Direct Debit is an automated payment method that allows merchants to pull payment directly from their customers’ bank accounts. The system has two key features, from which almost everything else follows: 1. Direct Debit is pull based – once given…
What is Direct Debit? Direct Debit in the UK was devised by a Unilever executive in the 1960s, as an automated way to collect recurring payments from ice cream vendors, without having to ask permission each time. Today around 75% of all recurrin…
The timesheet, first developed by law firms in the 1950s, allowed accountants to keep a track of what to charge for their services. But, pricing models based on time sheets and billable time are fast disappearing. Cloud technology is partly responsi…
The problem of late payment The average professional service firm is owed £54k in outstanding payments, according to new research by data specialists Dun & Bradstreet. 58% of UK SMEs believe late payments are putting their business at risk…
Direct Debit is the simplest, safest and most convenient way to make regular or recurring payments; that’s why it’s used for things like council tax and utility bills. 80% of Brits have at least one Direct Debit and the average consumer …
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Workforce time theft costs employers billions every year. From manipulating time sheets to using work time for personal time—whenever employees are on the clock but not on the job, they’re stealing time. Employers pay the price via inflated…
Date: November 7th 2018 Time: 12pm ET | 9am PT Cost: Complimentary The pace of change in financial services continues to accelerate as firms respond to an increasingly complex marketplace. Evolving FASB Standar…
These days enterprise-grade tools and services are within the grasp of even the smallest players. Choose the right technology and it acts as a force multiplier to help your business rise through the ranks while retaining the benefits of being small, le…
The problem with most investing advice is that someone is profiting (or attempting to profit) from it. Investing is actually much easier to understand than you may think. What You’ll Learn: Exactly why compound interest is so powerfu…
