Open Banking

14 Jul 25 @ 12:16

While Open Banking and pay-by-bank technologies are reshaping the financial services landscape across Europe and Asia-Pacific, the US remains an outlier. Despite rapid innovation elsewhere, the US has struggled to... read more

04 Jul 25 @ 12:39

As real-time payments and account-to-account (A2A) transfers gain global traction, the rise of Pay by Bank is emerging as a transformative force in payments. Yet its potential is threatened by... read more

02 Jul 25 @ 09:00

Stripe has announced plans to launch its Pay by Bank service in France and Germany, marking a strategic expansion of its partnership with Open Banking provider TrueLayer. The move follows... read more

20 Jun 25 @ 08:59

In an era where geopolitical uncertainty increasingly influences the flow of money, the security and sovereignty of national payment infrastructures have never been more vital. As economic sanctions disrupt financial... read more

04 Jun 25 @ 10:09

HSBC has made a strategic equity investment in Token.io in a move that significantly strengthens their existing partnership and reinforces both parties’ ambitions to mainstream account-to-account (A2A) payments across the... read more

04 Jun 25 @ 10:02

Deutsche Bank and Mastercard have deepened their long-standing relationship with a new strategic partnership aimed at transforming the European payments landscape through the power of Open Banking. Unveiled at Money... read more

02 Jun 25 @ 11:39

As the industry gears up for the biggest payments event in the European region, we reflect that the global payments ecosystem is undergoing a radical transformation in 2025, as both... read more

29 May 25 @ 11:04

Despite years of regulatory support, industry optimism, and substantial investment, Open Banking in the UK has yet to fulfil its original promise of transforming the payments landscape. New data reveals... read more

27 May 25 @ 12:15

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking steps to dismantle one of the cornerstone policies of the Biden-era financial reform agenda: the 1033 Open Banking rule. In a... read more

19 May 25 @ 14:52

The US’ long-awaited Open Banking framework may be headed back to the drawing board, as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) considers revoking or reworking its newly finalised rule under... read more

16 May 25 @ 12:35

Despite the UK’s early leadership in real-time payment infrastructure, A2A payments (account-to-account) have failed to gain traction for everyday consumer purchases. While peer-to-peer (P2P) bank transfers are now a mainstay... read more

15 May 25 @ 13:30

In a landmark development for European payments, CaixaBank and BBVA have successfully executed the region’s first live Request to Pay (RTP) transactions between banks. Conducted in collaboration with Iberpay, the... read more