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That approval is recorded in a mandate, which sets out the amount, the frequency and the collection date the consumer has agreed to.",[578,582,583],{},"Debit orders are one of the most widely used collection methods in South Africa. They are the standard way to collect insurance premiums, medical aid contributions, loan repayments, school fees, gym memberships and subscriptions, because the payment happens automatically on the agreed date without the customer having to do anything each month.",[585,586,588],"h2",{"id":587},"how-does-a-debit-order-work","How does a debit order work?",[578,590,591],{},"The process follows a consistent pattern, whichever debit order system is used:",[593,594,595,599,602,605,608],"ol",{},[596,597,598],"li",{},"The consumer and the service provider agree on a product or service and the payment terms.",[596,600,601],{},"The consumer gives the service provider a mandate authorising collections against their bank account.",[596,603,604],{},"The service provider submits a payment instruction to its bank before the agreed collection date, known as the action date.",[596,606,607],{},"On the action date, the consumer's bank debits the account and the funds are settled to the service provider.",[596,609,610],{},"If the collection cannot be completed, it is returned as an unpaid, for example because there were insufficient funds or the account was closed.",[578,612,613,614,618],{},"The key point is that the service provider pulls the money from the consumer's account. This is what distinguishes a debit order from a stop order, where the consumer instructs their own bank to push payments out. See ",[615,616,617],"a",{"href":288},"Debit Order vs Stop Order"," for a full comparison.",[585,620,622],{"id":621},"what-types-of-debit-orders-are-there-in-south-africa","What types of debit orders are there in South Africa?",[578,624,625],{},"South Africa runs two debit order systems side by side:",[627,628,629,639],"ul",{},[596,630,631,635,636,638],{},[632,633,634],"strong",{},"EFT debit orders"," – the legacy electronic debit system. The mandate is held by the service provider and is not electronically confirmed with the consumer's bank. EFT debits are cost effective and widely used for reliable payers. Read more in ",[615,637,291],{"href":292},".",[596,640,641,643,644,647,648,651],{},[632,642,323],{}," – the modern ISO 20022-based system, introduced under the Authenticated Collections project. It covers authenticated transactions, where the consumer confirms the mandate with their bank before the first collection (",[615,645,646],{"href":331},"how DebiCheck works","), and non-authenticated transactions collected through the Registered Mandate Service, where the mandate is registered with the banks but not confirmed by the consumer (",[615,649,650],{"href":394},"what is a registered mandate",").",[578,653,654],{},"The service provider chooses which system to use for a particular book of collections. Consumers cannot choose the system, but every system still requires a valid mandate.",[585,656,658],{"id":657},"why-do-businesses-use-debit-orders","Why do businesses use debit orders?",[578,660,661],{},"Debit orders solve a practical problem: getting paid the same amount, on time, month after month, without chasing customers.",[627,663,664,667,670,673],{},[596,665,666],{},"Collections run automatically on the agreed action date.",[596,668,669],{},"Cash flow becomes predictable, because the business controls when it collects.",[596,671,672],{},"Failed collections are reported back with a return reason, so the business knows immediately which customers to follow up.",[596,674,675],{},"On DebiCheck and registered mandates, tracking can re-present a failed collection when funds arrive in the account.",[578,677,678],{},"Kwik provides debit order collections across EFT, DebiCheck and registered mandates, so businesses can match the right collection method to each customer.",[585,680,682],{"id":681},"what-protects-the-consumer","What protects the consumer?",[578,684,685,686,689],{},"The mandate is the consumer's protection as much as the collector's. A service provider may only collect what the mandate allows, on the dates it allows. Consumers may dispute any collection they believe was incorrect, although not every dispute results in a reversal — the first step is to contact the service provider, and then the bank. See ",[615,687,688],{"href":316},"Debit Order Disputes and Stop Payments"," for how this works.",[585,691,693],{"id":692},"related-topics","Related topics",[627,695,696,701,706,711,715],{},[596,697,698],{},[615,699,700],{"href":273},"Debit Orders hub",[596,702,703],{},[615,704,705],{"href":296},"What Is a Debit Order Mandate?",[596,707,708],{},[615,709,710],{"href":292},"What Is an EFT Debit Order?",[596,712,713],{},[615,714,330],{"href":331},[596,716,717],{},[615,718,393],{"href":394},{"title":720,"searchDepth":721,"depth":722,"links":723},"",1,2,[724,725,726,727,728],{"id":587,"depth":722,"text":588},{"id":621,"depth":722,"text":622},{"id":657,"depth":722,"text":658},{"id":681,"depth":722,"text":682},{"id":692,"depth":722,"text":693},"Debit orders explained: how a business collects money directly from a customer's bank account with their permission, and the types available in South Africa.","md",null,{},{"title":279},{"title":573,"description":729},{"loc":280},"HOcvTStb80cUaCpii72aNVJs7YtJewshChQbh5emhXM",[738,740],{"title":272,"path":273,"stem":274,"description":739,"icon":277,"children":-1},"How debit orders work in South Africa, including EFT debit orders, mandates, action dates, CDV account validation, unpaids, disputes and NAEDO migration.",{"title":283,"path":284,"stem":285,"description":741,"children":-1},"Understand the minimum information required for an electronic debit order mandate.",1785156423951]