We don’t care where you put your eggs

An old saying dictates you “should never put all your eggs in one basket”. An early interpretation of contingency, these wise words offer protection against uncertainty. Many businesses still adopt this philosophy and the more cynical of us like to...

Variable Recurring Payments – what exactly are they?

Phil Chilvers, Chief Operating Officer at SmarterPay, discusses Variable Recurring Payments and compares them to more established payment options such as Direct Debit and continuous card payments. “The number of payment options available to UK consumers today to pay...

Door slammed shut on Direct Debit fraudsters with next-level fraud prevention service

A banking loophole leaving account holders vulnerable to fraud can be closed by a groundbreaking development merging open banking with Direct Debit sign up. The innovative SmarterPay Secure Signup service from the independent Hull-based payment solutions provider for...

Direct Debit – still the best – it’s guaranteed!

The number of ways in which we can make regular bill payments has mushroomed in the last couple of decades. From simple choices such as cash, cheque, card or standing order to the plethora of extra options that we see today – payment wallets, online banking and going...

Direct Debit – 60 years young and still leading the way

Direct Debit. The way millions of us pay our regular bills and have done for as long as most of us can remember. According to Pay.UK, the organisation that runs the UK’s retail payments operations,4.8 billion payments were made by Direct Debit in 2023 –...