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Automatic debit renewal and update
Supporters wishing to reinstate their 2020-21 season card and join the direct debit payment plan can now do so. Following a recent meeting with ... -
Martin Lewis: Take my direct debit challenge: can you save £ 100 in just 5 minutes?
Today, I put the glove on. I want to know how many of you are wasting money letting money flow out of your bank ... -
Exclusive: Stripe takes on rivals with UK direct debit launch
Digital bank One more reason for online merchants to choose Stripe for all of their payment needs. Image source: Matt Henderson / Stripe. Global ... -
New direct debit registrations down 54% in April
New donors signing up for direct debit donations to charities fell 54% in April from the same month last year, according to data from ... -
Nationwide: Customers must take a mortgage payment holiday and not cancel the direct debit
Nationwide urges customers to get in touch to set up a mortgage payment holiday rather than simply canceling their direct debit. The mortgage lender ... -
CIMB denies the link between Zoom and the problem of “direct debit” | Malaysia
CIMB claimed that “direct debit” transactions, which have been reviewed by the Malaysia Cyber ââConsumer Association (MCCA), are legitimate purchases made by customers for ... -
Increase in withdrawals of direct debits since the start of the coronavirus crisis
More donors than usual have canceled their direct debits from charities since the onset of the coronavirus crisis, data from a charitable payments company ... -
CIMB “Direct Debit” transaction problem being verified by MCCA
The Malaysia Cyber ââConsumer Association (MCCA) is aware of the CIMB direct debit issue which has gone viral in recent days. Several customers have ... -
CIMB Says It Will Send Text Messages To Customers Affected By ‘Direct Debit’ Fee By Today (April 4)
CIMB said it will contact customers with “direct debit” charges on their debit cards via SMS from number 62666 by today (April 4). The ... -
Gym owners surprised by company paying customers on eve of lockdown
Gym owners who have moved online training sessions have been taken aback by Australian debit company Ezidebit. Lea Cooper, manager of CrossFit 5011 in ... -
HIL Launches Online Customer Payment Portal With Union Bank Of India
New Delhi: In line with government vision of âDigital Indiaâ, HIL (India) Limited, a CPSE under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of ... -
SMEs that receive direct debit payments should look to alternative lenders
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) whose customers pay by direct debit should look to âenterprising alternative lendersâ when seeking financing, ArchOver said. Peer-to-peer business ... -
BBC under fire for criticism of TV license direct debit scheme
A SCOTTISH businessman launched a tirade on the BBC after finding out he was paying a total of 18 months in payments for his ... -
Is the automatic debit of your credit card early? – Which? News
Thousands of NatWest credit cardholders will soon have their direct debits completed later this month, after some longer-standing cardholders were found to pay 10 ... -
Ombudsman Says Agent Direct Debit Emails Real, Not Scam – Property Industry Eye
An agent sent an email notification from the property mediator was so convinced the payment request was a scam that he forwarded it to ... -
Why I don’t have an automatic debit on my credit card
Hello, tell me I’m wrong … Is it really true that the financial magician whose column I have been reading for years has not ... -
WARNING: do not be the victim of a direct debit refund scam
PEOPLE are warned of a direct debit reimbursement scam. Kirklees Council and Kirklees Neighborhood Housing (KNH) say residents of the neighborhood have already been ... -
London FinTech announces the launch of Prolific London direct debit
TransferWise now allows UK and EU users to pay bills and subscriptions anywhere using its new direct debit service. This means that it is ... -
Wawa Announces Massive Data Breach That Potentially Affected Customers’ Payment Information Across All Their Locations
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Bad news if you’ve ever made a purchase at a Wawa store – your payment information may have been exposed. ... -
Can I cancel my Sky Debit because the bills are in my ex’s name?
I’m having trouble canceling my Sky TV and Broadband subscription. My ex moved about nine years ago and Sky refused to transfer the account ... -
UK retailer Sweaty Betty hacked to steal customer payment information
UK sportswear retailer Sweaty Betty’s website has been hacked to insert malicious code that attempts to steal a customer’s payment information while shopping. This ... -
Smith & Wesson website hacked to steal customer payment information
US gunmaker Smith & Wesson’s online store has been compromised by attackers who injected a malicious script that attempts to steal customer payment information. ... -
Revolut enables direct debit payments for the UK
Revolut has announced the launch of GBP Direct Debits, a new feature for its global retail and commercial financial platforms. The feature, which is ... -
Revolut adds direct debit payment functionality for UK users
Revolut users who want to replace their traditional bank account can pay by direct debit in GBP. The mobile banking start-up said the feature ... -
Modulr strengthens Revolut’s new direct debit functionality
Challenger Revolut Bank will now allow all European Economic Area (EEA) customers with UK account details to set up direct debits, allowing customers to ... -
Macy’s data breach sees customer payment details stolen
Macy’s revealed that its website suffered a security breach for a week in October, exposing customers’ personal information, including their payment information. As reported ... -
Why your energy domiciliation can increase, even when you are in credit – Which one? News
When you pay your gas and electric bills through direct debit and know you have credit, it can be confusing when your energy company ... -
Macy’s customer payment information stolen in Magecart data breach
Macy’s has announced that it suffered a data breach due to its website being hacked with malicious scripts that steal payment information from customers. ... -
Change bank? Changes to levies to simplify matters
Consumers will more easily be able to reverse regular deductions from their bank accounts, such as gym fees or streaming subscriptions, as part of ... -
IRS Adds New Pre-Authorized Direct Debit Payment Option to Credit Debt Collection Program
The Internal Revenue Service added a pre-authorized direct debit payment option to allow taxpayers to pay off their tax debts to credit collection agencies ... -
Thomas Cook direct debit warning to prevent it from being recorded as a “missed payment”
Hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers today found out that their vacations would not take place due to the business collapse – here’s what to ... -
Thomas Cook Direct Debit Warning: Cancel Payment to Avoid Affecting Your Bank Rating | Travel News | To travel
The Thomas Cook administration affects around 150,000 British holidaymakers and 450,000 other customers abroad. The collapse puts 22,000 jobs at risk worldwide, including 9,000 ... -
Incident of the week: millions of Hy-Vee customer payment cards go online
An online card bazaar transaction of 5.3 million payment card details corroborated recent reports that customers of the Midwestern U.S. retailer Hy-Vee paying at ... -
Dutch privacy watchdog tells banks not to use customer payment data for marketing purposes
The Dutch data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), has told banks they cannot offer customers products based on their spending data. According to DutchNews.nl, ... -
Direct Debit Cancellations Fall to All-Time High with GDPR Introduction, Rapidata Says
Direct debit donation cancellations fell to an all-time high in the months surrounding the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation last year, payment ... -
Customer payment information stolen from popular food delivery service EatStreet
We’re not even halfway through 2019 and billions of records have already been exposed through various data breaches. And these are just numbers on ... -
Hacker Steals Customer Payment Information in EatStreet Data Breach
EatStreet online food ordering service revealed a security incident in May that led to a data breach involving customer payment card information and sensitive ... -
45% of UK consumers prefer direct debit for subscription payments
GoCardless published research on the payment preferences of consumers around the world for recurring purchases, conducted by YouGov. The study found that almost half ... -
Direct debit: definition, how to configure & cancel
photo by Caspar Camille Rubin to Unsplash Read our simple overview of the basics of direct debits, including the dangers they present. Do you ... -
Three customers left furious after provider took direct debit payments from customers
Mobile customers lined up to criticize Three today after the mobile operator took direct debit payments from hundreds of thousands of accounts, leaving plenty ... -
5 Reasons to Start Accepting Direct Debit Payments
According to research, almost half of small business invoices are paid late in Australia. This has a huge impact on cash flow and means ... -
Kroger expands customer payment options
The Kroger Co. launched Kroger Pay and Kroger Rewards, new mobile and debit payment solutions aimed at accelerating payment by combining payment and customer ... -
Paysafe Partners with Visa to Increase Customer Payment Choice in Europe | Zoom Fintech
Paysafe, one of the world’s leading payments providers, today announced a strategic partnership with Visa, confirming its status as a core member of the ... -
Clarksburg, WV, Water Board to Promote Direct Debit Payments | New
CLARKSBURG – The Clarksburg Water Board will promote direct debit payments after a collections review showed that most online payment customers choose to pay ... -
All Nippon Airways Adds PayPal Customer Payment Option | New
All Nippon Airways is expanding online booking options by adding PayPal as a new payment method. The move comes as ANA aims to further ... -
TV license scam “problem with your direct debit payment”
Fraudulent e-mails and “TV Licensing” text messages reporting a suspected problem with your payment method are going around the world. Here’s how to tell ... -
How to cancel a direct debit and not get kicked out by the gym
He gave me a Fit n Fast membership pack. I considered myself defeated and made my way to their orange brand continuous payout streaks. ... -
Sainsbury’s Bank customers charged after direct debit confusion
What exactly is the problem and how can I avoid it? Sainsbury’s Bank says that in July it introduced a new process for customers ... -
Newegg card hack stole customer payment details for over a month
Online retailer Newegg fell victim to a month-long data breach, with payment details of thousands of customers potentially acquired by hackers, adding code to ... -
Faster, smarter: how to improve your customers’ payment experience
Regardless of the latest and greatest technology, a successful payments strategy revolves around the consumer experience, and developing a strategy requires an understanding of ... -
British Airways loses infringing customer payment card data
British Airways today announced the theft of customer data from its website and mobile app. Customers who used the airline’s website and mobile app ... -
eBay Adds New Seller Financing and Customer Payment Options | E-commerce
eBay and Square Capital on Tuesday announced a partnership to provide eBay sellers in the United States with access to trade financing of up ... -
PayPal Sends Payment Notice to Deceased Customer, Claiming Death was a “Violation” of Its Rules
On May 31, Lindsay Durdle, a UK resident, 37, died of cancer. Her husband, Howard Durdle, informed PayPal of her death last month. Later, ... -
Which billing deadline to choose? An overview of the different payment terms for customers
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico, May 18, 2018 / PRNewswire / – There are many different payment terms that can be extended to customers, such ... -
Malware attack hits Chili’s restaurants, customer payment information is recovered
Chile’s restaurants have just served up something rather nasty to its customers: the news of a data breach involving the collection of payment information ... -
Longer payment terms for customers raise concerns among companies
Around the world, businesses are taking longer to collect payments from customers, increasing the risk of them running into trouble with the global economic ... -
Best Buy suffers from a customer payment data breach
Like any other major retailer, Best Buy offers online chat as part of the shopping experience. But its chat services are not managed in-house; ... -
Why your bank MUST reimburse you if a direct debit is set up without your authorization – your fraud rights explained
Direct debits can be a minefield – and unfortunately, they often go wrong. Here are your rights You have the right to cancel a ... -
Delta Cyber Attack exposes customer payment data
Delta Air Lines says “several hundred thousand” of customers may have had their payment information compromised. The incident is the result of malware found ... -
Data breach at Saks, Lord & Taylor compromises customer payment data
The owner of Lord & Taylor and Saks said on Sunday that a data breach at his department stores compromised customer payment data. Related ... -
Cancel a Direct Debit – Punch Newspapers
Direct debit payments are convenient for paying your bills, but when your income is reduced, it’s likely to be more important to have more ... -
When direct debit becomes a hook, you can’t do without it
I remember when companies offered discounts to encourage people to choose regular payment plans. Desperate to have more customers on automated billing, the companies ... -
‘I got £1,120 back after finding a forgotten direct debit I had been paying for FIVE years’
Pensioner managed to recover £1,120 after doing an audit of her direct debits and realizing she had been paying for over five years for ... -
Customer’s credit card data stolen, $ 5 off next purchase offered as an apology gift
Japanese game developer Nippon Ichi Software has revealed that its US branch, NIS America, has suffered a major data breach compromising the personal and ... -
How a Newcastle man collected a huge direct debit payment from the council
Worried that direct debit payments will explode unexpectedly? Here’s a handy hint courtesy of a reader whose quick-wittedness prevented a huge payout from coming ... -
What does Open Banking mean for direct debit
I went to see the new Star Wars movie recently. At the time, I had Open Banking in mind. I was thinking about its ... -
Telstra: thousands of Belong customers overcharged during direct debit due to “system error”
Belong, Telstra’s low-cost internet and mobile service provider, overcharged its customers overnight, debiting bank accounts on several occasions. Key points: Customers found themselves unable ... -
Millions of people are paying too much for their energy bills because the direct debit is too high
Direct debit is one of the easiest ways to pay energy bills and the level at which a direct debit payment is set is ... -
Hyatt breach exposed guest payment data at 41 hotels – TechCrunch
Hyatt today announced that its payment systems have been breached, exposing credit card data from 41 hotels in 11 countries. The hack was discovered ... -
Cancel or modify a direct debit
Whakakorengia, panonitia rānei tētahi nama horipū If you want to change the frequency or cancel a direct debit, you must wait up to 10 ... -
I spent three years paying someone else’s tolls
I would like to consider myself sensitive with money. (Others may prefer to call me “cheap”.) So the fact that I spent $867.08 of ... -
Commercial Bank partners with Qatar Cool for “direct debit” payment
Qatar Cool has partnered with Commercial Bank for the payment of utility bills by direct debit, for the “first time in Qatar”.With Direct Debit ... -
“Vodafone canceled my direct debit THREE TIMES without asking”
Vodafone canceled my direct debit three times and won’t tell me why I have been a Vodafone customer for six years and in April ... -
Vehicle tax direct debit payments: renewing your vehicle tax
Your vehicle tax direct debit will renew automatically when it expires. You will receive an email or letter telling you when your payments will ... -
Direct Chargeback Causes Unwanted Charges
Flogas recently attempted to process a direct debit payment from an account belonging to Yvonne in Ranelagh, without success. “Flogas does not allow consumers ... -
Changes to customer payments at Bermuda Gas
April 25, 2016 Bermuda Gas has stated that it wants to inform its customers of the changes that will be implemented following the transfer ... -
A Beginner’s Guide to Direct Debit for Small Business Owners
Collecting payments can be difficult for small businesses, a vital part of your cash flow, but so often a tedious process which, if not ... -
Number of direct debits sets new record | Current account
More than 100 million direct debit payments were processed in a single day at the end of July, which UK bankers are hailing as ... -
How to cancel a direct debit
Don’t let your bank trick you into telling you there is nothing they can do until you let the company know. You have the ... -
Compromised customer payment information at 34 Spec stores
More than half a million customers at 34 Spec’s-owned liquor stores were able to have critical financial information stolen in a sophisticated computer scam ... -
Failed direct debits cost businesses dearly
Businesses risk losing money and customers due to mistakes made when setting up direct debit and credit payments. Around six billion automated payments worth ... -
Abuse of the direct debit guarantee system
The Direct Debit Guarantee Scheme was put in place to provide convenience and protection for customers making direct debit payments. As part of the ...