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[Report] Global payment preferences for recurring B2B purchasesWe surveyed 4,990 businesses across 9 markets to determine which payment methods businesses prefer for different use cases.
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What is an International Bank Account Number (IBAN)?Planning on making an international payment in Europe? You might need an IBAN.
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Accounting Rate of Return (ARR) | Definition & FormulaA breakdown of everything you need to know when calculating ARR...
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Introducing ACH payments with GoCardlessGoCardless now supports ACH payments in the US
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Go borderless: GoCardless launches the first global network designed for recurring paymentsComplete with foreign exchange, powered by Wise for Business.
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The Complete Guide to Bacs and Bacs PaymentsA guide on making payments in the UK: everything you need to know about Direct Debit, Bacs Direct Credit, CHAPS and Faster Payments.
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What is invoice discounting and how does it work?Invoice discounting is a way to get money flowing into your business faster – here's how it works.
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What is invoice factoring and how does it work?Invoice factoring can boost cash flow and simplify business planning – could it work for you?
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What is reconciliation in accounting?There are a number of variants to this accounting process, useful for ensuring correct balances are recorded within accounts. This guide explains what they are, why reconciliation is important, and how to conduct reconciliation.
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What is Cloud Accounting & How Does it Work?Cloud-based solutions abound in the digital age, with many of us using online software to manage our emails, our banking or our photo storage. So why not move your business’ accounting and bookkeeping needs to the cloud too?
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[Report] Consumer payment preferences for recurring purchases: 201912,785 consumers across 10 different markets share their payment preferences in 2019.
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Guide to automated payments and cash collectionGetting paid on time is an ongoing challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In this guide, we walk you through three automated payment options, and explain the key advantages (and disadvantages) of each as a cash collection method.
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10 important questions to ask when choosing a Direct Debit providerAre you using Direct Debit as a fast, efficient, low-cost method to collect regular fees, subscriptions or one-off payments from your customers? Or considering adding Direct Debit to your payments mix?
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12 ways to optimize your payment page68% of people abandon a checkout at payment. Here's how to boost conversion.
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How to optimize your payment strategy to prevent involuntary churnEvery month, SaaS businesses are losing 1-4% of their customers through involuntary churn.
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The little churn book: Advice from SaaS business leaders and investorsWe've collected together advice on churn from some of the world’s most successful and outspoken investors and SaaS C-suite executives.
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Churn: a quick guide for subscription businessesChurn definitions and benchmarks from the likes of ChartMogul, Profitwell and Recurly, as well as action steps to help you tackle voluntary and involuntary churn.
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Standing orders: A complete guideA guide to standing order payments, including how they work, pros, cons and alternatives.
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Best practices for taking recurring paymentsGreat businesses know that how customers pay is as important as when they pay.
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Choosing the right payments API: a beginner's guideYou’ve probably heard the term 'API' mentioned often. But what do APIs actually do and why are they so important? In this guide, we’ll walk you through the basics.
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Taking payments in Europe with SEPA - an introduction for US businessesWith different cultures, languages and regulations, expanding your business across Europe may feel rather daunting. Help is at hand.
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How to get paid on timeDo you find yourself out of pocket because your customers don't pay you on time? You're not alone – this is a problem that affects over half of Britain’s small businesses.
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Payment gateways: 10 questions to find the right one for youWhat is a payment gateway? And how do you find the right one for your business?
