Hello Clever has selected global payments provider Checkout.com to supply payment processing, authentication, and fraud detection capabilities.

The Checkout.com and Hello Clever partnership aims to help the Sydney-based fintech scale its real time payments and embedded loyalty platform across its regional hubs in Singapore, New York, and Tokyo.

Hello Clever operates an AI driven platform that combines payment rails with built in loyalty rewards.

The company aims to turn payment infrastructure from a static cost into a measurable growth channel for businesses.

Under the Checkout.com Hello Clever partnership, the fintech will use the global provider’s reach and flexible product options to onboard and manage a growing network of merchants.

“As we expand globally, we needed a payments partner that could match our ambition and technical sophistication,”

said Caroline Tran, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Hello Clever.

“Checkout.com’s flexible infrastructure, combined with its global reach and local expertise, allows us to scale quickly while continuing to deliver rewarding experiences for both merchants and consumers.”

“Hello Clever is a great example of how innovation is reshaping the payments sector,”

said Monique Biady, Head of Commercial for Australia, Checkout.com.

“By combining payments, AI, and rewards into a single ecosystem, they are turning transactions into meaningful customer engagement.”

The platform currently processes transactions across more than 15 merchant category codes.

Hello Clever is already live and processing payments with Checkout.com in Australia, with plans to use the provider’s network tokenisation and enhanced authentication strategies to optimise payment performance as it enters new jurisdictions.

Looking ahead, the next phase of the partnership will focus on supporting market entry into the US.

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