P210 CJJFAX 2 210 Sat 20 Feb 18:12/17 HE BIRTH F PAP RLJSS D JCT D BIT The banking industry plans to launch a new vjrsjon of its Direct Debit sjrvjci which can bj set up via the Internet, telephone or face-to-face. Direct Debit has been hampered in the past by the need to fill in a form to send to your bank or building society. The new system, Paperless Direct Debit, aims to cut down on the amount of time it takes people to settle their bills. $hj service has already been tried out by the TV Licensing sjrvici over the past yjarL with successful results. 1/2 TV Guide 600 Wjathjr 400 Savings Gujdj 250 Front Page 100 Next News MonjyFili Main MenuP210 CJEFAX 2 210 Sat 20 Feb 18:11/24 Users can give TV Licensing their account details by pone to set up the paperless system. TV Licensing will then write to the bill payer confirming the details and date of the payments. More than 100 US companies, including all the major utilities and credit card firms, are now ready to launch the service for bankers. Direct Debit says 40% of regular household payments are made using its system, 25% bz chjquj, 23% by cash and 12% bz other methods. 2/2 TV Guide 600 Wjathjr 400 Savings Gujdj 250 Front Page 100 Next News MonjyFili Main Menu