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Case History ·

March 2021·

Profit for Purpose energy company, PFP Energy, and Financial wellbeing Open Banking FinTech, Ordo, make communities better

PFP Energy is proud to be a not-for-profit energy company, or as they like to call it ‘Profit for Purpose’. And Ordo is on a…

Covid-19 ·

January 2021·

Start 2021 right by making Ordo your instant bank transfer solution

Every year, businesses attempt to predict upcoming trends in order to prepare and stay ahead of the curve, but even the best business forecaster would…

Covid-19 ·

January 2021·

Switching to Ordo for secure online payments could be one of the best decisions your business makes

The average person makes an astonishing 35,000 decisions a day. Many of these daily decisions are minor and don’t have a long-term impact on life,…

Covid-19 ·

January 2021·

Improve customer experience by using Ordo as your instant payment system

Covid-19 has upended much in the business world. One of the biggest changes is seen in consumer spending habits. Customer loyalty is not a given – people…

Covid-19 ·

December 2020·

Encourage different thinking and try Ordo the innovative request for payment service

In the past few years there has been a big push to encourage cognitive diversity in business, but is it really that helpful? The short…

Covid-19 ·

November 2020·

When it comes to small business accounting, let accounting software packages do the heavy lifting to get you instant payment

When it comes to small business accounting, let accounting software packages do the heavy lifting to get you instant payment With the tightening of Covid…

Covid-19 ·

November 2020·

Simplify your gift giving with Ordo – the easy to use payment app

We all know someone who had a birthday during the first lockdown. It was a novelty – you celebrated with a virtual party, toasted them…

Covid-19 ·

November 2020·

From baking basics to online payments: How Covid-19 has changed our spending habits

At the beginning of the year who would have thought we’d experience so many changes to the way we live? Covid-19 has altered our lives…

Covid-19 ·

November 2020·

Post-Pandemic Time Travel….the essential money transfer app to not leave home without

With pandemic restrictions tightening across Britain travel within and outside of the country may seem like a pipe dream, but it will return one day…it…

Covid-19 ·

November 2020·

Navigating the stormy Covid19 seas – From theatre boats to calm electronic payment solutions

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we’re all extremely adaptable and resourceful. Many small businesses have weathered the storm by moving from…

Covid-19 ·

October 2020·

Is your business limitless on contactless?

Before the pandemic, more than half of all payments were made by card in the UK. Now that number has increased with consumers turning away…

Covid-19 ·

October 2020·

Press delete and you risk missing £30k in payments…

Tell the truth – what do you do when you get an email from your bank informing you that your monthly current account statement is…

Covid-19 ·

October 2020·

Dirty money….

In September of last year, the title “dirty money” would’ve had you anticipating very different content. Just over a year ago today, for the first…

Covid-19 ·

October 2020·

The Clapping ceased, but can the caring continue?

At 8pm on Thursday, the 26th of March, across the country people ventured out onto their doorsteps, stood on their balconies, or leaned out their…

Covid-19 ·

October 2020·

You’ve been scammed!

It’s a sad fact – if there is a crisis there are always scammers willing to exploit it for personal gain. The Covid-19 pandemic is…

Covid-19 ·

September 2020·

Home sweet Home Work?

Rising at the crack of dawn to get the early morning train. Zooming down a cycle super highway surrounded by slew of other frantic cyclists.…

Covid-19 ·

September 2020·

Here comes the bride, with a mask muffled, “I do”?

Though Covid restrictions are fluid, as of now weddings are still continuing. This is happy news for not just couples eager to tie the knot,…

Covid-19 ·

September 2020·

Blood, sweat and….gyms?

After almost four months closed because of Covid-19, July was finally the month where gyms and indoor pools began to open in England, Wales, and…

Covid-19 ·

August 2020·

Reducing stress… and Breathe!

When lockdown began in late March, the Office of National Statistics found that 50% of Britons felt high levels of anxiety. This number fell as…

Covid-19 ·

August 2020·

Money Personality

When you think about your relationship with money, what words or ideas spring to mind? Maybe it’s fun and big nights out, perhaps it’s planning…

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Solutions ·

July 2020·

What do clients and kids have in common?

What do clients and kids have in common? The planet found itself gripped by a virus that knows no boundaries, democratic nations wilfully complied with…

Covid-19 ·

July 2020·

How has COVID-19 affected market stalls?

No More Stalling For Market Traders By the end of this weekend, most shops, restaurants and bars across England will, once again, be open for…

Covid-19 ·

June 2020·

What happened to all the food and drink unsold in bars and restaurants

Pubs Have ‘Beer-ly’ Survived During Lockdown Dubbed ‘Super Saturday’ by the media, Saturday the 4th of July is the date that pubs and restaurants in…

Covid-19 ·

June 2020·

How COVID-19 has affected window cleaners

Window Cleaners Look For Transparent Payment Methods Before COVID-19 arrived and began to impact every area of every industry, most UK home-owners enjoyed having their…

Hairdressers ·

June 2020·

Paying Tribute To Hairdressers – But Not Cash

Hands up if you’re ready for a haircut! In the last few weeks, the UK’s businesses have been slowly coming back to life with parks,…

Landlords and tenants ·

June 2020·

Ordo Offers A New Lease Of Life For Landlords And Tenants

During the first half of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across a number of industries – not least the residential property market. At…

Covid-19 ·

June 2020·

Lessons To Be Learnt As Schools Reopen

Although we have had some conflicting reports of late, this week Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, announced that the plan is for all children to return…

Fighting Fraud ·

February 2020·

Prevention or Cure?

Look at what Which? has found out about being reimbursed following fraud…it’s not groovy

A lunchtime disrupted - time for Request for Payment

Banking ·

December 2019·

A lunchtime disrupted – time for Request for Payment

Phil Skinner at our technology partner, CGI, has been blogging about us (and he’s a little bit funny)

Mental Health ·

October 2019·

World Mental Health Day

For World Mental Health day, Ordo is doing its bit to break the taboo and spread the word about suicide prevention – hard hitting, but literally vital.

Fighting Fraud ·

October 2019·

Ordo heads to P20

Ordo meets the Economic Secretary, John Glen MP.

Fighting Fraud ·

October 2019·

Fighting back against payment fraud

We discuss how Ordo protects users from fraud.

Fighting Fraud ·

September 2019·

Ordo and CGI addressing billing fraud

Fliss from Ordo and Sean from Ordo’s technology partner, CGI, chat about how Ordo helps combat invoice fraud and why this matters to billers and their customers

Fighting Fraud ·

June 2019·

How Overlay Services Add New Opportunities In Open Banking

Pymnts.com discusses how Open Banking and overlay services, such as Ordo, are combatting fraud and promoting efficiencies in billing, invoicing and payments.

Fighting Fraud ·

May 2019·

£674 a minute is lost to bank transfer scams. New industry code must deliver.

Which? highlights that APP fraud is on the rise, with a lasting and disabling impact on it’s innocent victims.

Mental Health ·

May 2019·

Mental Health Awareness Week 2019

We’re building Ordo to do our bit to improve everyone’s financial wellbeing.

Fighting Fraud ·

March 2019·

Fraud the Facts 2019

UK Finance publish latest insights on fraud emphasising why Ordo is needed