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By utilizing the speed of the Capchase platform, Bankable was able to cut the time spent on fundraising by months. Bankable was also able to draw a slightly smaller amount upfront, saving on interest and fees compared to their venture debt alternatives, while enjoying the ability to draw more at need going forward.

Bankable partners with Paysafe to launch a broad range of integrated, omnichannel banking services from Paysafe. Under the global agreement, Paysafe will use Bankable’s core banking services.

Today, Bankable announced a partnership with Paysafe, a world-beating leading and specialized payments platform. Bankable would provide it’s scalable and secure API as Paysafe’s new core banking platform and launch with Paysafe a broad new range of integrated services.

Paysafe as a company strives to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly via it’s digital wallets, online cash solutions and payment processing capabilities. It’s mission is to provide a differentiated value proposition for each and every customer that goes beyond the standard offerings available to them.

Bankable and Paysafe have previously collaborated together with it’s card issuing services to provide the British Red Cross with Prepaid Visa cards to support emergencies. This solution enabled families and individuals to use prepaid cards in the event of a crisis, providing a safe and discreet way to distribute money across those in need.

After signing the agreement, Noah Sharp, Chief Banking Officer at Paysafe, commented: “At Paysafe we’re progressing a number of innovative banking-as-a-service initiatives and broadening our network of relationships with leading banks, and we have a lot of exciting plans up our sleeve. To work with a strong, proven partner like Bankable, and the highly experienced team they bring, is an important component of our delivery in this area.”

Eric Mouilleron, Founder & CEO of Bankable added: “Like Bankable, Paysafe is a customer-centric organisation. Bankable signature one stop platform will serve as Paysafe’s new core banking platform, providing the company with technology to advance its payments infrastructure and enhance the services it provides to customers. We’re excited to support the company in its ambitious, global plans..”

Blank, a French digital bank for independent workers, is backed-up by Crédit Agricole Group via its startup studio, La Fabrique by CA. Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest bank in the world by total assets – serving 51 million clients across 47 countries, launched La Fabrique by CA to identify opportunities in banking and finance offers and support the development of selected Fintechs next to Crédit Agricole offers.

The British Red Cross has transformed its approach to cash assistance in the event of emergencies following a new partnership with banking-as-a-service provider Bankable and specialised payments platform Paysafe.

Cash assistance is the means by which British Red Cross delivers financial aid during emergencies to make sure that recipients are able to access the goods and services they really need.

Emergencies – whether localised such as a house fire, or national or international such as a health pandemic – can have a large economic impact on communities. If homes are damaged and people aren’t able to work, communities that may already be in vulnerable situations are under increasing financial strain to make ends meet and the British Red Cross is there to help. The charity is now able to give families and individuals in need access to prepaid Visa cards via on-the-ground support workers, instead of relying on cash.

Following the COVID-19 outbreak, some media reports suggesting that cash may aid the spread of the disease have resulted in a shift in its usage and some retailers no longer accepting it as a form of payment, despite scientific evidence to the contrary. According to Paysafe research undertaken in April 2020, 53% of Brits are worried about handling cash following the COVID-19 outbreak, with 51% saying they planned to reduce their long term use of cash due to health and safety concerns.

The British Red Cross’ new Bankable-branded prepaid Visa cards are issued by Paysafe and can be used by recipients at any point of sale or ATM, that accepts Visa. The cards are pre-loaded with an amount defined by the charity and have a unique identification number.

The British Red Cross strives to provide scalable and timely cash assistance within hours after any UK emergency. Its mission is to support individuals and communities in preparing for, dealing with and recovering from a crisis, whoever and wherever they are. The charity responds to an emergency on average every four hours, ranging from domestic fires or utility outages to floods or terror attacks.

Jon Pewtner, UK Operations Cash Manager at the British Red Cross, comments: “By allowing families and individuals to use prepaid cards in the event of an emergency we are able to provide a safe, discrete and empowering way to distribute money to those in crisis. We now operate our Cash Assistance programme with a 24-hour support team. Working with Bankable, Paysafe and Visa we’ve been able to transform our approach to cash assistance and the way we provide funds to those in need in emergency situations. With this programme in place, we have been able to respond with agility and action throughout our COVID-19 response.”

Eric Mouilleron, Founder & CEO of Bankable said: “We’re proud to be supporting the British Red Cross in transforming their financial services and the provision of real-time funds to those in need. This is just one great example of the amazing work they do in supporting the nation in the event of a crisis.”

Lorenzo Pellegrino, CEO of Skrill, NETELLER and Income Access at Paysafe – responsible for the company’s Card Issuing division – added: “We’re seeing many innovative and specialised uses of prepaid cards, but this example is particularly powerful. We’re delighted to play a role in the British Red Cross’ transformation of its Cash Assistance programme.”

European retail online bank Moneyou has announced today that it will be diversifying its portfolio to leverage Level 39 payments service provider Bankable’s multi-wallet and multi-card technology to target millennials in the Netherlands and in Germany. Moneyou understands the changing needs of the customer in a unique way and is continuously improving their products and services to meet these needs. Branded the friendliest fintech to incumbents, Bankable is renowned for its rapid implementation and in turn, the ability to generate revenue at a faster rate.

Madhvi Mavadiya, CONTRIBUTOR

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Bankable’s Banking as a Service platform powers Moneyou BV, the fully digital consumer subsidiary of ABN Amro. The service is now opened to selected customers in the Netherlands.

Moneyou is a financial service provider launched by ABN AMRO under a separate brand in 2001 and active in 4 countries in the EU. Moneyou provides savings accounts to more than half a million customers and is now diversifying its offering by leveraging Bankable’s latest generation multi-wallet and multi-card technology to launch a full product portfolio targeted at millennials in the Netherlands and in Germany.

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Les Echos, France’s leading financial news paper, highlights Bankable’s Banking as a Service platform powering of ABN AMRO Bank’s fully-digital consumer subsidiary, Moneyou.

“Encore balbutiante en Europe, la distribution de briques de services bancaires par des jeunes pousses de la finance passe un cap. Ce ne sont plus seulement d’autres fintech désireuses de croquer des parts de marché plus rapidement qui se montrent intéressées : les banques européennes, elles-mêmes, signent désormais aussi des partenariats avec ces nouveaux spécialistes de la « banque Lego ». Moneyou, filiale d’ABN Amro spécialisé dans l’épargne, va ainsi annoncer ce mardi la signature d’une alliance avec Bankable. Cette jeune pousse britannique a vocation à fournir un compte courant aux 500.000 clients détenteurs d’un produit d’épargne chez Moneyou aux Pays-Bas, en Allemagne, en Belgique et en Autriche. « Avec ce partenariat, nous n’accédons pas seulement à un produit de banque au quotidien centré sur le paiement. Nous allons bénéficier d’une plate-forme bancaire très agile, qui va nous permettre de construire avec Bankable des services adaptés aux nouveaux besoins de nos clients », se félicite Liesbeth Rigter, directrice générale de Moneyou.”

Ninon Renaud

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