Now you can use your Xero login to sign into uCollect. Your Xero email address and your uCollect user address must be the same. Just click the “Sign in with Xero” icon on the login screen.
You can also use your Google and Intuit credentials to sign in.
uCollect was created to fill a need for Xero users. Now uCollect also helps Quickbooks Online users to better automate their receivables.
While Quickbooks already provides ability to collect payment by Credit Card or ACH in the US, uCollect offers further benefits over the built-in functionality including:
Ability to choose your own processor (not the one that Intuit gets paid by)
Ability to use text file uploads to save on fees (if your bank supports this – very common in Australia)
Establish Installment Plans
Ability to on-charge credit card fees to your customer
Temporarily suspend collection at the invoice or contact level
In addition, you can log into uCollect using your Intuit credentials.
All of the same features that have been available to our Xero users are available to Quickbooks Online users, apart from integration with Quickbooks Pay Now (we give you a URL that you can put on your invoices or statements).
A lot of businesses are shut right now with staff at home. I’ve heard it said that the people that get paid are the ones that scream the loudest. But that’s not true! The people that get paid are the ones who have been given permission to take the money out of their customer’s bank accounts.
uCollect might as well advertise itself as an “essential” service! If you’re business has been hit with an increase in unpaid invoices due to the lockdown, then it’s time to look at automating your collections so that you’re not the one on the sidewalk begging for funds!
Everything that we do here at uCollect is designed to get you paid in full without effort. So even though we support Pay Now transactions, we still prefer to get your customers sign up for automatic collection. Accepting less than the amount due, unless you’ve agreed to an automated payment plan, doesn’t meet that objective!
However, we’ve received feedback from several clients that accepting partial payments on the Pay Now page is desirable. So, to that end, we have released our Partial Payments feature.
This is completely optional, and by default it is off. But if you want, you can enable Partial Payments from the Organisation Settings (Edit menu).
Checking this box will enable Partial Payments in your Pay Now screen.
This setting has no effect on your automated payment cycle – this will continue to collect the amount due or the installment amount as always.