Services and software that help UK banks and merchants monitor payment outages, respond to incidents, and upgrade old payment connections.
UK Payments Resilience & Modernization Services
Chris Skinner’s recent pieces question whether Britain’s payment systems work, putting the national payments backbone under fresh scrutiny. Fintech moves — Rillet’s $100M Series C and Stripe’s planned purchase of OpenRouter — strengthen the case for near-term demand for tools to monitor outages, route payments across networks, and modernize old connections.
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as a side gig ☆☆☆☆☆ (0/5)
no money or audience ★☆☆☆☆ (1/5)
with both ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
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The news behind it
- Sep 8, 2026 Chris Skinner: If everyone thinks Britain’s payment systems are working, why do they appear to be broken?
- Aug 25, 2026 Fortune: Asia’s founders are going global faster, sometimes even before they’re sure what their business is,
- Aug 20, 2026 TechCrunch: Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth
- Aug 20, 2026 CNBC: Stripe to buy OpenRouter as fintech expands deeper into AI
- Aug 20, 2026 Chris Skinner: Things worth reading: 20th August 2026
- Jul 28, 2026 Chris Skinner: Things worth reading: 28th July 2026
