Automated Barclays Recurring Payment Review
Every Monday, WebRun signs into Barclays, reads the direct debits and standing orders across your accounts, matches each to its recent transactions, works out the monthly commitment, texts you the total through Twilio, and drafts the review list in Gmail for you to act on.
How do I review the recurring payments leaving my bank account?
Every Monday, WebRun signs into Barclays, reads the direct debits and standing orders on your accounts, and lists every recurring payment with its payee, amount, and last date taken. It texts you the monthly total through Twilio and drafts the review list in Gmail. WebRun reads only and cancels nothing.
- Dead subscriptions surface with their payee and amount every Monday
- Price rises on existing arrangements are named the week they happen
- WebRun reads the account only and never cancels or moves money
Built for small business owners · bookkeepers · finance managers · sole traders
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
www.barclays.co.ukin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Barclays - read every recurring payment
barclays.co.uk
WebRun opens Barclays to read every recurring payment. - Sign into Barclays and open each account you want reviewed
- List every direct debit and standing order set up on the account, with the payee and the amount
- Read the recent transactions to find the last date each one was actually taken
- Flag any payment whose amount has increased since the previous run
- Flag arrangements that have not been collected for several months, which often means a dormant service
- Total the monthly commitment across all recurring payments
- Read only. WebRun never cancels an arrangement, moves money, or makes a payment
Done when Every direct debit and standing order is listed with its payee, amount, and last collection date.
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Twilio - text you the monthly total
twilio.com
WebRun opens Twilio to text you the monthly total. - Send a short SMS from Twilio to your own number with the total leaving the account each month
- Name any payment whose amount went up since last week
- Only your own registered numbers are texted. A message to any number outside that list is queued for your approval instead of sent
Done when You have this week's recurring total by SMS.
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Gmail - draft the review list
gmail.com
WebRun opens Gmail to draft the review list. - Draft the review list in Gmail with one line per arrangement: payee, amount, frequency, and last date taken
- Put the largest commitments and the price rises at the top
- Group the dormant arrangements separately as candidates to cancel
- Leave the email in Drafts. Cancelling anything is done by you, in your own banking session
Done when The review list sits in Drafts, unsent, with cancellation candidates grouped.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Can it cancel a direct debit for me?
No. WebRun reads your arrangements and reports them. It never cancels a direct debit, amends a standing order, makes a payment, or moves money. Every change happens in your own banking session.
How does it spot a subscription nobody uses?
It compares each arrangement against recent transactions and flags the ones not collected for several months, along with any payment whose amount has risen since the previous review.
Does it give financial advice?
No. It lists what leaves the account and what has changed. WebRun is not a financial adviser and offers no opinion on what you should keep, cancel, or buy.
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