Mercury can close your account or cut off your access to the platform at any time, for any reason, without giving you any advance warning.
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For businesses that rely on Mercury as their primary banking platform, an unexpected account closure without notice could disrupt payroll, vendor payments, and access to operating funds, creating immediate operational and financial risk.
Mercury's updated terms establish detailed rules for how recurring autopay works on invoices. Under the revised language, payers authorize recurring ACH debits through a separate addendum, Mercury will not retry failed payments (except once if caused by a Mercury system issue), and autopay authorization will automatically cancel after two consecutive failures in a series. You can prevent autopay cancellation by ensuring payers have sufficient funds, re-enrolling the payer, or requesting manual payment if the series fails twice.
View change record →The updated terms establish that when customers pay invoices you issue through Mercury Invoicing via ACH debit, Mercury will apply a hold period before crediting the funds to your account. The hold period is determined by Mercury in its sole discretion based on risk factors related to the transaction, payer, and payment history, and may range from 1 to 4 business days from the date the ACH debit is initiated. Mercury will display an estimated funds availability date for each incoming invoice payment in your Invoicing dashboard.
View change record →Removal of the explicit termination-without-notice clause suggests either replacement by more specific termination provisions or potential reduction in Mercury's unilateral termination rights.
View full change record →This provision authorizes Mercury to terminate your account without prior notice at its sole discretion, which could result in immediate loss of access to business funds and banking services with no guaranteed transition period.
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"We may terminate your access to and use of the Services at our sole discretion, at any time and without notice to you. Upon any termination, discontinuation or cancellation of Services or your account, all provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive will survive, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, limitations of liability, and dispute resolution provisions.Excerpt from Mercury's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Account termination without notice provisions in banking relationships may interact with state banking regulations requiring reasonable notice before account closure, and with applicable anti-discrimination laws if termination patterns disproportionately affect protected classes.
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For businesses that rely on Mercury as their primary banking platform, an unexpected account closure without notice could disrupt payroll, vendor payments, and access to operating funds, creating immediate operational and financial risk.
This provision authorizes Mercury to terminate your account without prior notice at its sole discretion, which could result in immediate loss of access to business funds and banking services with no guaranteed transition period.
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