancel the mandate from their app
  4. Lapsed members will get a notice, not a surprise

Memberships will renew without chasing, and cancelling stays easy.

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A staff cooperative at a manufacturer in Ogun · Cooperatives & groups

Monthly contributions for a cooperative

Members' contributions come in late or not at all, which delays loans for everyone.

  1. Each member will approve a monthly contribution mandate
  2. Contributions will be pulled after salary day
  3. A failed pull will be retried, then the treasurer told
  4. Contributions will post to each member's savings

Contributions will arrive together, so loans can be made on time.

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What it won't do

Honest limits.

  • It moves no money until a direct-debit processor is connected.

Questions about direct debit

Is direct debit available now?

Not yet. The engine is built; it will move money once a direct-debit processor is connected.

Can a customer cancel?

Yes. A cancelled mandate will take no further pulls.

What happens when a pull fails?

It will be retried a limited number of times, and the customer will be notified. A mandate that keeps failing will be suspended, not retried for ever.

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