Integration
Integrating our finance journey is easy. In our experience, businesses who integrate using this guide see a much better result.
Integration into your website
Please follow these steps to integrate our finance journey into your company website. Your webmaster will understand these instructions. If they have any questions please ask them to reach out to us, we will happily assist.
1
We will provide you with a landing page link
To keep our merchants up to date with the latest FCA requirements we will build and maintain a landing page or entry page to the application journey.
Our team will provide you will a link to embed into your website on either banners, buttons or text links.
It's all internet standard so your webmaster will be integrate with us in minutes.
2
Create "Finance" button
This can be either a "Finance" menu item or a prominent button that links directly to the co-branded application page that we provide. This is to ensure that wording is compliant with your IAR status at all times. And also allows a simple, consistent journey for customers.
3
Finance application widgets
Please feel free to use any of our widgets in your digital marketing journey. We have made them square so that they work well in all formats. Be mindful that majority of applications are now done on mobile devices.
4
Create "Financing your purchase" section
A full section for your website may look better than just a widget. You can find an example of how this can look below. Feel free to build this using your CSS. Please don't alter the wording, apart from substituting your company name.
There are a number of things to avoid
Offering finance is a regulated activity and as such we must maintain the highest level of compliance at all times. There are a number of common misconceptions regarding the advertising of your finance options. The following is a list of most common things that you must not do or say in your marketing or face to face with customers.
1
Creating your own "finance" page
We will provide you with a co branded "finance" page. This page contains specific wording that must be maintained correctly to ensure ongoing compliance.Maintenance of this is a part of the service that we offer. This allows us to make remote changes as and when the FCA revise their requirements.
2
Create any bespoke marketing materials without our approval
We understand that partners often prefer to create their own marketing materials. As a part of our continued service to you we are required as your Principal firm to approve any and all marketing materials before they are made live. We will turn around any approval request within 24 hours.
Please forward any requests to [email protected].
3
Display the FCA logo
As an IAR of Kandoo you must always adhere to the FCA's marketing rules. One of these is that you must not display their logo on any marketing or advertising materials. This includes your website.
4
We offer "Great Finance"!
You must not use misleading terminology such as "Great Finance" or "Super Low Rates". Please reach out to us for guidance on the correct wording for your website.If you integrate with us, using the "essential" steps above, this will never be an issue.