AccessPay vs Squarepay

AccessPay connects business finance and back-office systems to banks for payments, collections, and bank statement retrieval. It supports Bacs, Faster Payments, CHAPS, SWIFT, SEPA, and Direct Debit collections, and says it connects finance applications with more than 11,000 banks worldwide. ERP, payroll, and other back-office systems can connect through SWIFT, Host-to-Host, EBICS, sFTP, or API. Its file transformation engine handles formats including CSV, Standard18, and PAIN, as well as less common formats. Fraud and error controls include payment screening, beneficiary checking, sanctions screening, and Confirmation of Payee capabilities. Security measures listed include masked and encrypted transaction data, MFA or SSO login, user access controls, segregation of duties, and audit trails. The platform does not cap transaction count or value, though payment schemes may set their own value limits. Pricing is on request and depends on estimated annual transaction volumes, users, and required configurations and workflows. Initial setup carries a one-time professional services fee of 25%; bank fees are separate.

Squarepay is a web service for collecting recurring payments within a domestic scheme. It provides mandate management and API access, with a free plan and named transaction-based tiers. The No Commitment plan lists $1.32 per debit, $5.50 per dishonour, 2-day settlement, and a $2.20 one-off charge per customer. Plus lists $1.10 per debit, $4.40 per dishonour, 2-day settlement, and a $1.10 one-off customer charge. Premium lists $0.88 per debit, $3.30 per dishonour, 2-day settlement, and a $0.00 one-off customer charge. Enterprise pricing is for businesses processing more than $100K per month. Access is through the web, and the listed supported-country count is 1. Squarepay’s pricing model is freemium, with recurring payment frequency and domestic scheme coverage.