NatWest’s Payit hits milestone of £1bn processed payments
PayitTM, NatWest’s multi award-winning open banking payments solution, hits a critical milestone processing £1bn in payments. Launched in June 2020, Payit has handled more than five million payment transactions, averaging £200 in value.
Mike Elliff, CEO of Payit, comments, “Payit has always been at the forefront of payments technology; built from scratch to meet the demands of the modern business environment, Payit has been leading the industry since its inception in 2020. In just over two years, it’s helped businesses of all sizes send and receive payments, as well as establish itself as an integral part of the online payments ecosystem.”
Payit was the first open banking payments solution launched by a UK bank. It uses this technology to streamline payment journeys, allowing businesses and consumers to seamlessly send and receive money securely without having to share any bank details.
Payit removes the need for a payment card, helping to create a slicker, more intuitive customer journey, whilst reducing exposure to fraud and limiting transaction fees to save businesses money.
In addition, transactions are processed in near real-time so all parties have a better oversight and control of their finances.
Evolution of Payit
Over two years of innovation, Payit has rapidly developed new functionality to support the needs of British businesses and consumers. From its early beginnings where it facilitated the online collection of payments, Payit has expanded to allow businesses to send faster payments without the need for account details and partnered with NatWest to enable simple payment requests to settle payments in near-real time.
The functionality is available to all NatWest and RBS customers through their retail banking app to make peer to peer secure transactions, and for smaller SMEs, through their business banking app, to get paid quickly, bringing advanced technology into the hands of many in the UK. According to recent research from Payit, one in four SMEs (26%) are owed between £5,000 and £20,000 in late payments, highlighting the critical role payment providers like Payit play in ensuring businesses get paid on time.
Payit is soon to pilot Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) functionality which is set to replace direct debit and card-on-file payments. Once securely set up, it will allow consumers to authorise Payit to make ongoing payments to a business
