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GoCardless closes deal to acquire Nuapay, the open banking business of a global payments company

3 septembrie 2024

Bank payment company GoCardless has completed the acquisition of Sentenial Ltd, operating under the Nuapay brand, from EML Payments Limited.

„The deal, which was announced in March, will significantly scale GoCardless’ indirect channel proposition and fast-track the rollout of new capabilities that will enable customers to send as well as collect money through GoCardless.” – according to the press release


Introducing these capabilities will be the first product priority for GoCardless, allowing the fintech to unlock new vertical sectors and use cases in areas including payroll, financial services, utilities, insurance, gaming and gambling.

Paul Stoddart – President at GoCardless, said: “Nuapay adds breadth and depth to our offering, positioning GoCardless as a full-service bank payment provider. The ability to both send and collect money via our platform, plus products that help merchants improve payment success and reduce fraud, will make GoCardless more competitive in our existing markets and help us enter new ones. This will ultimately accelerate the delivery of our strategy.

Brian Hanrahan – CEO of Nuapay, said: “We’re excited to join GoCardless, a company with an amazing track record and great growth prospects. GoCardless has been making huge strides towards its vision of becoming the world’s bank payment network and given the rapid developments in account-to-account payments, it’s a great time to come onboard and contribute to the journey.”

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GoCardless is a global bank payment company. The company help more than 85,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, collect both recurring and one-off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. Each year GoCardless processes more than US$35 billion of payments across 30+ countries. Company’s acquisition of Nordigen means also helping businesses make faster and more informed decisions through easy access to bank account data. GoCardless is headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in Australia, France, Latvia and the United States.

EML Payments is a global payments company that operates in Australia, the UK, Europe, and the US. The company’s customers are diverse and include major banks in Europe, government, retail brands and financial services companies.

Nuapay is EML Payments’ market-leading Open Banking business. Direct Debit, Credit Transfers and Instant Payment products are also available through one single ‘bank-grade’ platform, easily accessible through industry-leading APIs. Businesses and their customers benefit from the immediacy of Open Banking and account-2-account payments and can save time, money and resources at every turn.

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Anders Olofsson – former Head of Payments Finastra

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So many people are coming here to Bucharest, people that I see and interact on linkedin and now I get the change to meet them in person. It was like being to the Football World Cup but this was the World Cup on linkedin in payments and open banking.”

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In 23 septembrie 2019, BNR a anuntat infiintarea unui Fintech Innovation Hub pentru a sustine inovatia in domeniul serviciilor financiare si de plata. In acest sens, care credeti ca ar trebui sa fie urmatorul pas al bancii centrale?