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Switching and consolidation

Can one platform do invoicing, direct debit and card payments?

Yes, one of fifteen products tested on its own published pages does all four jobs. The four tests to apply, and what one contract costs you in flexibility.

Adfin team
Adfin team
7 min read
3 October 2026
Integrations

Does Xero collect direct debit?

No. Xero's own page says direct debit happens 'via Go Cardless or Stripe'. Who collects, who reconciles, and the two prices Xero publishes.

Adfin team
Adfin team
7 min read
3 October 2026
Cash flow

How to forecast cash flow when clients pay late

Forecast from the shape of lateness, not an average: median 8 days against a mean of 28.4, with 7.1% past 90 days. Plus the horizons anyone actually publishes.

Adfin team
Adfin team
11 min read
3 October 2026
Direct debit

Direct debit for recurring versus one-off payments

No scheme rule was found either way on one-off direct debits. When a single collection makes sense, and when a payment link gets you paid faster.

Adfin team
Adfin team
7 min read
3 October 2026
Invoicing

E-invoicing in the UK: what changes and when

Mandatory e-invoicing for all VAT invoices from 2029, B2B and B2G, on a decentralised model. What is confirmed, what is not, and what is worth doing now.

Adfin team
Adfin team
5 min read
3 October 2026
Credit control

How to read an aged debtor report

What each column holds, how the ageing is worked out, what a bucketed report hides, and why direct debit makes your 1 to 30 column look worse than it is.

Adfin team
Adfin team
7 min read
3 October 2026
Reconciliation

How to reconcile Stripe payments in Xero automatically

Stripe payouts don't match invoices by design. The clearing account method Stripe recommends, what fees and refunds do, and the step no integration automates.

Adfin team
Adfin team
9 min read
3 October 2026
Taking payments

Confirmation of Payee: what it checks and why it matters

What Confirmation of Payee checks, the four responses, which payments it covers, and how to make sure your customers get a match when they pay you.

Adfin team
Adfin team
8 min read
3 October 2026
Direct debit

Why direct debit payments look late when they are not

Direct debit settles a few days after the due date through the Bacs cycle. Why that skews days-late reporting, and what to measure instead.

Adfin team
Adfin team
8 min read
2 October 2026
Invoicing

Invoice numbering rules for UK businesses

What the law requires, why more than one series is allowed, and the numbering mistakes that stop payments reconciling automatically.

Adfin team
Adfin team
4 min read
2 October 2026
Credit control

How often should you chase an unpaid invoice?

A weekly cadence for the first month, why changing medium works better than repeating yourself, and an honest answer on the best day to send a reminder.

Adfin team
Adfin team
5 min read
2 October 2026
Reconciliation

How do you know a direct debit has actually cleared?

Bacs has no success report. Nine report types, the ARUDD and ADDACS windows, and why a confirmed status can still fail.

Adfin team
Adfin team
7 min read
2 October 2026

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Webinars

July 30, 2026

Why you should be charging late fees on overdue payments

July 28, 2026

AI Chasing: how it works and why it beats automated reminders

June 1, 2026

The Adfin Brew: Episode 3 - Practice first, Clients next.

May 26, 2026

The Adfin Brew: Episode 2 - The path to full credit control

May 8, 2026

The Adfin Brew: Episode 1 - Launching credit control as a service

Product Updates

September 16, 2026

Introducing Cash MOT: Run a full cash flow report in minutes

July 28, 2026

Introducing customer agents: AI credit control

June 11, 2026

How Adfin automates late payment fees