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Is direct debit worth it for fire and security compliance contracts?
Field services

Is direct debit worth it for fire and security compliance contracts?

For most recurring fire and security work, yes: a direct debit up to £2,000 costs at most £4.20. It suits large FM and public sector customers less.

Adfin team
Adfin team
7 min read
30 September 2026
What's a typical blended card processing fee in the UK in 2026?
MSP

What's a typical blended card processing fee in the UK in 2026?

There's no typical UK blended rate. Business cards sit outside interchange caps, so MSPs paid on them can pay over 2.5%. Divide card fees by card takings.

Adfin team
Adfin team
5 min read
30 September 2026
How to connect Stripe and QuickBooks without a third-party bridge tool
MSP

How to connect Stripe and QuickBooks without a third-party bridge tool

Stripe pays out net lump sums and its QuickBooks export is Desktop only. Record payouts by hand, or take payments that land in full and match themselves.

Adfin team
Adfin team
6 min read
30 September 2026
GoCardless vs Adfin for MSPs: fees, payouts and support compared
MSP

GoCardless vs Adfin for MSPs: fees, payouts and support compared

Both charge 1% + 20p per direct debit, capped at £4. Adfin also takes cards, chases invoices, retries failures free and pays out in full every weekday.

Adfin team
Adfin team
6 min read
30 September 2026
Alternatives

Access PaySuite and AccessPay: which one do you actually need?

Access PaySuite and AccessPay are unrelated. One is a direct debit bureau, the other Bacs software that needs your own SUN. Here's how to tell which fits.

Adfin team
Adfin team
5 min read
29 September 2026
Alternatives

Top 6 London & Zurich alternatives in the UK (2026)

Six direct debit providers compared with London & Zurich on published pricing, caps and card payments, and how to move mandates without customers re-signing.

Adfin team
Adfin team
7 min read
29 September 2026
Credit control

The UK Getting Paid Report: how UK businesses pay and get paid

How quickly UK small businesses get paid: on-time rates, how late late payments run, direct debit success and the due dates and terms that make a difference.

Adfin team
Adfin team
6 min read
30 September 2026
Accountancy practice

What accounting software UK businesses actually run on

Xero reports about 1.32 million UK customers; Sage and QuickBooks publish no UK count. What HMRC's research shows about software use and what it means.

Adfin team
Adfin team
6 min read
8 October 2026
Switching and consolidation

Switching direct debit provider: what actually happens to your mandates

How a Bacs bulk change moves your mandates without customers re-signing, what happens to collections around the change date and what to do if one fails.

Adfin team
Adfin team
6 min read
9 October 2026
Integrations

Which payment providers are approved Xero payment partners?

Xero names Stripe and GoCardless for UK invoice payments, and Adfin is an approved Xero payment partner. What each provider covers and lacks, and how to pick.

Adfin team
Adfin team
5 min read
4 October 2026
Integrations

Best Xero apps for getting paid in 2026

Xero apps that collect payment and apps that chase it: Adfin, GoCardless, Stripe, Access Pay Suite, Chaser, Paidnice and Garfield, with published prices.

Adfin team
Adfin team
7 min read
28 September 2026
Integrations

Does Xero collect direct debit?

No. Xero records the invoice and payment, but a connected provider collects the money. Who does what, what it costs through Xero, and how to pick a provider.

Adfin team
Adfin team
5 min read
3 October 2026

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