UK fintech Wise in tie-up with Oaknorth as it beefs up infrastructure division

UK · 2026-10-06

1. Step 1 · The triggerWise embeds its payments engine into Oaknorth's SME banking platform via API integration
2. Step 2 · Knock-onOaknorth's SME customers gain cheaper cross-border payments without switching banks, raising retention and deposit stickiness
3. Step 3 · Knock-oncompeting UK SME banks face margin pressure on FX and international payment services as the benchmark shifts
4. Step 4 · Knock-onSME banking relationships reprice toward embedded-finance models where payments are unbundled from core lending
5. Step 5 · Reaches youUK SMEs on legacy bank FX see their cost base fall if they switch, or their negotiating position strengthen if they threaten to

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Source: City A.M.

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