Payment Management

Collect on the day that works, not the day the contract started.

Every collection rail from one API: Direct Debit, Pay by Bank, cards, VRP and CVRP. We pick the right day to collect against real income, then reconcile it straight to your ledger.

One API. Every way your customers pay.

Direct Debit, Pay by Bank, cards and recurring payments, orchestrated from a single integration and reconciled to the same ledger.

Direct Debit

The default for scheduled collections. We set the collection day against real income, not the day the contract happened to start.

Pay by Bank

Open banking, account to account. Instant, low cost, and nothing sensitive to store.

Cards VISA · MC · AMEX

Mastercard, Visa and Amex for one-off collections and card-on-file fallback when a rail fails.

VRP

Variable Recurring Payments. Sweep the right amount on the right day, inside limits the customer agreed once.

CVRP

Commercial VRP for business collections and higher-value recurring mandates.

The right day, automatically

Whichever rail you use, we time the collection to when the money is actually there, then reconcile it to your ledger the moment it clears.

The intelligence comes first. The rail is the last step.

Anyone can move money. The value is knowing when a payment will work, and fixing it before it doesn't.

1

Pick the day

Deep data models identify the best day to collect for this specific customer, against their actual income and outgoing pattern, not the day the contract happened to start.

2

Watch whether it will work

Continuous monitoring of whether the customer can still meet the payment, ahead of the due date, not a surprise on the day.

3

Fix it before it fails

Where the answer is no, the Banking Module and messaging surface the next best action, what can you afford? and an arrangement is agreed and rewritten on the ledger.

4

Then execute

On whichever rail fits the job, Direct Debit, Faster Payments, Pay by Bank. This is the last step, not the headline.

Keep your payment providers. Keep your ledger.

Credit Canary is not a PSP. We supply the intelligence that tells your existing providers what to do, and the endpoint that drives it, we instruct, your provider executes.

No re-procurement

No migration, no contract break. The biggest objection to a payments module disappears.

Faster to live

Integration timelines, not scheme-onboarding timelines.

Keep your relationships

Your commercial terms and negotiated rates stay yours.

Pay decides about the money

When to collect, whether it will work, what arrangement is affordable, and execution.

Act holds the conversation

The Banking Module and omnichannel messaging, where the customer sees the option and accepts it.

Pay decides, Act delivers, and neither works without the other. Banking Module →

Pay In. Pay Out. Reconcile.

One engine covering every rail, Direct Debit, Pay by Bank, Faster Payments, BACS and settlement.

Pay In

Collect via Direct Debit or Pay by Bank.

Direct Debit collection with mandate management
Pay by Bank one-time and recurring
Real-time payment confirmation

Pay Out

Disburse via Faster Payments for instant settlement or BACS for cost-effective bulk payouts.

Faster Payments for instant disbursement
BACS Direct Credits for batch payouts
Smart routing by urgency and value

Reconcile

Transactions matched to ledger in real-time.

Automated ledger matching
Settlement account management
Exception handling and alerts

Five Rails, One Platform

Different contexts need different rails.

Faster Payments

Real-time UK payments settled in seconds, available 24/7/365 for disbursements up to £1m.

Funds settled in under 2 seconds
Available 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days per year
Perfect for time-critical payments and loan drawdowns
Faster Payments Details
Avg. Settlement Time< 2 seconds
Availability24/7/365
Max Transaction£1,000,000
Status✓ Active

BACS Direct Credits

Bulk payment service: files settle within 3 working days. Cost-effective for payroll, suppliers and loan advances.

Processing within 3 working days
Unlimited batch sizes and recipient numbers
Ideal for bulk payroll and scheduled disbursements
BACS Direct Credits Details
Processing Cycle3 working days
Batch LimitUnlimited
Cost per TransactionFrom 5p
Status✓ Active

Pay by Bank

Open banking payments from customer bank accounts. No fees, no chargebacks, instant confirmation for collections and mandates.

Instant payment confirmation after customer authentication
No card fees or chargeback liability
High conversion rates with strong customer uptake
Pay by Bank Details
ConfirmationInstant
Card FeesNone
Chargeback RiskNone
Conversion Rate92%+ Active

Bulk Payments (Pay by Bank)

Scale Pay by Bank for high-volume disbursements via file or API. Funds settle bank-to-bank with automatic tracking.

CSV batch upload or API trigger
Same-day settlement with per-recipient tracking
Automatic status updates and reconciliation
Bulk Payments Details
Batch UploadCSV or API
SettlementSame day
TrackingPer-recipient status
ReconciliationAutomatic

Settlement Accounts

Settlement accounts to manage float with FCA-safeguarded protection and automated sweep operations.

FCA-safeguarded account for client money protection
Multi-client pooling with automated sweep operations
Real-time balance visibility and reporting
Settlement Accounts Details
Account TypeFCA Safeguarded
PoolingMulti-client
Sweep AutomationConfigurable
ReportingReal-time balance

Ledger-Level Reconciliation, Automated

Match payment instructions to ledger in real time. Automatic reconciliation surfaces exceptions instantly.

Real-Time Matching
Payments are reconciled against expected ledger entries as they settle, no batch delays.
Exception Management
Unmatched or partial payments are flagged immediately with suggested resolution actions.
Audit Trail
Complete, immutable record of every payment event, from instruction to settlement to reconciliation.
Reconciliation Overview
Total Payments
1,247
Matched
1,231 (98.7%)
Exceptions
16
Pending
12
INV-2024-1847Matched
INV-2024-1846Matched
INV-2024-1845Pending Review
INV-2024-1844Matched

Event Tracking & Pre-Built Analytics

Real-time event streams and pre-built analytics, understand payment performance instantly.

Real-Time Event Streams

Every event is published in real-time.

Webhooks Event API Real-Time

Pre-Built Consoles

Dashboards cover payment volumes, settlement times, failure rates and reconciliation accuracy.

Volume Trends Settlement SLA Failure Analysis

Alerting & Escalation

Set alerts for delays and exceptions.

Threshold Alerts Slack Integration Escalation Rules

Access Payments Your Way

Full console, widgets, API, or file-based.

White-Label Console

Branded payments dashboard with transaction search, filters and full audit trails.

Embeddable Module

SSO-enabled payment widgets for Salesforce, Dynamics or your own platform.

REST API + Webhooks

Full payment orchestration via API with real-time event webhooks.

SFTP / Batch Files

Automated file-based processing for BACS submissions and bulk payment imports.

One product, wired into the whole platform

Buy Payment Management on its own, prove it, extend. It runs on the Payment Agent, sits in the Pay module, and grows into the next step of the journey.

Runs on
Payment Agent

The AI agent that operates this product.

Where it sits
Pay

Its place in the six-module platform.

What it needs
PIS

Payment initiation across your existing providers, on your instruction.

Grows into
Missed Payments →

Act before the payment is missed, not after.

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