Return Residual Balances
- Record your residual balances and take steps to return them
- Automate the process of obtaining bank details from your clients
- Return residual balances easily to your clients
About SafeRemit
SafeRemit enables your law firm to easily collect bank details from your clients when you have a residual balance you need to return. Client bank details are provided with the consent of the client, directly from their own bank account.
Customise the message to the client (i.e. details about the matter and amount they are due to receive) to personalise your request for details.
Compliance & Fraud Prevention
- Obtain the account number, sort code and account holder name(s) for UK bank accounts
- Meet best practice recommendations for obtaining bank details for clients at the outset of a matter
- Ensure that your client has access to the account they are providing information for
- Easily confirm that the name on the account matches the name of your client (or clients)
- Bank transaction checks verify that an account has been active for at least 12 months, in line with current best practice
- Reduce the risk of making payments to the wrong account if a criminal posing as your client tries to supply false bank details to your firm directly
Tailored to your Firm
- Link SafeRemit to your website, or embed within your existing client portal or mobile app
- Customise SafeRemit to match your firm's existing branding, giving your clients the assurance that they are paying you directly.
- Receive notifications when account details have been supplied by a client
- Trigger reminders for outstanding account information requests
- Use our API to trigger requests and receive confirmations directly into your matter management system
Our Charges (Pay As You Go)
We operate on a “pay as you go” basis - with a charge levied for each set of client bank details obtained. A minimum monthly charge of £100 + VAT applies. Contracts are monthly rolling with no long term tie-ins.
See Pricing
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PDF Whitepaper: Don't Bank on Names Alone (Law Firms)
Fake Bank Accounts and the threat to Client Money for Law Firms
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Fake Bank Accounts and the threat to Client Money for Conveyancing Firms
