★★★★★160+This app is a game changer!Lesley B.

Escalate overdue invoices and assign them for follow-up

Escalate overdue invoices automatically in Xero and QuickBooks. Paidnice hands each account to the right person with its full history, so every overdue invoice has a next step.

Trusted with over $1,200,000,000 collected on time across 1,070,000 invoices since 2022.

and counting

Nothing falls through the cracks

Escalation is the last step of your receivables process. When reminders have not worked, a person takes the case with the full history, so you work a to-do list instead of an aged debtors report.

From the last reminder to the right person

Choose the day an invoice escalates and what happens next: a call, a stop on credit or a legal letter. Paidnice assigns it to the invoice or account owner, with your call script.

Call the customer from Paidnice and keep the transcript

Call the customer straight from Paidnice. Paidnice records the call and writes the transcript and a short summary, and you save them to the customer’s timeline. More on in-app calling.

Every escalated account is a case with its full history

Each case sits on the customer’s timeline with its owner: call notes, promised dates and snoozes next to every email Paidnice sent. The customer page adds their credit score and average days to pay.

Escalate on age, balance or credit limit

Escalate when one invoice reaches a set age, when a customer’s total balance gets too high, or when they go over their credit limit. Amount limits keep small invoices out.

A task in the tools your team already uses

On Pro, each escalation can become a task in Asana or Jira, or a message in Slack or Teams. Paidnice sends an update when it is done or canceled, and our team builds the connection for you.

Final notices and letters by post

Paidnice can print and post overdue letters, final notices and letters before action for you. A letter before action signed by a solicitor is also available. Letters are on Pro and above, switched on when you ask.

Every customer reply in one shared inbox

Email and SMS replies land in Conversations, where you assign each one, add a note for a teammate and answer. See the shared inbox.

What customers say about escalations

“The next phase of non payers are escalated to a more senior member of staff who can be insistent that the debt needs to be paid.”

Diana P.CustomerCustomer survey

“We receive an email when it’s time to suspend due to non-payment, but that doesn’t happen that often.”

Peter B.CustomerCustomer survey
★★★★★

“Great for businesses without in-house credit control.”

Mantas S.XeroApp Store

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Every escalation setting in one place

Set escalations for each customer group. Paidnice checks every invoice in Xero or QuickBooks against them each day.

SettingWhat you choose
TypeA phone call, a stop on credit, a legal letter from your template, or your own
TriggerDays overdue on one invoice, the customer’s total balance, or a credit limit breach
FiltersMinimum and maximum amount per invoice, and a due date window
WhoA named person or the invoice or contact owner, with instructions and a call script emailed to the address you choose
When it waitsOptional per escalation: skip when a payment is promised or a query is open. A call can be snoozed
CallsCall the customer from Paidnice. The call is recorded, transcribed and summarized, and the summary goes to Xero or QuickBooks as a note (Pro). See in-app calling
NotificationsWhen someone is assigned an escalation or an invoice, or mentioned in a note
RecordsNotes and call outcomes sync to the invoice in Xero, with files as attachments
Other toolsWebhooks when an escalation is created, assigned, completed or canceled (Pro)
LettersPrinted and posted for you, on Pro and above when you ask
It’s the debt collection system I’ve been looking for, for the last 15 years.
Tyler Caskey Partner, The Bean Counters Said on the Accounting Apps Podcast

Everything you expect from great accounts receivable software

Paidnice has everything your business needs to run a best-in-class receivables process, from the first reminder to the money landing in your account.

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AccountingNew Zealand

2 to 3 hours a week of chasing handed back to the team

“You’ve taken away a pain point and made the ability to manage something that’s difficult into something that’s actually enjoyable.”
Marc ProctorBullot & Rankine
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Marc Proctor, Bullot & Rankine
Deliverability
BeforeReminders lost or ignored
NowRecognizable and received
The weekly grind
Before3 hours of manual work a week
NowHanded back
Debtor days
BeforeStubbornly high
NowDown immediately

Works with the software you already run

Paidnice connects to your ledger, payment providers, CRM and team chat, so every invoice is chased, paid and recorded without manual data entry.

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Escalation questions

What does it mean to escalate an overdue invoice?

Escalating an overdue invoice means moving it from automatic reminders to a person or a firmer action, such as a phone call, a stop on credit or a legal letter. Paidnice creates the escalation on the day your policy sets and assigns it to the right person.

When should an overdue invoice be escalated?

Escalate once reminders stop getting a reply. In Paidnice you set the day for each customer group, and you can also escalate on the customer’s total balance or a credit limit breach.

What kinds of escalation can Paidnice create?

A phone call, a stop on credit, a legal letter from your template, or your own type. Each one is assigned to a person or to the invoice or contact owner, listed on the Escalations page and emailed to the address you choose.

Can I call a customer from Paidnice?

Yes. Press Call on the customer page and choose a number. Talk from your browser, or Paidnice rings your phone and connects you to the customer. When the call ends, Paidnice shows the transcript, and you save it to the customer’s timeline as a logged call. Calling is on the Pro plan and above. See in-app calling.

Can I escalate an invoice manually?

Yes. Raise an escalation from any invoice or customer, choose the type, add instructions and assign it. The customer shows as Escalated until it is done.

Can an escalation create a task in Asana, Jira, Slack or Teams?

Yes. Paidnice sends a webhook when an escalation is created, assigned, completed or canceled, so it can become a task or a message in the tools your team uses. Our team can build that step for you. See task management.

Do notes and call outcomes go back to Xero?

Yes. Notes and call outcomes sync to the invoice in Xero, and files on a note can be pushed to Xero as attachments.

Can Paidnice send letters by post?

Yes. Paidnice prints and posts overdue letters, final notices and letters before action, at US$2.00 a letter in the US and £1.50 in the UK, printing and postage included. Letters are on the Pro plan and above, switched on when you ask.

Which plans include escalations?

Every plan, including Essentials. Calling from Paidnice and webhooks to other tools are on Pro and above. See pricing.

Related features

Give every overdue invoice an owner

Connect Xero or QuickBooks and Paidnice prepares draft policies, escalations included. Nothing runs until you approve them.

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