STRATEGIC COMMERCIAL RECOVERY
Global Collection for
International Digital Businesses
WHAT PAYFOR IS
Payfor is a London-based specialist commercial recovery firm focused on cross-border B2B disputes, complex commercial debts, high-friction negotiations, and strategic settlement.
THE REALITY
Most commercial disputes do not fail because the legal position is weak.
They fail for other reasons:
- the wrong leverage is applied
- the debtor understands the claimant cannot sustain litigation
- lawyers focus on process instead of pressure
- the matter becomes trapped inside slow-moving legal machinery
WHAT WE DO
From first demand to enforced judgment.
One firm across the whole arc of a difficult recovery. We lead the commercial pressure, draft the legal correspondence and coordinate counsel where litigation is required.
Initial Meeting
Every matter starts with a no-obligation online meeting to assess your claim and identify the best route to recovery. Book a meeting to get started.
30-Day Chase Campaign
A focused, recovery process. We open a professional, amicable dialogue with the debtor and move quickly to secure payment.
Letters Of Demand
Letters Before Action for the UK, drafted by us. Strongly worded demands worldwide through our legal network.
Legal Claim Support
We draft UK claims in-house and coordinate local counsel to file and serve abroad. We also handle written submissions for international arbitration.
Cross-Border Recovery
Payfor specialise in many jurisdictions worldwide. We use your contract's jurisdiction to identify your strongest legal remedies.
Strategic Leverage
We understand a debtor's real pressure points: reputation, directors, IP and group structure, and we leverage them to force a settlement.
Not sure which applies? Every case starts with a free strategic appraisal.
The issue is leverage.
Payfor identifies what the debtor actually cares about, where reputational pressure travels, how commercial incentives can be shifted, and what settlement structure becomes rational.
THE PAYFOR METHOD
Four kinds of leverage.
Applied where each one lands hardest.
Reputational Leverage
Public companies, regulated entities, enterprise-facing businesses and investor-backed firms all have vulnerabilities beyond the courtroom.
Structural Leverage
Holdcos, subsidiaries, SPVs, distressed startups and shell structures rarely isolate real pressure as their owners imagine.
Commercial Leverage
We reposition non-payment so that settlement becomes commercially rational, not just legally avoidable.
Psychological Leverage
Most disputes persist because both sides are entrenched. We frame realistic exits that preserve face while forcing movement.
HOW WE ENGAGE
A linear process. A single point of contact.
Strategic Appraisal
Every meaningful matter starts with a written strategic appraisal, not a generic chase template.
Direct Engagement
The Founder runs every case from intake to settlement. There is no hand-over to a junior team.
Legal Escalation
We are not paid to make noise. We are paid to produce movement, settlements, and recoveries.
- Assessment of contracts and counterparties
- Mapping leverage points and structure
- Realistic settlement pathway
- Calibrated commercial pressure
- Daily momentum, direct communication
- Settlement framing
- Litigation where required
- Vetted jurisdictional counsel
- Coordinated recovery strategy
Strategic Appraisal
Every meaningful matter starts with a written strategic appraisal, not a generic chase template.
Direct Engagement
The Founder runs every case from intake to settlement. There is no hand-over to a junior team.
Legal Escalation
We are not paid to make noise. We are paid to produce movement, settlements, and recoveries.
- Assessment of contracts and counterparties
- Mapping leverage points and structure
- Realistic settlement pathway
- Calibrated commercial pressure
- Daily momentum, direct communication
- Settlement framing
- Litigation where required
- Vetted jurisdictional counsel
- Coordinated recovery strategy
Strategic Appraisal
Every meaningful matter starts with a written strategic appraisal, not a generic chase template.
- Assessment of contracts and counterparties
- Mapping leverage points and structure
- Realistic settlement pathway
Direct Engagement
The Founder runs every case from intake to settlement. There is no hand-over to a junior team.
- Calibrated commercial pressure
- Daily momentum, direct communication
- Settlement framing
Legal Escalation
We are not paid to make noise. We are paid to produce movement, settlements, and recoveries.
- Litigation where required
- Vetted jurisdictional counsel
- Coordinated recovery strategy
ENGAGEMENT MODEL
Aligned interests. No risk. No retainers.
Contingency based fee.
ALIGNED INTERESTS
Strategic assessment before engagement. No retainers. No large upfront legal spend. Our fee is success-based and confirmed privately with each client.
No obligation Intro Call
Talk to us about your claim, hear about our recovery techniques.
Identifying The Strategy
We’ll give you immediate feedback on next steps based on our deep experience of defaulting clients.
Combined Legal Recovery
We draft letters of demand (LBAs in the UK) plus work alongside law firms, your existing team or our network.
Immediate Pay Out Upon Recovery
Upon successful recovery, funds are transferred immediately to your account.
THE DIGITAL NICHE
Built for international technology and gaming businesses.
SaaS
Subscription billing disputes, contract renewals, enterprise non-payment.
Gaming
Publisher and platform disputes, revenue-share claims, cross-border cash flow.
Digital Media
Programmatic ad-spend recovery, publisher payments, attribution disputes.
Adtech
Network and DSP claims, performance disputes, Google policy fallout.
Affiliate
Payout claims, conversion-fraud disputes, withheld commissions.
Technology
Software developers, IT, International technology businesses generally, across services, platforms and infrastructure.
TRACK RECORD
“50% more money in the company’s bank account within three months of working with Payfor.”
Paolo Zanini, CEO, Acumen Media
Selected Recoveries
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Giles not only is great at building relationships and understanding people's motives but also knows how to strike the right balance between being empathetic and firm in negotiations. Despite having an initially small claim, I got their full engagement and very personalized advice. They go beyond legal assessment and really start with the psychological motives of debtors, which I believe drastically improves the outcomes.
Maciej - CEO, Ragnarson
We were stuck waiting 3 months for a client to pay, but Payfor got it sorted in just a few weeks. The whole process was fast, clear, and top-quality. Highly recommend them if you're dealing with deadbeat clients!
Serg - COO, IT Outsource
Finally, a collection agency that actually does its job! Unlike others, they actually get people to respond and pay up. They keep you in the loop the whole time with clear updates. Would absolutely recommend!
Ilan - VP Finance, SaaS
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
You deal with the founder, not a junior team.
Payfor is led by its founder, Giles Goodman, who runs every meaningful matter personally, from first appraisal to settlement. After fifteen years negotiating in the music industry and a career across property and technology, he has spent close to a decade on difficult cross-border recovery and international legal work.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
You deal with the founder, not a junior team.
Payfor is led by its founder, Giles Goodman, who runs every meaningful matter personally, from first appraisal to settlement. After fifteen years negotiating in the music industry and a career across property and technology, he has spent close to a decade on difficult cross-border recovery and international legal work.