Introducing data visualisation into our new brand Starting with why At the start of last year, GoCardless went through a rebranding process where we updated our new identity to position ourselves for future success. As part of the rebrand, our team of talented designers worked on updating all things visual, including our design…

At GoCardless, we’re using Data Contracts to improve data quality and reliability. We’ve been on this journey for nearly a year now, and while we have some learnings we’re making great progress. Today, I want to share a bit about how we’ve implemented Data Contracts at GoCardless. A brief introduction to Data Contracts If you’re not…

Interviewing can be a stressful time, and balancing processes with your personal responsibilities isn’t always easy. At GoCardless, we really appreciate the time you take getting to know us, as well as the effort and energy you put into preparation. We feel that one of the (many!) ways we can…

What is impact? The simplest definition I have is improving something for others. This is a very broad definition. Usually it means taking ownership of a problem and trying to solve it. It might also mean helping to execute on a solution for a problem owned by someone else. In your career you…

It’s been 6 months since I introduced Data Contracts as our initiative to improve data quality at GoCardless. So, how are we getting on? What’s gone well, and what are the challenges we’ve faced? Starting with why

As GoCardless grows towards being the world’s Account to Account payment network, we strive to be a Data-driven Organisation 🎯. …

It might sound odd to get a designer to clean up somebody else’s thoughts, but we’re more suited for the task than you might think. There’s just so much that a new process or a new shiny tool can do when the source ideas are not well defined. Sometimes you…

Context At GoCardless, we use Machine Learning to prevent fraud and reduce payment failures for our merchants using features like Success+. Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers—11 of us in total—work alongside different teams to support these offerings. Data Version Control (DVC) makes our ML processes consistent and brings in industry-standard…

Data is critical to the success of GoCardless, whether it’s driving the decisions we make, detecting fraud, or powering intelligent products such as Success+. However, we can only fully unlock the value of our data if it is of good quality. Users need to be able to discover the data…