Sign in with Google
We’ve added a handy “Sign in with Google” button to our sign-up and login pages. If your uCollect login is the same as your Google+ email address then you can log in with two clicks. You will still need to create a password as part of your uCollect user profile (so that you can sign in without this option), but...
Read moreCalculate Fees on Settlement
Now you can use uCollect to help you reconcile your batch settlements that come in net of commissions/fees. If this is how your payment gateway does this you can simply tell uCollect the rates to use and we’ll automatically calculate the commissions and post this to your bank account! You can specify a fixed rate per transaction, a percentage...
Read moreIntegration with PayNow option in Xero
Getting paid with uCollect just got easier! We’re really pleased to announce the release of our “Payment Services” module. This allow your customers to pay for one or more invoices using the payment gateways you have connected to through uCollect. And what’s more – they can also authorise you to collect all future invoice amounts as well! The PayNow...
Read morePartner Programme
Many small businesses are introduced to cloud accounting by their accountants, bookkeepers or web integrators. It’s been an important sales channel for most cloud accounting systems for years. We recognise that accountants and bookkeepers have a vested interest in helping their clients use cloud technologies well and improve their cash flow. So we have create a partner programme that...
Read moreMulti-user
From day one we allowed each user to connect to more than one ledger in uCollect. Now each ledger may be accessed by more than one user. From your Edit Organisation page (if you are an Admin for that Organisation) you can invite another person into the uCollect organisation. If they ar enot yet a uCollect user they will...
Read moreList and Suspend Invoices
You can now see a list of all the outstanding invoices for any contact from the Search Contacts screen. Simply click on the value of the invoices beside the contact name and you can see the list of invoices. While you are there you can suspend any single invoice from collection (maybe it is under dispute or the customer...
Read moreInstallment Plans
There are times when you just need one invoice but need to collect that invoice over several installments. So we’ve made it easy to be able to break down an invoice into smaller collections. From the Invoice list you can easily add a payment plan. This must total to the outstanding invoice amount before you can submit it. From...
Read moreSuspend Contact
Even your best clients can hit a cash flow crunch. Every now and then you need to suspend collections for a particular client at their request. Now in uCollect you can easily and quickly mark a contact as suspended without having to delete any of the gateway data you are storing for them. Then, when they are ready to...
Read moreImprovements to the way we handle Upload types
In release 1.1 we have significantly improved the way to manage Upload (CSV, ABA, SEPA) file management. Previously when we detected that a collection was due we sent you an email and marked the invoice as paid (in anticipation). However, if you forgot to download the file and upload it to your bank we didn’t chase you for it...
Read moreLive Chat feature now enabled
The problem for low-cost SaaS solutions like ours is that phone-in support is incredibly expensive to maintain. So we have decided that a Live Chat feature would be ideal. We have chose the Pure Chat tool for it’s flexibility, multi-agent option and price. Now you can reach a live agent from both the main website and from within the...
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