Mastercard Advances Global Open Banking Capabilities With Close of Aiia Acquisition
- 3 years 1 month ago
- APIs, Open Banking
Mastercard today announced it has completed its acquisition of Aiia, a
Winners of World’s First Open Banking Variable Recurring Payments Hackathon Announced
- 3 years 1 month ago
- APIs, Open Banking, Payments
Open Future World, Ozone API and UK Finance are delighted to announce the winners of the world’s first variable recurring payments hackathon. The six week event, sponsored by Accenture, Mastercard, Volt and Worldpay from FIS, was an opportunity for developers, banks, payment initiation service providers and tech platforms to demonstrate potential use cases and propositions that open banking VRPs can deliver.
Yapily Launches in Spain as Coverage Reaches 95% of Spanish Bank Accounts
- 3 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking, Infrastructure
Yapily’s open banking infrastructure to power growth and innovation for Spain’s banks and fintech sector Yapily, the European open banking infrastructure provider, today launches in Spain to drive innovation, growth and international expansion for domestic banks and the country’s thriving fintech sector. The Spanish launch comes on the heels of Yapily raising $51m in its Series-B fundraising round and will see the appointment of an experienced... more
Netcompany and Aiia Brings Open Banking Powered Payments to the Masses via a New Nationwide Digital Post Solution
- 3 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking, Payments
European open banking leader Aiia enters collaboration with one of the most successful software technology companies in the Nordics, Netcompany. Netcompany is launching ‘mit.dk’, a new platform to streamline digital communication between the Danish people and public and private sector companies. The platform is set to bring open banking powered payments to the masses by enabling Danish citizens to pay bills and invoices securely and safely in... more
FDATA partners with Open Banking Expo to help foster a global Open Banking and Open Finance community
- 3 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking, Banking
Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA), a leading fintech industry lobbying organisation, has partnered with Open Banking Expo, the largest global community of Open Banking and Open Finance executives driving one of the biggest digital transformations across the financial services sector. The two global organisations have joined forces to help support, promote and foster a global Open Banking and Open Finance community.
Lightyear Partners with TrueLayer to Deliver Instant Investment Account Funding with Open Banking Payments
- 3 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking, Payments
Lightyear is a new investment platform combining multi-currency accounts with access to global markets so customers can invest without hidden fees. Collaboration with TrueLayer delivers instant account funding using the market-leading open banking platform.
TrueLayer Appoints Rob Hale as Head of Banking in Australia as Local Growth Continues to Accelerate
- 3 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking, People Moves
Rob is a highly experienced banking technology expert and a leading advocate for consumer-centric innovation harnessing the power of the Consumer Data Right (CDR). TrueLayer’s team continues to expand in Australia and New Zealand across product, engineering, operations, commercial and marketing functions.
COP26 Net Zero Announcement: Vyne CEO Comment
- 3 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking, Payments
He says: “If the UK is to become the first ever net zero aligned financial centre, consumer carbon consumption must change. Open banking can be the catalyst for this.
Fintech Currensea Launches ‘powered by’ Programme to Allow Charities and Businesses to Offer Cards Automatically Allocating FX Savings to a Cause
- 3 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking, P-Cards, Credit Cards
· Currensea, which offers the UK’s first open banking-enabled direct debit travel card, launches its ‘powered-by’ programme, allowing charities and businesses to offer custom branded cards which allow people to allocate savings made on foreign exchange charges to a specific purpose. · The Currensea card uses open banking to allow travellers to make overseas transactions directly from funds in their current account, whilst avoiding... more
Danske Bank UK Partners With Aiia to Launch Multi-banking for Businesses and Corporates Across the UK and Republic of Ireland
- 3 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking, Banking
Northern Bank Ltd, trading as Danske Bank UK is announcing that it has partnered up with the European open banking platform, Aiia (recently acquired by Mastercard) to deliver innovative digital solutions to help its more than 20.000 business and corporate customers through its business banking platform, District.
Introducing Circuit Breaker: Open Banking’s First Fraud Prevention Solution
- 3 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking, Payments, Infrastructure
Circuit Breaker enables merchants to intelligently block suspicious transactions – and the fraudsters behind them Today, we’re hugely excited to launch Circuit Breaker – the first fraud prevention solution developed exclusively for the open banking space.
Yapily appoints former Head of Government Relations at Tech Nation as Head of Public Policy to drive open finance adoption across Europe
- 3 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking, Infrastructure, People Moves
Yapily, the leading open banking infrastructure provider, today announces it has appointed Maria Palmieri as its Head of Public Policy. Maria brings extensive experience in policy communications, with a proven track record of success in the UK’s digital tech sector, developing and leading a number of cross-organisational projects including the Tech Nation Visa scheme and the Fintech Delivery Panel.
BBVA and Sella Enter Into an Open Finance Strategic Partnership
- 3 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking, Banking
Thanks to Banca Sella’s new "Banking As A Service" offer, the Spanish group will allow its customers to make local payments in Italy. As part of a broader international collaboration, Fabrick’s Open finance platform will serve some corporate customers of BBVA
Tarabut Gateway Totals $25M Investment since February to Expedite MENA Growth
- 3 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking
Tiger Global leads $12M pre-series-A round. This adds to February’s $13M investment allowing Tarabut Gateway to now announce its $25M total investment in the last eight months. The investment will be used to grow the scaleup’s tech and leadership teams, enhancing the first and largest Open Banking platform across the MENA region.
The Payments Association Tips Open Banking as its Next Big Bet, Driving Industry Competition and Innovation
- 3 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking, Payments, Banking
Latest community insight draws back the curtain on open banking, the game changing approach to data, its major players globally and impact on the industry
