Compliance Requirements#

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When collecting payments through GoCardless, you must meet certain compliance requirements depending on the scheme you are using. These requirements cover payment page content and customer notifications.

Payment Page Requirements#

Each scheme has specific requirements for the content and format of payment pages shown to customers. Review the requirements for the schemes you use:

Payment page requirements for the US ACH scheme (standard).

Payment page requirements for the US ACH scheme (advanced).

Payment page requirements for the Swedish Autogiro scheme.

Payment page requirements for the UK Bacs scheme.

Payment page requirements for the Australian BECS scheme.

Payment page requirements for the New Zealand BECS NZ scheme.

Payment page requirements for the Canadian PAD scheme.

Payment page requirements for the SEPA Core scheme.

Customer Notification Requirements#

You must notify customers before collecting payments under most schemes. Review the notification requirements for the schemes you use:

ACH Notifications

Customer notification requirements for the US ACH scheme.

Autogiro Notifications

Customer notification requirements for the Swedish Autogiro scheme.

Bacs Notifications

Customer notification requirements for the UK Bacs scheme.

BECS Notifications

Customer notification requirements for the Australian BECS scheme.

BECS NZ Notifications

Customer notification requirements for the New Zealand BECS NZ scheme.

PAD Notifications

Customer notification requirements for the Canadian PAD scheme.

SEPA Notifications

Customer notification requirements for the SEPA Core scheme.

What's next#

Learn about the restrictions and limitations that apply to the GoCardless API.

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