How Direct Debit Works for You

Money is an important aspect of our daily lives. There is the need therefore for us to know how to handle different issues of money usage without having too many difficulties.

Essex, United Kingdom (prHWY.com) August 27, 2012 - Money is an important aspect of our daily lives. There is the need therefore for us to know how to handle different issues of money usage without having too many difficulties. One of the best ways to handle bill payments and procurement needs for your home and personal needs is through using direct debit. This option is a financial transaction process where you, the payer, work out a system where the payee, the one offering services and goods, gets directly funded by your bank. In short, in this option, you acquire whatever you need without the need for physical cash. The service provider gets virtually paid by your bank for the services. In fact a lot of establishments may it be a private business or one that is run by the government accepts debit payments or cashless transactions. This is because of the conveniences being provided by this kind of transaction. Imagine you do not have to carry around lots of cash and running the risk of losing such. You can put your worries behind as you only are carrying your debit card around, less space to take up as well as less risk to worry about.

With direct debit, you need to have plastic cash; a plastic card which is just like a credit card. This card is then linked to your personal bank account. Most of the times, you can get your debit card by approaching your bank and applying for one. With it active, you can then go ahead and pay for your purchases by simply swiping the card. The payee, the one offering services to you, then takes up the task of instructing their bank to take charge this directly from your account.

While using the direct debit option, before any transactions take place you will have to ensure that you have authorized any dealing with the payee with your bank. The bank may have no right to alter whatever agreement you have made with your payee, but they need to be given the green light to hand out any funds. Therefore, you need to ensure that you have all your debit card transaction issues sorted out with your bank first before you do any direct debit deals. However, the bank can decline some sort of transactions; for example, if the debit goes over the amount you have, your bank reserves the right to withhold transaction until the time when you already have the sufficient funds.

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