Stripe payments built into every chase
A chase only works if paying is easier than ignoring it. AutoSettle uses Stripe Connect so each workspace collects into its own Stripe account, and every email, SMS, WhatsApp message and posted letter carries a payment page where the debtor can settle in seconds — in full, in part, over instalments, or on an agreed settlement.
- Stripe Connect: funds settle into your own Stripe account, not ours
- Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay on a mobile-first payment page
- Payments taken in the currency the invoice was raised in
- Every payment reconciles back to the invoice in your accounting system
What happens without payments in the chase
Friction kills recovery
A reminder that ends with 'please arrange a bank transfer' asks the debtor to do work. Most of them don't, and the invoice ages another month.
No middle ground
Without instalments or a settlement option, a debtor who can't pay in full simply stops replying — and the whole balance is at risk instead of part of it.
Manual reconciliation
Bank transfers with unclear references have to be matched by hand, which means chases keep going out against invoices that are already paid.
Desktop-only payment journeys
Most debtors read a chase on their phone. If the payment route isn't a tap away, the intention to pay evaporates.
How Stripe works inside AutoSettle
Connect Stripe
Onboard through Stripe Connect from Settings, Payments. You can also run per-organisation Stripe accounts if you manage several entities.
Links appear in every chase
Each communication and debtor portal page includes a payment link tied to the exact invoice and balance at that moment.
The debtor chooses how to pay
Pay the full balance, make a part-payment, propose an instalment plan, or accept a settlement offer if one is live.
Webhooks settle the case
Stripe webhooks confirm the payment, the balance is reduced with oldest-first allocation, and scheduled chases stop immediately.
Bank transfer stays available
Your own bank details can be shown alongside the card option for debtors who insist on BACS, with payments recorded manually.
What Stripe unlocks
Payment plans
Instalments with an optional upfront payment. Accepting a plan pauses chasing and switches the debtor onto plan reminders.
Settlement offers
Time-limited discounts to close aged debt, with automatic expiry reminders and a clear audit trail of what was offered.
Wallet payments
Apple Pay and Google Pay on the debtor portal, so paying from a phone takes a fingerprint rather than a card hunt.
QR codes on letters
Posted letters and Letters Before Action carry a QR code to the same payment page, so print doesn't become a dead end.
Card data never touches us
Payment details are handled entirely by Stripe's hosted flow. AutoSettle stores references and outcomes, not card numbers.
Clean reconciliation
Each payment is written back against the invoice, and platform fees can be mapped to a spend account in your ledger.
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Make paying the easiest option
Connect Stripe and every chase you send becomes a one-tap route to getting paid.