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GoCardless support

This isn't something available right now in Solar, but it'd be a nice-to-have.

I'm looking at using an outside processor to take Direct Debit payments - specifically, GoCardless.com

GoCardless provide a few ways to interact:

  • An HTTP-based API. (Would this be rather complicated to add to Solar?)
    - Or the customer can upload a CSV for payments they want to take. (Easier to add to Solar, but I don't know how well it'll be supported or if GoCardless will change the format in time).

If I could add the GoCardless customer ID for each customer who's set up with a direct debit, invoices could automatically have a different block of free text (eg. "This invoice is for information purposes only. We shall collect payment by Direct Debit within 7 days") and I could then export a CSV of pending payments which I'd then upload to GoCardless. If I haven't got a GC Customer ID, treat the invoice as if it's not going to be paid by Direct Debit.


Posted by James Cort on Dec 31, 2014 11:11 AM GMT

Hi James,

I'll note your support for having GoCardless integration with Solar Accounts, although we cannot make promises about future development.

Regards


Posted by Mark McLaren (Solar Accounts) on Jan 3, 2014 8:34 AM GMT