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Users lose all ability to cancel or amend a wire transfer at two distinct points—Mercury's acceptance of the instruction and the provider's receipt of the payment order—making errors in wire instructions effectively irrecoverable.
Interpretive note: The canonical claim covers two related but technically distinct triggers. The primary proposition is the user's lack of cancellation or amendment rights; the secondary—Mercury's and the provider's lack of obligation—is a closely connected corollary stated in the same sentence and preserved in the claim.
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 →Once your Wire Instruction is accepted by Mercury or your Payment Order is received by the International Wire Services Provider, you cannot cancel or amend the transfer.
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If you do not agree to the amendment, you may close your Account and cancel your Subscription with effect from the date of the change in these Terms by providing written notice to us.
If you believe we have taken action against your content or account in a way that does not comply with these Terms, you have the right to bring a claim for breach of contract under UK law.
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"You have no right, and neither we nor any International Wire Services Provider has any obligation, to cancel or amend (a) a Wire Instruction once we have accepted it, or (b) a Payment Order once the International Wire Services Provider has received it.Excerpt from Mercury's Terms of Service
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Users lose all ability to cancel or amend a wire transfer at two distinct points—Mercury's acceptance of the instruction and the provider's receipt of the payment order—making errors in wire instructions effectively irrecoverable.
Once your Wire Instruction is accepted by Mercury or your Payment Order is received by the International Wire Services Provider, you cannot cancel or amend the transfer.
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