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GoCardless

A payments platform for collecting and sending payments directly between bank accounts.

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GoCardless, a Mollie company, is a bank payment platform that lets businesses collect one-off and recurring payments directly from customer bank accounts, send outbound payments to partners or suppliers, and recover failed payments. It supports Pay by Bank instant payments, Direct Debit recurring collections across 30+ countries and 8 bank debit schemes, and international collections using mid-market exchange rates.

Core capabilities include the Success+ add-on for automatic retry of failed payments, Protect+ for fraud protection, Pipe for accessing capital, and Agentic Payments for AI-driven transactions. It connects with 350+ business apps including Xero, QuickBooks, Zuora, Sage, and Salesforce, and offers an API for custom integrations. A customisable checkout is available, along with Recurring Pay by Bank for subscriptions and instalments.

GoCardless serves small businesses through to enterprise customers globally. It offers separate paths for small business and enterprise, with a Payment Builder tool for configuring payment setups. Support is available 24/7, and documentation covers support articles, training, and developer guides for technical setup and integration.

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