DECTA earns UK FinTech Awards recognition for its hands-on partnership model, helping fintechs scale and deliver better SME payment solutions.
“Partnership” is one of fintech’s favourite words—and one of its most diluted.
It’s easy to say. Much harder to prove.
That’s what makes DECTA’s Highly Commended recognition in the FinTech Partner category at the UK FinTech Awards stand out.
Because behind it sits a clear story.
Over the past year, DECTA has doubled down on a partnership model that is deliberately close to the ground–working alongside fintechs not just as a provider, but as an enabler of how they build, launch, and scale. The focus has been unapologetically practical: helping partners move forward, strip out unnecessary friction, and deliver real-world payment experiences.
That matters most where pressure is highest: among SMEs.
Despite all the noise around innovation, too many SMEs are still stuck with payment setups that are restrictive, outdated, or simply not built for growth. The gap isn’t a lack of ambition. It’s access to infrastructure that is powerful enough to scale, but simple enough to implement without delay.
DECTA’s role in its partnerships has been to help close that gap by improving payments. Not by rushing set-ups, but by getting them right—building comprehensive foundations that hold up under pressure and don’t need unpicking later.
That means working closely with partners on the challenges that actually slow them down: navigating compliance and regulatory expectations, launching with limited internal resources, or trying to scale on infrastructure that wasn’t built for it.
That approach shows up in delivery. In one case, DECTA supported the rollout of a fully white-labelled payment gateway for a fintech partner in just four weeks. In others, it has worked alongside partners to simplify onboarding processes and align with regulatory requirements early, helping avoid costly delays later on.
More broadly, it’s about giving partners room to grow—with flexible ways of working and infrastructure that can scale alongside them, rather than needing to be replaced as they expand.
Crucially, it’s about showing up properly as a partner—staying close to the detail, understanding the commercial reality, and helping fintechs deliver something that genuinely works for the SMEs they serve.
That’s what this recognition reflects.
As Scott Dawson, CEO of DECTA, shared following the awards on LinkedIn: “I am very proud of this recognition. Partnerships matter to us in every capacity, whether that is providing technology to fintechs, acquiring for merchants, or ensuring our services align with customers’ needs. This reflects the work the team has put into building those relationships properly.”
And in a space where “partnership” is everywhere, it’s that substance that’s starting to stand out.
Curious how DECTA is helping fintechs deliver better payment experiences for fintechs and SMEs? Explore more at DECTA.
