The BACS Payment Cycle with no existing Mandate



The BACS Payment Cycle - This shows timings for the payment process when no mandate exists.


Day 1

The Mandate would be submitted to BACS.

Day 2

The Mandate would be transmitted to the Bank from BACS.

Day 3

The Mandate would be available on the account.
Also the earliest day you could submit a payment file for that Mandate.

Day 4

Files are delivered by BACS to the settling banks.
Also and rejections for the mandate would be delivered to the Merchant.

Day 5

The day the money changes hands in the bank accounts.
Also the day 99% of rejections for the payments are returned to the Merchant.

Day 6

The day 1% of rejections for the payments are returned to the Merchant.

Day 7

The day any failed transactions are revered from the service users account.

  • Last modified: 2021/06/29 11:20