
Comfortable isn’t the same as good: why it’s time to change your CoP provider
You know the pair. The shoes at the back of the cupboard you reach for without thinking – moulded to your feet, been everywhere with you. You’ve noticed they’re tired:
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You know the pair. The shoes at the back of the cupboard you reach for without thinking – moulded to your feet, been everywhere with you. You’ve noticed they’re tired:

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Two years ago, obconnect was lucky enough to begin working with Zopa Bank. They’d come to obconnect to migrate away from their existing Confirmation of Payee provider. The reasons were