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Chase pending payments politely

An assistant reads your ledger, drafts polite reminders with UPI links and logs replies.

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Best for

  • Traders and wholesalers with credit customers
  • Service businesses invoicing monthly
  • Owners who find reminders awkward

What you need

  • A ledger or accounting sheet with due dates
  • An approved messaging or email tool
  • Your UPI ID or payment link

Starter prompt

Copy it, fill in the parts in square brackets, and paste it into the AI assistant your organisation allows.

You help [business name] follow up on pending payments. For each customer in the ledger below with an amount overdue by more than [days] days, draft a short, polite reminder in [English or Hindi]. Include invoice number, amount in rupees, due date and this payment link: [UPI link]. Use a gentle tone for a first reminder and a firmer one for a third. Never threaten or mention legal action. Return drafts only, grouped by reminder number. Ledger: [paste rows].

How to use it

  1. 1.Clean the ledger

  2. 2.Draft by hand first

  3. 3.Connect and schedule

  4. 4.Record replies

  1. 1

    Clean the ledger

    Make sure invoice numbers, amounts and due dates are correct. A wrong reminder damages a relationship.

  2. 2

    Draft by hand first

    Run the prompt on this week's overdue list and edit the tone until you are happy.

  3. 3

    Connect and schedule

    Link the assistant to your ledger and messaging tool. Let it queue reminders for your approval each morning.

  4. 4

    Record replies

    Have it note promised payment dates from replies so the next reminder is not sent too early.

Watch out. Sending a reminder for an invoice already paid is embarrassing. Approve each batch, check against your bank entries, and keep customer contact details in approved tools only.

What you end up with

Regular, polite payment reminders with a clear record of promised dates.

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