{"id":651,"date":"2021-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiskl.com\/blog\/instant-bank-payments-now-available\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:18:43","slug":"instant-bank-payments-now-available","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/fiskl.com\/blog\/news\/instant-bank-payments-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Bank Pay &#8211; A better way to collect one-off payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fiskl has launched an exciting new payment method for one-off payments using <a href=\"https:\/\/fiskl.com\/company\/gocardless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instant Bank Pay Powered by GoCardless<\/a>, available in the UK (coming soon to the Eurozone and US). <b>Instant Bank Pay<\/b> enables you to collect one-off, regular or variable Direct Debit payments via normal invoices, recurring invoices or scheduled payment invoices.<\/p>\n<p>Fiskl seamlessly uses <b>Instant Bank Pay<\/b> in parallel with Direct Debit by collecting the first payment in a recurring invoice or payment schedule. With <b>Instant Bank Pay<\/b>, a Direct Debit is set up in the background so that any subsequent payments are automatically collected.<\/p>\n<p><b>Instant Bank Pay<\/b> uses Open Banking bank-to-bank payments that are confirmed instantly, which means better visibility for you and your customers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; border-radius: 20px;\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eyC-5UVcOj8\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Taking one-off payments in addition to regular recurring payments has previously been too complicated<\/h2>\n<p>Bank transfers, which may be used to take one-off payments, have poor user experience, a high chance of errors and poor visibility.<\/p>\n<p>Card payments are unsuitable for recurring payments due to increased risk of failing for numerous reasons including expired, lost or changed cards and charge backs.<\/p>\n<h2>Instant Bank Pay now offers an alternative that\u2019s optimised for one-off payments<\/h2>\n<p><b>Instant Bank Pay<\/b> addresses one of the acute problems most recurring businesses face when collecting one-off payments. According to research from GoCardless, 85% of merchants with this business model have a need for collecting additional one-off payments; examples include: making a first payment when setting up a bank debit (eg. signing up for a gym membership), purchasing additional goods or services, or topping up an account outside of a customer\u2019s regular payment schedule.<\/p>\n<h2>How Instant Bank Pay works with Fiskl<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>When you send your customer a new invoice through Fiskl, select the<b> Instant Bank Pay <\/b>powered by GoCardless payment method.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When your customer receives the invoice and clicks to pay, they are seamlessly connected to their online banking portal or mobile banking app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>All the transaction details are pre-populated. Your customer just needs to click to approve, and payment confirmation is fast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dvfzvfyc6mte7.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fiskl_gocardless-2.svg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1129 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dvfzvfyc6mte7.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fiskl_gocardless-2.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This simple process, combined with the fact that the entire experience is integrated into the Fiskl and GoCardless platforms, means there are several major benefits to Instant Bank Pay:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Instant payment confirmation<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>You and your customer get real-time payment confirmation, so you both have peace of mind that each instant payment has been authorised and will be collected successfully.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>A seamless user experience<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase payer conversion by getting rid of the need to enter card details or sending your customers away from your payment journey to send a bank transfer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Lower fees than other common methods<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Instant Bank Pay<\/b> is typically 25% cheaper than online card transactions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Less needless admin<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>With no need for manual reconciliation of payments and just one integrated system for one-off and recurring payments, minimise unnecessary admin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Be one of the first to use this exciting new way to collect payments from your customers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to find out more contact us directly via <strong>LiveChat<\/strong>, <a href=\"mailto:support@fiskl.com\"><strong>email<\/strong><\/a>, visit our dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/fiskl.com\/company\/gocardless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>GoCardless page<\/strong><\/a> or <strong>Knowledge Base<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1130,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-651","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog_category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiskl.com\/x-api\/wp\/v2\/blog\/651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiskl.com\/x-api\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiskl.com\/x-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiskl.com\/x-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/1130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiskl.com\/x-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}