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Is lending broken? For episode 8 of Settling Up, we’re joined by Hannah Matson, Chief Operating Officer for Creditspring to discuss the often opaque world of lending and their mission to help solve it. She and Ellie Duncan discuss: 🟡 The credit divide 🟡 A no-interest approach to loans 🟡 The power of payments data in loan applications Watch on Youtube 👉 https://lnkd.in/ek__afv5 Listen on Spotify 👉 https://lnkd.in/esH4ZJj9

💸 For This Way Up, automating how they get paid means invoices get paid in 20 days instead of 60. GoCardless has helped the co-founders get peace of mind and a good nights’ sleep. See how they freed up time to spend to help grow brands, without the awkward conversations about money. Read the full story here 👉https://lnkd.in/e2vY4hma #GoCardless #smallbusiness  #NoMoreLatePayments

Grain delivers ultra-fast, reliable internet to communities across the country and is saving hours along the way. By partnering with GoCardless, they’ve automated their recurring payments and reduced manual admin, ensuring faster and more efficient payment collection. Here’s what they’ve achieved: ✅ 2-3 days saved on payments admin per month. ✅ 70% of failed payments successfully recollected with Success+. ✅ A scalable payments engine designed for rapid growth Read more on how Grain simplified their payments: https://lnkd.in/ekr-vpAs

We’ve introduced a new way to interact with GoCardless: the Model Context Protocol (MCP). 🔌✨ It’s a tool that makes bank payments AI-native, allowing developers and merchants to ‘speak’ to our platform using natural language via their preferred Large Language Model (LLM). 🗣️🤖 How it works in practice: Instant Business Intelligence: Query payment data directly to get real-time insights, such as asking "How many payments are overdue today?" 📊🔍 Simplified Integration: Describe specific payment requirements to an AI to receive tailored guidance and ready-to-use code 💻📝 Future-Ready: This serves as a technical foundation for ‘agentic commerce,’ ensuring AI agents can interact with GoCardless securely and autonomously 🏗️🌐 By meeting merchants where they are with AI as a co-pilot, we are making it even easier to move from idea to execution. 🚀 Read the full announcement here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEwnAc-8 #GoCardless #Fintech #AI #MCP #ProductLaunch #Innovation

💸For digital agency Bambu, GoCardless is the difference between getting paid and not getting paid. Before automating their billing, the team spent valuable time on monthly client calls discussing finances instead of strategy. Now, they collect 95% of their UK payments through GoCardless, giving Founder, Oliver Springate, the headspace to focus on helping his clients grow. See how they traded awkward conversations about money for a seamless onboarding experience. Read the full story here 👉https://lnkd.in/efMhZCKV #GoCardless #SmallBusiness  #NoMoreLatePayments

Following our recent announcement that GoCardless has signed an agreement to be acquired by Mollie, our Ceo Hiroki Takeuchi, visited Mollie’s office in Amsterdam last week. The visit was full of excitement as well as genuine curiosity and questions about what we can build together as we plan towards building a complete payments platform. We’ll continue to stay connected and focused on the journey ahead. 🙌 The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to be finalised this year. #Fintech #Payments

What will the way we pay look like in 10 years time? Neira Jones shares that we’ll most likely be letting AI agents do the paying for us in some use cases but with A2A payments and cards still playing a central role. Find out more in Ep 7 of Settling Up! Watch on Youtube 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5uUP_tx Listen on Spotify 👉https://lnkd.in/erC8jKHm

Think Direct Debit is just for big businesses? Or that it’s risky for customers? It’s time to set the record straight. We’re debunking four of the biggest myths about Direct Debit - and showing why it's actually one of the safest, simplest, and most powerful ways to manage payments. Whether you're a business owner or a customer, understanding the truth could save you time, money, and stress. Swipe through to bust the myths ➡️

Jellyfish Energy is making waves in the UK energy market and saving hours along the way. Jellyfish Energy helps small and medium-sized businesses access simple, fair energy. By partnering with GoCardless, they’ve automated 90% of their revenue collection via Direct Debit, saving 20–25 hours of manual work each week. Here’s what they’ve achieved: ✅ 90% revenue now automated, freeing up time for growth ✅Real-time workflows from reconciliations to follow-ups ✅A payments engine built for 10x scalability Ready to scale your payments effortlessly? Join Jellyfish Energy and see what’s possible with GoCardless 👉 www.gocardless.com

Clearco streamlined their entire payments operation by switching to GoCardless. Here’s what they achieved: ✅ 6 payment processors reduced to 1 - simplifying operations and increasing visibility ✅ 10x fewer payment errors - with one reliable, integrated system ✅ 10–20 hours of admin saved every week - cutting manual tasks and investigations ✅ 2-day faster cashflow - using Faster ACH to accelerate payment settlement ✅ Seamless developer experience - thanks to our easy-to-use API and clean integration Ready to simplify your payments? Head to 👉 https://gocardless.com/