— Payment Collection

Recover more revenue, automatically

Failed payments are the silent killer of subscription revenue. Learn how to configure Recura's dunning engine, retry logic, and card updater to recover payments before your customers even notice an issue.

44 guidesAvg 89% recovery rate
89%Average payment recovery rate with smart dunning
$4.1MRevenue recovered for customers in the last 90 days
11Retry steps in the default Recura dunning sequence
72hAverage time to payment recovery after first retry

Building a dunning sequence that recovers revenue without losing customers

Configure 11-step dunning sequences, email copy that converts, and timing strategies based on failure type.

Dunning12 min

Understanding decline codes and configuring retry timing

Every major decline code explained with recommended retry windows — hard declines vs soft declines vs insufficient funds.

Decline codes9 min

Card Account Updater: automatically updating expired card details

How Recura's card updater integration with Visa and Mastercard networks refreshes stored payment methods before they fail.

Card updater7 min

3DS2 and SCA: handling strong customer authentication in billing

How Recura manages SCA requirements, exemptions, and off-session authentication for recurring payments in Europe.

Compliance10 min

Payment method management: vaulting, updating, and customer-facing portals

Let customers manage their own cards via the self-service portal while Recura handles secure tokenization on the backend.

Payments8 min
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