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Emily Downer
Content Marketing Manager
Emily is a Content Marketing Manager at GoCardless. She specialises in writing content helping business optimise their payments stratagies. Prior to GoCardless, Emily gained her experience at a number FinTech businesses, focussing on personal finance and business related content. She most recently worked for Wagestream writing content for their marketing activities.
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Manual process could be costing you time, money and customers. Find out more.
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At a time when it's increasingly hard to save, how can you make saving easier?
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Find out how to stand out by creating a seamless customer payment experience
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Find out how you can better harness open banking.
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Find out how you can better harness open banking as a lender
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Learn everything you need to know about bank payments.
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How can you outsmart fraudulent payers?
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Higher rates can bring short-term profits, but can you keep the money flowing?