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What banks don’t get about the Open Banking API economy

20 Mar 18 @ 11:45

The Open Banking ecosystem can learn a lot from the smartphone operating system (OS) market. In particular, banks that are developing APIs in a bid to control the new ecosystem... read more

What is transaction laundering and what is the Industry doing about it?

15 Mar 18 @ 20:21

Transaction laundering has quickly evolved into one of the payment industry’s most prominent and most difficult problems. Transaction laundering — also previously known as “undisclosed aggregation” or “factoring” — occurs... read more

Global Shadow Banking monitoring now worth $45tn – Report

13 Mar 18 @ 15:53

The Global Shadow Banking Monitoring Report 2017 presents the results of the FSB’s annual monitoring exercise to assess global trends and risks from the shadow banking system. The 2017 monitoring exercise covers... read more

Interpretation of Payment Services Regulations brings Metro Bank policy into question

12 Mar 18 @ 15:00

On January 13th 2018 new regulations came into force – called the Payment Services Regulations – Article 105 of which compels banks to offer bank accounts and payment services to... read more

nexo and FIS sign for globally standardised card payments acceptance

20 Feb 18 @ 09:14

nexo standards has signed an agreement with FIS to develop a suite of test tools that will allow vendors, acquirers and processors to test the compliance of their payment systems... read more

Executive Board of the ECB defends use of cash in Eurozone

19 Feb 18 @ 17:23

In a speech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the 4th Bargeldsymposium of the Deutsche Bundesbank last week he defied the growing convention that Europe... read more

Berlin Group publishes Version 1.0 of the NextGenPSD2 Framework

15 Feb 18 @ 12:58

The Berlin Group has published Version 1.0 of the NextGenPSD2 Access to Accounts (XS2A) Framework that enables Third Party Providers (TPPs) to access bank accounts under the revised Payment Services... read more

American Express loses key European Court of Justice fees battle

14 Feb 18 @ 16:27

The British Airways American Express credit card is among those likely to be removed from the UK market after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a ruling against the... read more

European Commission launches EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum

05 Feb 18 @ 09:41

The European Commission has launched the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum with the support of the European Parliament, represented by Jakob von Weizsäcker responsible for the recent report on virtual... read more

Nigeria to shut failing mobile money operatives

02 Feb 18 @ 13:09

Nigeria’s authorities are set to revoke the licences of at least 15 struggling mobile money operators under new minimum finance rules, according to press report. The report tips the majority... read more

Future of European Fintech Alliance statement on the final Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on strong customer authentication

12 Jan 18 @ 11:49

The Future of European Fintech Alliance, consisting of 72 European FinTechs, challenger banks and FinTech associations, has taken note of the final Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on strong customer authentication... read more

Major UK retailers unaware and unprepared in the face of PSD2

10 Jan 18 @ 22:03

New research has revealed that major UK retailers are unaware, unprepared and paralysed ahead of the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) set to go live on January 13th. The research, from Consult... read more

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ECB brings Central Bank money to tokenised market

23 Sep 26 @ 14:34

The European Central Bank has taken a significant step towards integrating distributed ledger technology with Europe’s core financial infrastructure, launchin... more

European E-commerce Hits €911bn as Payments Reshape Online Retail

21 Sep 26 @ 19:41

European e-commerce has broken through the €900bn barrier, underlining the growing importance of digital retail to the continent's economy while intensifying ... more

Inside A7: How Russia built a parallel cross-border payments network

24 Sep 26 @ 16:29

Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western financial sanctions have developed into a sophisticated parallel payments architecture combining traditional banking, ... more