Posts by Ellie Duncan
Currencycloud announces COO and CTO hires
Mark Ledsham joins from XE.com and Neil Drennan from 10x Future Technologies in the new roles.
Read MoreFeature: One year into Australia’s CDR, can banks step up?
Just over a year into the Consumer Data Right and Australia appears poised on the edge of Open Banking, as Ellie Duncan reports.
Read MoreTrueLayer chooses Dublin for European HQ
Dublin is ‘EU’s fintech centre of choice’ according to Joe Morley, who has been named TrueLayer’s general manager for Europe, while former WhatsApp executive Leigh-Anne Cotter joins as COO for Europe.
Read MoreNational Bank of Canada backs Flinks with $103m investment
The fintech will use the investment, which includes $30 million in growth capital, to accelerate its expansion plans in the US.
Read MoreUK bank account fraud on the rise
The research by Experian based on data from the National Hunter Fraud Prevention Service showed that bank account fraud is tracking at its highest level in three years.
Read MoreQ&A with Token’s Tim Waller
Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan caught up with Tim Waller, head of legal and policy at Token, to discuss the European regulatory landscape, what the payments industry can do to instil confidence in consumers, and what lessons the UK and EU can learn from Singapore and Hong Kong.
Read MoreKlarna reaches 20m US customers
The buy-now-pay-later app has doubled its customer base since June last year, while US retail partnerships also grew.
Read MoreNatWest launches ‘Housemate’ app
Using Experian’s Open Banking platform, the new app is designed to help those in rented shared accommodation manage their joint finances.
Read MoreGermany’s Moss closes $29m Series A extension
The Berlin-based financial management platform secured funding from Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures and confirmed it will be available in a second market before the end of 2021.
Read MoreRevolut unveils earned wage access product Payday
The new feature will allow employees to withdraw a percentage of their income during the month and is intended to end dependence on short-term high-cost credit.
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