What is Emergency Transmission Service (ETS)?
ETS is a contingency service that allows you to submit to Bacs.
What is ETS used for?
ETS submits credit and debit instructions to Bacs when you can't.
Who should use ETS?
Organisations that want the security of a backup Bacs-submission system. In particular, Direct Debit service users that need a contingency to comply with the Direct Debit scheme rules.
What does ETS do?
ETS uses Direct Debit Limited's Pay Direct™™ bureau service to:
- Submit Direct Debit and Direct Credit files to Bacs
- Send submission reports back to you
- Send Bacs reports back to you
What benefits will ETS bring my organisation?
Ensures business continuity
ETS can play an integral role in the business continuity and disaster-recovery plans of organisations that use Bacs' services. It ensures that your payments don't stop, even if your systems do.
Maintains your reputation
ETS gives you peace of mind that you can collect and make payments in an emergency. Crucially, this means you maintain your relationships and reputation with employees, suppliers and customers.
Complies with Direct Debit rules
ETS ensures you comply with the Direct Debit scheme rules, which specify that service users must have contingency arranged to ensure their Direct Debit collections are unaffected if their systems fail.
