Posts by Ellie Duncan
Bunq Series A funding round approved by Dutch central bank
The €193 million raised by Bunq will be used by the challenger bank to ‘fuel’ its European growth, particularly in France and Germany, and double staff numbers by end of next year.
Read MoreFunding Circle launches embedded finance solution
Partners Funding Options and Capitalise.com are the first to natively embed Funding Circle into their website to offer business loans of up to £500,000.
Read MoreQ&A: Axway’s Eyal Sivan on why Canada needs ‘practical steps’ and ‘not just talk’
Eyal Sivan, head of Open Banking at Axway, explains why ‘strong leadership’ is only part of the way to get Open Banking over the line in Canada, and what it can learn from Brazil’s implementation journey.
Read MoreVyne’s A2A payments added to 10 THG brand checkouts
The Open Banking payments platform said the announcement marked its entry into the retail sector, with Glossybox, Zavvi and Myprotein among the initial 10 THG brands to add Vyne to their checkouts.
Read MoreYapily enters partnership with B2B checkout platform Sprinque
The partnership with Amsterdam-based Sprinque will allow B2B marketplaces and merchants to embed B2B payments into their platforms, and is part of Yapily’s European expansion plans.
Read MoreFCA 90-day rule change ‘huge win’ for Open Banking industry
The UK regulator announced the alterations to the 90-day authentication rule following a consultation in which respondents called it “onerous” and reported “high customer dropout rates” as a result.
Read MoreOpen Banking Exchange Ukraine launches
The Open Banking Exchange team will work closely with Sigma Software Group, as well as the Ukrainian Interbank Payment Systems Member Association and the National Bank of Ukraine, to kickstart Open Banking in the country.
Read MoreBeyond Bank chooses Frollo’s CDR gateway for Open Banking
Builds on existing relationship between the two companies, with Australia’s Beyond Bank already using Frollo’s PFM platform to launch a financial wellbeing app.
Read MoreCanadian SMEs need convincing about Open Banking
Delegates at Open Banking Expo Canada heard from speakers at the last panel of the Confex that small businesses are sceptical about data sharing and will need the fintech community to ‘communicate the benefits’.
Read MoreAllica Bank secures £110m in Series B funding round
Atalaya Capital Management led the investment, with Warwick Capital Partners, Allica Bank’s majority shareholder.
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