Recurring payments are the backbone of the subscription economy — and for most of that economy's history, collecting them has been more complicated than it should be. SlimPay was founded in Paris in 2009 to fix recurring payment collection for European businesses, building a platform around SEPA Direct Debit that makes it as straightforward as possible to set up, manage, and collect bank-based recurring payments across the eurozone. Its focus on direct debit rather than card-based recurring payments reflects a real difference in European payment culture — particularly in France, Germany, and the DACH region, where bank transfers and direct debits remain the preferred method for paying regular bills. SlimPay serves subscription businesses, utilities, insurance companies, and any organisation that needs to collect payments reliably on a schedule, offering mandate management, payment retry logic, and customer communication tools built around the specific mechanics of SEPA. In a payments landscape dominated by card-focused infrastructure, SlimPay's specialisation in bank-based recurring payments gives it a depth in its niche that generalist processors rarely match.