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Along with card payments, you can accept payments via Direct Debit in Chargebee. Direct Debit payments are initiated by you (the merchant) and made directly from a customer's bank account. They are usually processed through a network of financial institutions - the ACH Network in the United States of America, BACS in the United Kingdom and SEPA in Europe, to name a few.
Direct Debit payments have been praised for their convenience, security, and automatability. Here is an overview of what Chargebee can do for you if you want to accept direct debit payments directly from your customer's bank accounts.
If there are three consecutive payment failures using the direct debit payment method, it will be marked as invalid in Chargebee. In such cases, you should remove the existing payment method and ask your customer to add a new one.
Let us learn about the country-specific direct debit payment methods/networks:
Direct Debit payments (one-time or recurring) in the USA are processed through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network, comprised of over ten thousand financial institutions across the US.
Refer to the links below to learn more about configuring ACH via the supported gateways:
Consider the following points before you choose ACH as your payment solution:
Direct Debit payments in Europe are processed via specific direct debit networks in different respective regions. Refer to the links below to learn more about the payment method in general.
Eurozone - SEPA(The Single Euro Payments Area) : SEPA is a unique euro payment area that establishes an integrated European market for payment instruments. Chargebee supports SEPA via the following gateways:
Sweden - Autogiro : It is a system designed for the purpose of collecting payments denominated in krona directly from a bank account located in Sweden. Chargebee supports Autogiro via the following gateway:
Direct Debit payments in the UK are processed via BACS (Bankers' Automated Clearing Services) . It is the most popular method of making electronic payments in the United Kingdom. Chargebee supports BACS via the following gateways:
Direct Debit payments in Australia are processed via BECS(Bulk Electronic Clearing System) . It is a payment system used for processing debit transactions directly from bank accounts in Australia. Chargebee supports BECS-AU via the following gateways:
Direct Debit payments in New Zealand are processed via BECS (Bulk Electronic Clearing System) . It is a payment system used for processing debit transactions directly from bank accounts in New Zealand. Chargebee supports BECS-NZ via the following gateway:
Direct Debit payments in Canada are processed via PADs (Pre-authorized debits) . It is a secure, online self-service payment option for customers to make payments. As a customer, you can pre-authorize the debit and the biller can directly withdraw the said amount when the payment is due. Chargebee supports PADs via the following gateway:
Once you have enabled your direct debit payment method for the desired payment gateway, you can move to the Advanced Configuration in which you can allow displaying Direct Debit as a payment method for all or specific customers based on your preference.
You can find the Advanced Configuration section on the gateway configuration page as shown below:
Select the necessary option from Display Direct Debit as a payment method drop-down list. Available options are:
Make sure you have the Direct Debit enabled based on your requirements to view the Advanced Configurations section.
