{"id":22381,"date":"2021-02-09T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/?p=22381"},"modified":"2021-02-26T09:23:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T09:23:30","slug":"fintech-wire-15-weekly-news-2-8-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/fintech-wire-15-weekly-news-2-8-february-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"FinTech Wire #15: Barclays and Smart Pension Join Forces While PayPal Shuts Business in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this issue of FinTech Wire we hear from one of our good friends, Smart Pension, that reached an important milestone, and review news from the UK, China, and India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FintechWire_1200x628_15.jpg\" alt=\"FinTech Wire #15 -  news digest\" class=\"wp-image-22382\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FintechWire_1200x628_15.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FintechWire_1200x628_15-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FintechWire_1200x628_15-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FintechWire_1200x628_15-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FintechWire_1200x628_15-361x189.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FintechWire_1200x628_15-191x100.jpg 191w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FintechWire_1200x628_15-720x377.jpg 720w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FintechWire_1200x628_15-864x452.jpg 864w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FintechWire_1200x628_15-432x226.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-weekly-fintech-news-digest-2-8-february-2021\"><strong>Weekly FinTech news digest: 2\u20148 February 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<article\n    id=\"fintech-news-block-block_6024394a0bfc4\"\n    class=\"fintech-news-block block \"\n>\n    <h1 class=\"fintech-news-block-title\">Rabobank to launch an online platform for carbon sequestration<\/h1>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"column tablet-4 fintech-news-block-image-column\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rabobank-logo-361x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-case-study-thumbnail size-case-study-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rabobank logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rabobank-logo-361x203.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rabobank-logo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rabobank-logo-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rabobank-logo-432x243.jpg 432w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rabobank-logo.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"column tablet-8\">\n          <h2 class=\"fintech-news-block-subtitle\">The solution will connect farmers in developing countries with large corporations looking to offset their carbon emissions <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fintech-news-block-content\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Dutch bank <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/newsarticle\/37391\/rabobank-tackles-co2-challenge-by-connecting-corporates-and-farmers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">teased a brand new online platform<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> developed together with Microsoft and aimed at tackling the problem of corporate CO2 emissions. The platform will allow large businesses to team up with smallholder farmers in developing countries that offer to sequester carbon emissions by planting trees on their land. Officially, the platform will be launched in 2022, but the pilot conducted last year in sub-Saharan Africa has already led to planting more than 50,000 trees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/fintech-trends-2021-global-outlook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 trends in FinTech<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <svg class=\"wave\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"280\" height=\"9\" viewBox=\"0 0 280 9\">\n    <path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M0 3.6c2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.824-1.515C7.724 1.108 9.879 0 13.998 0c4.12 0 6.274 1.108 8.175 2.085 1.644.847 2.943 1.515 5.823 1.515 2.88 0 4.179-.668 5.824-1.515C35.72 1.108 37.874 0 41.995 0c4.12 0 6.274 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.645.847 2.945 1.515 5.824 1.515 2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.826-1.515C63.719 1.108 65.873 0 69.993 0c4.12 0 6.274 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.645.847 2.945 1.515 5.823 1.515 2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.825-1.515C91.715 1.108 93.87 0 97.99 0c4.12 0 6.273 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.645.847 2.945 1.515 5.823 1.515 2.88 0 4.178-.668 5.824-1.515 1.9-.977 4.054-2.085 8.173-2.085 4.12 0 6.273 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.646.847 2.945 1.515 5.825 1.515 2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.826-1.515 1.9-.977 4.055-2.085 8.175-2.085 4.12 0 6.273 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.646.847 2.945 1.515 5.825 1.515 2.88 0 4.179-.668 5.824-1.515 1.9-.977 4.054-2.085 8.175-2.085 4.12 0 6.274 1.108 8.175 2.085 1.646.847 2.946 1.515 5.826 1.515 2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.826-1.515 1.9-.977 4.054-2.085 8.175-2.085 4.12 0 6.273 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.646.847 2.945 1.515 5.825 1.515 2.881 0 4.18-.668 5.827-1.515 1.9-.977 4.056-2.085 8.176-2.085 4.121 0 6.276 1.108 8.177 2.085 1.646.847 2.946 1.515 5.827 1.515s4.181-.668 5.828-1.515C259.718 1.108 261.873 0 265.995 0c4.121 0 6.275 1.108 8.177 2.084 1.645.848 2.946 1.516 5.828 1.516V9h-.007l-5.252-.793c-1.129-.382-2.056-.848-2.919-1.291-1.646-.847-2.946-1.516-5.827-1.516-2.882 0-4.183.669-5.829 1.516-1.9.977-4.056 2.084-8.177 2.084-4.12 0-6.275-1.107-8.176-2.084-1.647-.847-2.947-1.516-5.828-1.516-2.88 0-4.18.669-5.827 1.516-1.9.977-4.055 2.084-8.176 2.084-4.12 0-6.273-1.107-8.175-2.084-1.645-.847-2.944-1.516-5.824-1.516s-4.18.669-5.826 1.516c-1.9.977-4.055 2.084-8.175 2.084-4.12 0-6.275-1.107-8.176-2.084-1.644-.847-2.945-1.516-5.825-1.516-2.88 0-4.18.669-5.825 1.516-1.9.977-4.054 2.084-8.174 2.084-4.12 0-6.274-1.107-8.176-2.084-1.644-.847-2.943-1.516-5.823-1.516-2.88 0-4.18.669-5.826 1.516-1.9.977-4.054 2.084-8.175 2.084-4.12 0-6.274-1.107-8.174-2.084-1.646-.847-2.946-1.516-5.825-1.516s-4.179.669-5.824 1.516c-1.9.977-4.053 2.084-8.173 2.084s-6.273-1.107-8.173-2.084c-1.645-.847-2.945-1.516-5.824-1.516-2.88 0-4.179.669-5.824 1.516C90.265 7.893 88.11 9 83.99 9c-4.12 0-6.273-1.107-8.173-2.084-1.645-.847-2.944-1.516-5.824-1.516s-4.18.669-5.825 1.516C62.268 7.893 60.113 9 55.993 9c-4.12 0-6.274-1.107-8.174-2.084-1.645-.847-2.945-1.516-5.824-1.516-2.88 0-4.18.669-5.825 1.516C34.27 7.893 32.116 9 27.996 9c-4.12 0-6.273-1.107-8.174-2.084-1.645-.847-2.945-1.516-5.824-1.516s-4.179.669-5.824 1.516C7.311 7.359 1.127 8.618 0 9\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<article\n    id=\"fintech-news-block-block_6024395d0bfc5\"\n    class=\"fintech-news-block block \"\n>\n    <h1 class=\"fintech-news-block-title\">Chinese regulators and Ant Group reach an agreement<\/h1>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"column tablet-4 fintech-news-block-image-column\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/china-361x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-case-study-thumbnail size-case-study-thumbnail\" alt=\"China flag\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/china-361x203.jpg 361w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/china-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/china-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/china-432x243.jpg 432w, https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/china.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"column tablet-8\">\n          <h2 class=\"fintech-news-block-subtitle\">Jack Ma\u2019s FinTech will be converted into a financial holding company <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fintech-news-block-content\">\n        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-03\/ant-is-said-to-reach-agreement-with-china-regulators-on-overhaul?sref=zNmRQ0gk\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Bloomberg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Ant Group\u2019s problems with Chinese regulators are coming to an end, as both parties have allegedly reached an agreement on converting the company into a financial holding. Therefore, Jack Ma\u2019s spinoff company will be subject to strict legal requirements like other financial institutions such as banks. What is interesting, Ant\u2019s offerings don\u2019t limit solely to financial services, as the company operates also in different areas such as food delivery. It\u2019s still not clear how the decision will affect these areas of operations or what will be the capital requirements that the company will be obliged to meet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/fintech-security-standards-and-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legal requirements in FinTech development<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <svg class=\"wave\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"280\" height=\"9\" viewBox=\"0 0 280 9\">\n    <path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M0 3.6c2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.824-1.515C7.724 1.108 9.879 0 13.998 0c4.12 0 6.274 1.108 8.175 2.085 1.644.847 2.943 1.515 5.823 1.515 2.88 0 4.179-.668 5.824-1.515C35.72 1.108 37.874 0 41.995 0c4.12 0 6.274 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.645.847 2.945 1.515 5.824 1.515 2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.826-1.515C63.719 1.108 65.873 0 69.993 0c4.12 0 6.274 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.645.847 2.945 1.515 5.823 1.515 2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.825-1.515C91.715 1.108 93.87 0 97.99 0c4.12 0 6.273 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.645.847 2.945 1.515 5.823 1.515 2.88 0 4.178-.668 5.824-1.515 1.9-.977 4.054-2.085 8.173-2.085 4.12 0 6.273 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.646.847 2.945 1.515 5.825 1.515 2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.826-1.515 1.9-.977 4.055-2.085 8.175-2.085 4.12 0 6.273 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.646.847 2.945 1.515 5.825 1.515 2.88 0 4.179-.668 5.824-1.515 1.9-.977 4.054-2.085 8.175-2.085 4.12 0 6.274 1.108 8.175 2.085 1.646.847 2.946 1.515 5.826 1.515 2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.826-1.515 1.9-.977 4.054-2.085 8.175-2.085 4.12 0 6.273 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.646.847 2.945 1.515 5.825 1.515 2.881 0 4.18-.668 5.827-1.515 1.9-.977 4.056-2.085 8.176-2.085 4.121 0 6.276 1.108 8.177 2.085 1.646.847 2.946 1.515 5.827 1.515s4.181-.668 5.828-1.515C259.718 1.108 261.873 0 265.995 0c4.121 0 6.275 1.108 8.177 2.084 1.645.848 2.946 1.516 5.828 1.516V9h-.007l-5.252-.793c-1.129-.382-2.056-.848-2.919-1.291-1.646-.847-2.946-1.516-5.827-1.516-2.882 0-4.183.669-5.829 1.516-1.9.977-4.056 2.084-8.177 2.084-4.12 0-6.275-1.107-8.176-2.084-1.647-.847-2.947-1.516-5.828-1.516-2.88 0-4.18.669-5.827 1.516-1.9.977-4.055 2.084-8.176 2.084-4.12 0-6.273-1.107-8.175-2.084-1.645-.847-2.944-1.516-5.824-1.516s-4.18.669-5.826 1.516c-1.9.977-4.055 2.084-8.175 2.084-4.12 0-6.275-1.107-8.176-2.084-1.644-.847-2.945-1.516-5.825-1.516-2.88 0-4.18.669-5.825 1.516-1.9.977-4.054 2.084-8.174 2.084-4.12 0-6.274-1.107-8.176-2.084-1.644-.847-2.943-1.516-5.823-1.516-2.88 0-4.18.669-5.826 1.516-1.9.977-4.054 2.084-8.175 2.084-4.12 0-6.274-1.107-8.174-2.084-1.646-.847-2.946-1.516-5.825-1.516s-4.179.669-5.824 1.516c-1.9.977-4.053 2.084-8.173 2.084s-6.273-1.107-8.173-2.084c-1.645-.847-2.945-1.516-5.824-1.516-2.88 0-4.179.669-5.824 1.516C90.265 7.893 88.11 9 83.99 9c-4.12 0-6.273-1.107-8.173-2.084-1.645-.847-2.944-1.516-5.824-1.516s-4.18.669-5.825 1.516C62.268 7.893 60.113 9 55.993 9c-4.12 0-6.274-1.107-8.174-2.084-1.645-.847-2.945-1.516-5.824-1.516-2.88 0-4.18.669-5.825 1.516C34.27 7.893 32.116 9 27.996 9c-4.12 0-6.273-1.107-8.174-2.084-1.645-.847-2.945-1.516-5.824-1.516s-4.179.669-5.824 1.516C7.311 7.359 1.127 8.618 0 9\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<article\n    id=\"fintech-news-block-block_602439750bfc6\"\n    class=\"fintech-news-block block \"\n>\n    <h1 class=\"fintech-news-block-title\">More post-Brexit consequences for UK customers<\/h1>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"column tablet-4 fintech-news-block-image-column\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"84\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gb@3x.png\" class=\"attachment-case-study-thumbnail size-case-study-thumbnail\" alt=\"72% of UK startups feel optimistic about the next 12 months\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"column tablet-8\">\n          <h2 class=\"fintech-news-block-subtitle\">Customers complain that some EU companies reject payments from UK euro accounts<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fintech-news-block-content\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As expected, the consequences of Brexit are complicating things in more and more areas of our lives. In January, we reported that measures had to be taken to allow for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/fintech-wire-10-weekly-news-29-december-2020-4-january-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">derivatives trading to continue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> right after the UK\u2019s departure from the EU came into effect. Recently, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/newsarticle\/37403\/uk-customers-facing-iban-discrimination-on-eu-payments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">comments suggesting an IBAN discrimination<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> started to emerge. The issue was revealed by Starling Bank, which explained that several businesses across the EU reject payments made from UK euro accounts due to the bank account number containing the \u2018GB\u2019 country code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/what-were-the-most-popular-online-payment-methods-in-ecommerce-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the most popular online payment methods in 2020<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <svg class=\"wave\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"280\" height=\"9\" viewBox=\"0 0 280 9\">\n    <path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M0 3.6c2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.824-1.515C7.724 1.108 9.879 0 13.998 0c4.12 0 6.274 1.108 8.175 2.085 1.644.847 2.943 1.515 5.823 1.515 2.88 0 4.179-.668 5.824-1.515C35.72 1.108 37.874 0 41.995 0c4.12 0 6.274 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.645.847 2.945 1.515 5.824 1.515 2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.826-1.515C63.719 1.108 65.873 0 69.993 0c4.12 0 6.274 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.645.847 2.945 1.515 5.823 1.515 2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.825-1.515C91.715 1.108 93.87 0 97.99 0c4.12 0 6.273 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.645.847 2.945 1.515 5.823 1.515 2.88 0 4.178-.668 5.824-1.515 1.9-.977 4.054-2.085 8.173-2.085 4.12 0 6.273 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.646.847 2.945 1.515 5.825 1.515 2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.826-1.515 1.9-.977 4.055-2.085 8.175-2.085 4.12 0 6.273 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.646.847 2.945 1.515 5.825 1.515 2.88 0 4.179-.668 5.824-1.515 1.9-.977 4.054-2.085 8.175-2.085 4.12 0 6.274 1.108 8.175 2.085 1.646.847 2.946 1.515 5.826 1.515 2.88 0 4.18-.668 5.826-1.515 1.9-.977 4.054-2.085 8.175-2.085 4.12 0 6.273 1.108 8.174 2.085 1.646.847 2.945 1.515 5.825 1.515 2.881 0 4.18-.668 5.827-1.515 1.9-.977 4.056-2.085 8.176-2.085 4.121 0 6.276 1.108 8.177 2.085 1.646.847 2.946 1.515 5.827 1.515s4.181-.668 5.828-1.515C259.718 1.108 261.873 0 265.995 0c4.121 0 6.275 1.108 8.177 2.084 1.645.848 2.946 1.516 5.828 1.516V9h-.007l-5.252-.793c-1.129-.382-2.056-.848-2.919-1.291-1.646-.847-2.946-1.516-5.827-1.516-2.882 0-4.183.669-5.829 1.516-1.9.977-4.056 2.084-8.177 2.084-4.12 0-6.275-1.107-8.176-2.084-1.647-.847-2.947-1.516-5.828-1.516-2.88 0-4.18.669-5.827 1.516-1.9.977-4.055 2.084-8.176 2.084-4.12 0-6.273-1.107-8.175-2.084-1.645-.847-2.944-1.516-5.824-1.516s-4.18.669-5.826 1.516c-1.9.977-4.055 2.084-8.175 2.084-4.12 0-6.275-1.107-8.176-2.084-1.644-.847-2.945-1.516-5.825-1.516-2.88 0-4.18.669-5.825 1.516-1.9.977-4.054 2.084-8.174 2.084-4.12 0-6.274-1.107-8.176-2.084-1.644-.847-2.943-1.516-5.823-1.516-2.88 0-4.18.669-5.826 1.516-1.9.977-4.054 2.084-8.175 2.084-4.12 0-6.274-1.107-8.174-2.084-1.646-.847-2.946-1.516-5.825-1.516s-4.179.669-5.824 1.516c-1.9.977-4.053 2.084-8.173 2.084s-6.273-1.107-8.173-2.084c-1.645-.847-2.945-1.516-5.824-1.516-2.88 0-4.179.669-5.824 1.516C90.265 7.893 88.11 9 83.99 9c-4.12 0-6.273-1.107-8.173-2.084-1.645-.847-2.944-1.516-5.824-1.516s-4.18.669-5.825 1.516C62.268 7.893 60.113 9 55.993 9c-4.12 0-6.274-1.107-8.174-2.084-1.645-.847-2.945-1.516-5.824-1.516-2.88 0-4.18.669-5.825 1.516C34.27 7.893 32.116 9 27.996 9c-4.12 0-6.273-1.107-8.174-2.084-1.645-.847-2.945-1.516-5.824-1.516s-4.179.669-5.824 1.516C7.311 7.359 1.127 8.618 0 9\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<article\n    id=\"fintech-news-block-block_602439970bfc7\"\n    class=\"fintech-news-block block \"\n>\n    <h1 class=\"fintech-news-block-title\">Barclays to provide Smart Pension platform to 1,100 businesses across the UK<\/h1>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"column tablet-4 fintech-news-block-image-column\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/smart-pension.png\" class=\"attachment-case-study-thumbnail size-case-study-thumbnail\" alt=\"Smart Pension logo\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"column tablet-8\">\n          <h2 class=\"fintech-news-block-subtitle\">The companies agreed on a partnership that will bring the pensions solution to small businesses<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"fintech-news-block-content\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdfundinsider.com\/2021\/02\/171955-barclays-joins-forces-with-smart-pension-to-provide-smes-with-access-to-pensions-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Barclays announced<\/a> that it started a new collaboration with Smart Pension, a London-based online pensions platform provider. The aim of the partnership is to provide Barclay\u2019s network of 1,100 small and medium businesses with access to a simple pensions solution and the possibility to comply with the auto-enrolment requirement. 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From 1 April, the company will no longer offer domestic payments products, focusing solely on providing Indian businesses with international payments services. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finextra.com\/newsarticle\/37425\/paypal-quits-competitive-indian-payments-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The online payments market<\/a> in India is believed to be extremely competitive and dominated by Big Tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Facebook and Tencent. 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