A recurring billing system is a tool used by many online payment gateways to enhance a websites ability to take regular online payments
. A recurring billing system allows website users to set up recurring payments online that can then be automatically debited from their credit or debit cards. A recurring billing system is recommended for charges that need to be made on a regular basis such as membership or subscription fees. In essence a recurring billing system is an automatic billing solution for website owners to take regular payments. The benefits of such a solution are that they facilitate hassle-free payments for users without the hassle of generating paper invoices or processing paper checks.
The way a recurring billing system works is a client will fill in the necessary information online regarding their proposed payment. Clients then set the charging frequency and the duration of payments. Once this has been done then payments will be automatically charged to their credit card or the amount will be deducted from their debit card.
A recurring billing system is ideal for transactions that require regular charging such as those availed on an instalment basis, gym membership fees, cable subscriptions or other payments that need to be made on a regular basis.
The fact that a recurring billing system allows clients to be able to set and forget their billing process is a great advantage and can save your clients a lot of time. It also means that companies do not have to generate invoices or chase payments for their product or service. Instead, the automatic recurring billing function carrys this out for you, freeing up time. This means that a recurring billing system is extremely cost effective as there are no paper, printing and/or postage costs. On top of this recurring billing eliminates late payments which can cause massive cash flow problems.
For consumer satisfaction recurring billing makes recurring payments easy and convenient and so improves profitability and cash flow.