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# How to Automate Overdue Payment Collection
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/automate-overdue-payment-collection/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:29:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:29:53.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

To **automate overdue payment collection**, you trigger the reminder from the due date on the record. Nobody has to notice that a payment is late, because the system already did.

## Why collection is done inconsistently

Chasing payment is uncomfortable, which means it gets postponed until someone runs a report.

- Overdue invoices noticed weeks after the date
- Some customers chased and others forgotten
- Reminders sent in different tones by different people
- Cash flow affected by a process nobody owns

## What a collection flow needs

- **A reliable due date** stored in a real date field
- **A trigger** based on that date rather than on someone noticing
- **A channel** — email, or **WhatsApp** through an approved template
- **An escalation**, where reminders change tone over time
- **A stop condition**, so paid invoices are never chased

## How to configure it in Jestor

1. Store the due date in **Jestor** as a proper date field, not text.
2. Create an automation triggered by the due date passing.
3. Choose the action — an email, or a WhatsApp template through the native automation.
4. Pull the recipient from the contact field so each record messages its own customer.
5. Add a condition so records already marked paid are excluded.

## Why choose Jestor for financial automation?

**Jestor** connects natively to financial tools including Asaas, **Omie**, and Conta Azul, so payment status can come from the system that actually knows it rather than from a manual update.

Because **WhatsApp** automations are native and use the official **Meta** API, a reminder outside the 24-hour window goes out as an approved template rather than failing silently.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can reminders go out on WhatsApp?

Yes, through a native template automation.

### How do I avoid chasing paid invoices?

Add a condition excluding records marked paid. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Does the due date need a specific field type?

Yes, a date field — text cannot be compared reliably.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

## Get to know Jestor

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