Bank payment company GoCardless announced a partnership with Optty, a payments API platform, to help businesses in Australia to simplify their payment processes, "operate more efficiently, and scale with ease." This will allow customers to collect bank payments directly within the Optty platform, without the "need to build their own integration or manage multiple providers." As a result, merchants can collect recurring payments "around the world through GoCardless, with Direct Debit in over 20 countries