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ABA review into dismal open banking take up calls for collective rethink

The Australian Bankers' Assocation says that the country's opt-in open finance programme has failed to reach its potential four years after launch.

08 July 2024

News/markets

UK Elections 2024: Labour's landslide victory

Keir Starmer’s Labour Party wins by majority in the UK general election that took place yesterday.

05 July 2024

News/security

UK payments group urges incoming Government to make Big Tech refund fraud victims

On the day that the United Kingdom heads to the polls to vote in the General Election, The Payments Association has issued a plea to the incoming Chancellor to impose a 'Tech Levy' on social media giants to pay for the impact of payments fraud originating from their platforms.

04 July 2024

News/regulation

EBAday 2024: What does upcoming regulation mean for the payments sector?

Moderating the panel discussing the upcoming PSD3, PSR and IP regulations, Daniel Hellmann, director, risk advisory, payments at Deloitte spoke with Simone Del Guerra, head of central institutions & international sales at Nexi Group; Nuno Epifânio, policy officer – retail financial services at the European Commission; Kevin Flood, director – payments ecosystem strategy at FIS; and David Malley, payment industry engagement lead at NatWest.

20 June 2024

News/payments

EBAday 2024: Prioritising innovation in embedded finance

At EBAday 2024 in Lisbon, the second half of day two kicked off with a riveting discussion on open banking and embedded finance.

20 June 2024

News/people

EBAday 2024: Success stories in collaboration

At EBAday 2024 in Lisbon, Finextra’s own Niamh Curran moderated a lunchtime session titled ‘Rising Stars’, with Luca Kotton, platform owner at Investec Bank; John Salter, chief customer officer at ClearBank; Jenny Winther, head of payment schemes at Handelsbanken; and Phoebe Zhou, head of emerging payments, GPS Europe at HSBC, discussing success and industry newcomers.

19 June 2024

News/retail

Lunar and SAS partner for debit card

Danish neobank Lunar has launched a debit card with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) that allows users to gain and use EuroBonus points.

18 June 2024

News/retail

Mastercard taps open banking to ease account opening and updating

Mastercard has updated its Open Banking platform to enable people to automatically switch their direct deposits and update their recurring bill payments when they open or update an account.

07 June 2024

News/regulation

CFPB says startups and consumers must have say in open banking standard setting

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken another step designed to promote open banking in the US, finalising a rule for recognising data sharing standards and preventing incumbents from "squelching" startups.

06 June 2024

News/payments

Equals Money and Zūm Rails make BaaS plays

Equals Money, a payments provider for company expenses, has launched a Banking-as-a-Service product to helping businesses offer their own digital payment and card services.

05 June 2024

News/retail

Mastercard and bunq forge AI open banking partnership

Mastercard and bunq have announced their partnership to create an open banking and AI tool at Money 20/20 Europe.

04 June 2024

News/regulation

Next UK government should make Big Tech pay to fight scams - UK Finance

The next UK government should introduce a bill that forces technology, social media and telecoms firms to contribute £40 million a year to fight fraud and scams, says UK Finance.

31 May 2024

News/payments

PayPoint invests in Aperidata

British bill payment outfit PayPoint has made a £1 million investment in consumer and business credit reporting and open banking platform Aperidata.

29 May 2024

News/payments

Fabrick continues open finance consolidation strategy with acquisition of finAPI

Open finance firm Fabrick has entered the DACH market through the acquisition of a majority 75% stake in German operator finAPI.

22 May 2024

News/payments

Stripe launches payment and financing tools in the UK

Stripe is strengthening its position in the UK, opening a flagship London office in the heart of the City and launching its first Open-Banking-powered payment method and new financing options for small businesses.

22 May 2024

News/regulation

EBAday 2024: The keys to successful digitalisation

Financial institutions need to transform their entire business and operating model to achieve bespoke and modular digital solutions while improving their profitability.

20 May 2024

News/payments

A2A payments firm Aeropay raises $20m

American open banking account-to-account payment fintech Aeropay has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round led by Group 11.

17 May 2024

News/payments

NAB to launch Pay by Bank for Australian merchants

Australian Big Four bank NAB is partnering with Banked to launch Pay by Bank capabilities, leveraging Australian open banking rails PayTo to settle near-instant transactions.

08 May 2024

News/payments

Fime acquired by Gallant Capital

Private equity firm Gallant Capital Partners has acquired payments consultancy and testing specialist Fime as well as the UL Solutions payments testing business and merged the two. Financial terms were not disclosed.

07 May 2024

News/payments

Checkout.com and Mastercard partner up to launch virtual cards for Online Travel Agents

Digital payments provider Checkout.com has announced its partnership with payments giant Mastercard to provide Online Travel Agents with virtual cards.

02 May 2024

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