Paysecure and Yaspa partner to link open banking platforms
Paysecure and Yaspa have formed a partnership that links Paysecure's payment orchestration platform with Yaspa's open banking and payments technology.
The arrangement will give merchants access to Yaspa's account-to-account payment services through a single integration within Paysecure's network, which connects merchants to more than 500 payment service providers, acquirers and alternative payment methods worldwide.
Under the partnership, Paysecure will combine its routing and transaction data with Yaspa's bank payment and identity tools. The companies said this will help businesses manage fraud, route payments more effectively and give users a smoother payment experience.
Built on open banking infrastructure, Yaspa's system supports instant Pay by Bank transactions. It also uses a customer's bank data at the point of payment, which can support identity checks, risk assessment and analysis of financial behaviour.
Founded in 2022, Paysecure provides a software layer between merchants and payment providers. Its platform is designed to help businesses manage payment acceptance, routing and reporting through a single connection rather than multiple direct integrations.
Combined Data
The tie-up reflects a broader push across the payments industry to combine transaction processing, data analysis and fraud controls in a single workflow. Open banking providers have increasingly argued that direct bank payments can offer merchants a cheaper alternative to cards in some cases, while orchestration platforms have sought to give merchants more flexibility over which providers and methods they use.
Merchants using Paysecure's platform will be able to add Yaspa's services alongside other payment options already available through its system. The combined offering will draw on data covering spending patterns, currency, offers, fraud and transaction performance.
Justin Fraser, chief revenue officer at Yaspa, said: "This integration and partnership with Paysecure is a genuinely game-changing moment in the payments industry. Never before have operators had this level of intelligence and data from a third-party payments solution at their fingertips. We look forward to working closely with the Paysecure team."
Fraser's comments reflect growing competition among payment providers to differentiate themselves through data rather than processing alone. Merchants in sectors with high transaction volumes have been placing more emphasis on fraud prevention, acceptance rates and customer verification as payment options proliferate.
Growth Push
Paysecure has been expanding its market presence. It recently recorded a five-fold increase in the number of merchants using its technology and was named best newcomer at the Card and Payment Awards 2026.
Yaspa has also been building its profile in real-time payments and open banking-based verification. Sifted ranked it the fourth fastest-growing start-up in the UK and Ireland, and it won the Real-Time Payments Innovation award at the 2025 Payments Awards.
It was also named among the CB Insights Top 100 Fintechs and closed a USD $12 million investment round led by Discerning Capital. Following that funding, Yaspa opened new offices in Atlanta and a technology hub in Leeds.
Mike Peplow, chief operating officer at Paysecure, said: "The intelligence data we collect drives our AI analysis, enabling real-time decisions on routing, payment method and fraud management. Working with Yaspa not only provides best-in-class open banking, but also delivers access to account information that further enhances our ability to optimise payment selection, lower transaction risk and personalise the end-customer experience. The partnership with Yaspa unites two data-driven platforms to help merchants transform their customer journey, offer more payment choice and better manage the transaction workflow."