● Fusion-by-Leatherback users can collect GBP payments directly from UK bank accounts via open banking
● It is designed to reduce costs, speed up settlements, and increase payment success rates
● This feature is built into Fusion’s API; no hardware or card processors are required
28th October 2025, London – Leatherback, a global cross-border financial platform, has moved a step closer to its goal of unifying the world’s 183+ currencies by partnering with Yapily, a leading open banking infrastructure provider. This partnership will power seamless GBP account-to-account payments for both UK-based businesses and global merchants selling to customers in the UK, through its powerful API “Fusion-by-Leatherback”.
Collecting payments is still a major challenge for many businesses. Card payments come with high fees, delayed settlements, failed transactions, and checkout pages that feel disconnected from the brand.
With this integration, businesses using Fusion-by-Leatherback can let their customers pay directly from their UK bank accounts, with no cards involved. This means no card fees, faster access to funds, and higher success rates, especially for recurring or large payments.
Beyond functionality, the integration gives businesses full ownership of the payment experience. They can embed their logo, brand colours, and messaging into the payment flow, ensuring a cohesive brand experience that builds trust, reduces drop-offs, and enhances the overall customer journey.
This partnership with Yapily is part of Leatherback’s long-term mission to remove obstructions to how businesses move and manage money across borders.
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About Leatherback
Leatherback, founded in 2019, is a UK-based financial platform designed to simplify cross-border payments for individuals and businesses. The company offers multi-currency wallets, global bank accounts, and seamless international transfers, enabling users to transact and scale without geographical limitations. From personal remittances to complex business operations, Leatherback provides the infrastructure to move money easily and securely across borders.
About Yapily
Founded in 2017, Yapily is Europe’s leading open banking infrastructure platform that’s redefining how the world interacts with value.
It securely connects its customers to thousands of European banks, allowing them to access financial data and initiate payments. In this way, Yapily enables innovative companies to embed the power of open banking into their products and services, reducing financial friction and creating better, fairer financial services for everyone.
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