Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s leading savings and investment platform, has appointed Currencies Direct as an exclusive provider of FX and international payment services to its 1.3m clients.

The Hargreaves Lansdown Currency Service will be powered by Currencies Direct’s industry leading technology platform and payment rails. This allows clients to benefit from expert support, transparent and highly competitive exchange rates, and the best in class digital offering with real time payment tracking.

As one of the UK’s longest established ‘fintechs’, Currencies Direct has been serving clients across the world since 1996, differentiating from the major banks by offering a highly personalised service combined with best in class technology.

Clients can hold and exchange currencies, make international payments online, through an app or by telephone, with experts always available to provide market insight and support to ensure that transactions are fast, simple and seamless.

“We’re thrilled to be working alongside an industry-leader in Hargreaves Lansdown,” said Keith Hatton, CEO at Currencies Direct.

“Currencies Direct is trusted by thousands of partners who deeply value our ability to offer their clients the best possible service. We’re excited to be able to offer these benefits to users of the Hargreaves Lansdown Currency Service.”

“As a lifelong financial partner, we are highly focussed on listening to our clients and continually improving our services. Currencies Direct’s focus on quality of service resonates closely with our own ethos,” explains Danny Cox, Head of External Relations at Hargreaves Lansdown. “The HL Currency Service, provided by Currencies Direct, is straightforward, transparent and provides great value to our currency clients.”