Stripe Integration – automatically collect your Xero invoices using Stripe
Xero has had a Payment Gateway for Stripe available for a while now – and it works nicely. Stripe is a great tool for small businesses wanting to collect credit card payments. Their fixed fees and no monthly charges can actually make it cheaper than using traditional gateways or Paypal – not to mention significantly easier!! So we knew...
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 moreRelease 1.1
We are please to announce Release 1.1 of uCollect. In this release we include a few minor bug fixes and tweaks. The major changes that we have included in this release are: improvements in the way we handle Upload interface types (such as CSV or ABA files) Integration with Stripe SEPA Direct-Debits
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...
Read moreEziDebit has our best integration level
EziDebit is one of New Zealand and Australia’s leading third-party provider of Direct Debit and Credit Card processing. They were our first choice to provide a non-bank interface for automated collection of Direct Debit transactions. Many small businesses can’t get approved as Direct Debit initiators or on-line Credit Card merchants through the regular banks and EziDebit provides an affordable...
Read moreAustralian ABA file
Most banks in Australia allow approved customers to initiate Direct Debits using an industry-standard file format called the “Australian Banking Association” file format (or ABA file). This file is not a comma separated file (CSV) like NZ banks mostly use – it is a fixed length file format which takes a bit more effort to create than a CSV...
Read moreWelcome to uCollect
We are pleased to announce that uCollect is now available for Beta customers. It is by “invitation only” at this stage – so just fillin the contact us form and we will send you an email invite if you are qualified. The Release 1.0 version of uCollect contains most of our core Xero integration that we expect, including all...
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