New Feature Alert: Collect Recurring Payments From Credit/Debit Card!
For many of us, recurring billings are without a doubt heavily ingrained into our lives. Our phone services, internet, mortgage and car instalments all make up some examples of recurring payments which are ever-present in our day-to-day lives. In the past two years, Curlec has been instrumental in making the recurring payments process easier for […]
Surviving Economic Downturns With Subscriptions
An economic crisis is characterised by a fall in economic activity due to a decline in spending, consumption and investment across the economy. In current times, we have witnessed consumers tightening their belts in order to see their way out of this crisis but, with this, we have also seen businesses suffer from a reduction […]
Managing Cash Flow In A Crisis
In times like these, cash is king. The coronavirus pandemic has taken the world by surprise and the main priority of many businesses, large corporations and SMEs alike, has shifted to cash flow optimisation and survival. According to the World Bank, Malaysia’s economy is likely to contract by 3.1 percent in 2020 – a scary […]
Digital Payments: A ‘Nice-to-Have’ To The Only Way To Do Business
Covid-19 has sent the world into a panic. This is particularly true for businesses, with companies of all sizes being sent into survival mode. If cash flow wasn’t the priority before, it certainly is now. A survey conducted by SME Malaysia found that only 33% of Malaysian businesses had just enough cash flow to pull […]
5 Excuses For Late Payments & How To Deal With Them
It probably does not come as a surprise that late payments are not just a problem for SMEs and large corporates in Malaysia, but also for businesses of all shapes and sizes across the globe. Dealing with late payments has become part and parcel in running a business. Reports suggest an estimated $3.1 trillion are […]
The Ultimate Checklist To Get You Started With Curlec
For some, setting up your payment system can be as easy as popping a checkout button on your site and calling it a day. For smart business owners, however, taking full control of the entire payment process is definitely the way to go to not only ensure that they provide a seamless payment process for […]
Direct Debit vs. Payment Gateways
According to the 2019 Nielsen Payment Landscape report, two in three Malaysians have gone cashless with 57% of the population utilising online banking, and only 27% have opted to use credit cards to pay for their expenses. There is no denying that when it comes to accepting and processing payments, payment gateways such as PayPal […]
Whatsapp Your Recurring Payments! Our New Update Tells All
Your customers are busy people. If your business involves recurring payments, you’re probably familiar with this scenario: An interested prospect responds to your advertisement or gets in touch with your company. From there on, the drill is pretty much the usual – contact them through the phone, follow up further through Whatsapp and ultimately (hopefully!) […]
8 Important Questions To Ask When Choosing A Payment Solution
According to the 2018 Global Payments Insight Survey, businesses are now advised to further invest in their payment capacities due to intensifying competition and mounting customer expectations. For business owners such as yourselves, the decision of whom to entrust with the sensitive payment processing information of your company is a tough one. And many still […]
Malaysian Consumers Love Instalment Plans. Can Business Owners Too?
With the retail environment becoming increasingly competitive, businesses are struggling to stand out – or make ends meet for that matter. When faced with the question of “How can we improve sales?”, it’s safe to say that the majority of business owners in Malaysia will look towards their sales & marketing team for answers. But […]