Payments
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Customer satisfaction and easy to use-few reasons we are a G2 Winter 2021 leader
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Series F funding round was led by Bain Capital Ventures
![Checks and balances: The shift from checks to bank debit](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/2VgHeiYaTNuZZfPEe9IOqB/93762f703016fb8cbf02d0fd5c276aae/CDT-1308-GC_vs_Checks_and_wire_transfers_002.jpg?w=680&h=385&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Is it time for US businesses to leave checks behind for good?
![Powering SaaS Payments: The Bank Debit Cheatsheet](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/4pKs2vlATRj2fnTA208tJY/8f2c613f7b7f70d6cdb0ef45e5c1eb0b/CDT-1309-Powering-SAAS-Payments-Thumbnail.png?w=680&h=385&q=50&fm=png)
Why does bank debit matter for SaaS businesses? Read more to find out.
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Forrester surveyed 297 US payment decision makers in mixed B2B and B2C firms and B2B-only firms, to better understand the state of recurring payments.
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How GoCardless helps your business process payments successfully.
![Businesses with the wrong payment method are seeing almost 4x more payment failures](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/3Biz6emotGulmzKoJGAcV3/7a0f9821bea5835f804d38f089a55fb0/CDT-1131-Benchmark-Reports-Oct-20-Cover.jpg?w=680&h=385&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
And other key insights from our 2020 payment success index.
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When it comes to ACH vs credit cards, there are several significant differences
![ACH in Numbers: 106 Key Stats and Facts about ACH Payments](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/2dFUjLqjJeXfW3kzrZOcXc/c2d730e3def0edc0acf7983db94405d3/CDT-1227_ACH_Blog_post_image1601456351241.png?w=680&h=385&q=50&fm=png)
Billions of transactions. Trillions of dollars. All the key stats about ACH.
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Get to grips with payment facilitators vs. payment processors, right here.
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Step by step instructions on creating your first invoice...
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Late payment reminder emails are a valuable tool for chasing up unpaid invoices.
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How do North American payment failure rates compare to the global benchmark?
![The payment success index 2020: a North American spotlight](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/2e9gukRR7824U33dHisSN9/5353b135db8f31b574e12c906628ba35/CDT-1131-Benchmark-Reports-Regional-Blog-NA-Cover-LOW.jpg?w=680&h=385&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
How do North American payment failure rates compare to the global benchmark?
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Principal payments are payments towards the original sum of a loan.
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Fitness business owners in North America and ANZ can now make use of both apps.
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Learn about invoice factoring and invoice discounting in greater depth.
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What to say when introducing ACH debit to your customers
![Common objections to paying by ACH debit, and how to deal with them](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/1bhKUs5MUt9IM5eBajoMfX/eed96bc0e1be62b2c827176c440142e4/CDT-878_Organic_content_thumbnail_entrepreneurship_01.png?w=680&h=384&q=50&fm=png)
What to say when your customers have questions about ACH debit
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Should you make ACH your only payment option?
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Here are some useful tactics for encouraging customers to switch
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What is online payment processing? Get the scoop with our handy guide.
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Learn more about the best payment gateway for international payments.