New Zealand software provider InsuredHQ has added GoCardless bank payment technology to its platform, to let insurers to schedule customer payments using direct debit and PayTo.

GoCardless ANZ GM Luke Fossett says the integration will make it quicker and easier for insurers across the Asia-Pacific region to collect their payments.

Combining “robust and easy-to-use payment capabilities with InsuredHQ’s versatile platform means we can offer a more flexible and streamlined payment solution for the insurance industry”, he says.

“This partnership marks a major step forward in our push to expand further into the insurance sector.

“We’re seeing incredible tech talent and entrepreneurship in New Zealand, and teaming up with businesses such as InsuredHQ is a great way to tap into that.”

GoCardless is also integrated on the platform of UK insurance software provider ICE InsurTech. It is headquartered in the UK and has offices in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia and the US.