According to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS,) a direct debit is a preauthorized debit on a payer’s bank account initiated by the payee. It is also known as a pre-authorized debit (PAD) or ...

Households in the UK are being hit by a triple whammy of high inflation, rising interest rates and soaring energy costs. As a result, banks are seeing thousands of customers stopping direct debits for ...

Martin Lewis has urged people to check their direct debits and other regular payments to make sure they're not paying over the odds for something they no longer need or use. His warning comes after a ...