Credit control statistics

Original data from Paidnice customers on how invoices get paid: on-time rates by country, how many reminders it takes, the best day to send them, late fees, payment terms and bad debt.

AR reporting
Paidnice data card: 55% of credit invoices paid on time in AU and NZ, about 12% paid on reminder day against 4% with none

Credit control statistics: what our payment data shows

Denym Bird26 Oct 2026
Activity feed of overdue invoices paid by follow-up: 40% after the first, 63% by the second, 79% by the fourth

How many payment reminders does it take to get paid?

Denym Bird26 Oct 2026
Reminder send-day card: 36% of Monday reminders paid within 3 days, 33% Tuesday, 23% Thursday

The best day to send a payment reminder (it is Monday)

Denym Bird26 Oct 2026
Late fee card: 3 more in 100 invoices paid on time after fees start; 81% of fixed fees paid against 57% of percentage fees

Do late fees work? What invoice data from over 1,000 Paidnice customers shows

Denym Bird26 Oct 2026
Customer card: next invoice on time 82 in 100 times after an on-time payment, 28 in 100 after a payment 1 to 7 days late

Late-paying customers: 6 warning signs and what invoice data shows

Denym Bird26 Oct 2026
Payment terms card: the same customer pays net 14 9 days sooner than net 30, no rise in unpaid, 2 to 5 fewer in 100 on time

Net 14 vs net 30: what payment terms statistics show about when customers pay

Denym Bird26 Oct 2026
Overdue invoice card: chance still unpaid at 180 days, 1 in 5 at 7 days overdue, 2 in 5 at 30 days, 3 in 4 at 90 days

When does an overdue invoice become bad debt? Recovery odds by days overdue

Denym Bird26 Oct 2026
Days to pay card: typical days from invoice date to payment, Australia 13, New Zealand 23, US 24, UK 27, Canada 28

Payment times by country: how long do UK, US, Australian and NZ customers take to pay?

Denym Bird26 Oct 2026
Myth card: late fees add 3 in 100 paid on time, 1 in 7 late payers reform, 1 invoice in 8 paid on the due date; none is supported by the data

7 credit control myths our invoice data busts

Denym Bird26 Oct 2026
Paidnice customer results card: invoices paid on time before and after Paidnice, 54 to 83, 25 to 60 and 57 to 67 in every 100

Paidnice customer results: before and after, in invoice data

Denym Bird26 Oct 2026
AR statistics tiles: 7 in 10 US firms paid late, 59% with invoices 30+ days overdue, 29.3 days to get paid

25 Accounts Receivable Statistics shaping AR in 2026

Denym Bird21 Oct 2026