18 Dec 24 @ 12:15

Open Banking is much more than a technological advancement; it is a paradigm shift poised to transform the financial services industry. By enabling secure data sharing through open APIs, Open... read more

22 Nov 24 @ 13:55

Europe’s banks and payment providers have plenty on their plate to manage when it comes to upcoming change to regulations, quite aside from their own reinvention and digital transformation strategies.... read more

01 Oct 24 @ 09:00

Ecommpay has extended its partnership with Token.io adding virtual accounts in four new markets — the Netherlands, Spain, France and Ireland. Ecommpay Open Banking Advanced, delivers cash-flow and customer experience... read more

31 May 24 @ 14:53

At the recent annual Visa Payments Forum in San Francisco, Visa unveiled a suite of new products and services that will revolutionise the card and address the future needs of... read more

12 Feb 24 @ 17:26

Small business owners are optimistic about the future, with 88% indicating the financial state of their individual businesses is about the same or better off than a year ago, which... read more

02 Oct 23 @ 17:07

It’s now been a few months since the European Commission (EC) published its package of proposals for the next generation of payments regulation in the EU. The proposals – which... read more

21 Sep 23 @ 13:02

A new survey highlights the changing e-commerce behaviour of European consumers. The findings show that while consumers are generally cutting back their e-commerce and adopting cost-saving measures, they are still... read more

12 Sep 23 @ 16:51

Whether consumers have swiped, tapped, dipped, waved a wrist or held a device near a card reader at a retail location in recent months, the chances are good that they’ve... read more

30 Aug 23 @ 12:44

Open Banking has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 11.4 million payments in the UK in July 2023. This achievement reflects a 9.3% increase in total payments compared with the previous... read more

27 Jun 22 @ 17:13

New research into online payments reveals sky-high expectations for seamless, secure transactions as payment choice increases. The survey of 2,000 UK consumers found that new payment innovations are being embraced... read more

23 May 22 @ 16:23

New data from the UK’s Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) shows products in-market and user numbers accelerating. Meanwhile, major European markets such as France and Germany are moving from strategy... read more

23 Feb 22 @ 12:31

There are now more than 5 million active users of Open Banking (OB) services in the UK based on data provided during January 2022 by the CMA9, the nine banks... read more

16 Sep 20 @ 14:41

Tesco Bank is to become the first UK bank to introduce Open Banking technology that allows its 2.6 million credit card customers to more easily manage and pay their balance.... read more

12 Nov 19 @ 12:03

Around the world, banks are opening up their customers’ financial data (with the customers’ consent) to third parties through application programming interfaces (APIs). The global trend of Open Banking allows... read more

02 Apr 19 @ 10:27

65% of merchants want to accept instant payments. That’s because they know the customer experience (CX) benefits will drive growth for their business, and they recognise that this payment type... read more

03 Apr 18 @ 10:26

The European Commission has announced what the industry sees as a long overdue proposal to make cross-border payments in euro cheaper across the entire EU. Consumers and businesses in the... read more

29 Mar 18 @ 10:30

The first thing to be clear about is that PSD2 open banking is not the same as UK Open Banking currently live with the CAM9, although not all of them... read more

11 Jul 16 @ 12:18

Research from Pay by Bank app, has found 39% of London Underground passengers are shopping daily on the Tube (see infographic) – commuter commerce. This equates to 1.5 million Londoners... read more

07 Jul 15 @ 10:19

Barclays has signed a deal with the digital payments service Zapp, enabling customers to make online transactions through the “pay by bank” application on mobile devices. The tie-up comes a... read more