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Ask HN: Any startup charging with direct debits?
Notice I'm not asking about startups offering direct debits platforms (ie. GoCardless), but startups that are using direct debits as their main method to charge their clients.
I'm curious to know more about their background, if they started charging with credit card, etc.
- jackgavigan 12y agoOne thing you need to be aware of if you're thinking about using direct debit is that customers can get their money refunded, no questions asked, by simply telling their bank that there has been an error.
- malditojavi 12y agoInteresting. Personal experience from a business owner point of view or as user?
- jackgavigan 12y agoI have a friend who added GoCardless as a payment option on their website. A customer signed up, paid using GoCardless, used the site for six months, then got a refund. GoCardless took the money out of the next payment my friend was set to receive and told them that they'd have to take the customer to court if they wanted to get their money back.