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Due North: Is Canada ready for Open Banking?
With a government consultation underway and the banking sector in the middle of payments modernisation, is the door open for Open Banking in the great white north?
Read MoreOpen Banking Expo Magazine to host breakfast briefing event
Open Banking Expo Magazine is to host a breakfast briefing event in London in collaboration with Equinix. Solving the Open Banking Maze will address whether the sector is harnessing the opportunities presented by the PSD2 directive. This free-to-attend breakfast briefing is taking place on 3 July 2019 in London and will bring together Open Banking pioneers…
Read MoreEmma Steeley, CEO, AccountScore
2019 is the year Open Banking goes back to the future.
Over the last few months, I’ve seen and heard a lot of stories in the press about how the Open Banking revolution is yet to come, or, more cynically, is never going to come; at least not in the way imagined.
Read MoreChris Michael, Head of Technology, Open Banking Implementation Entity
View From The Top – helping account providers meet regulatory requirements.
Read MoreLiz Oakes, Executive Vice President (Market Development), Mastercard
New Payment Platforms, Mastercard
Application programming interfaces (APIs) have overwhelmingly become banks’ preferred mechanism to meet their PSD2 obligations, but a year on, much of the conversation is still centred on their ability to deploy them effectively. Perhaps a better question is not how financial institutions comply with new technological obligations, but rather how can they can use APIs to drive new revenue.
Read MoreIndustry Insight, Andrew Moor, CEO, Equitable Bank
Canada Focus In last year’s federal budget, Canada’s Finance Minister committed to studying the merits of Open Banking. Understandably, his decision triggered intense discussion among industry insiders and policymakers but we are now gradually seeing a broader conversation take place in the media. As a supporter of Open Banking but also an industry insider, I…
Read MoreIndustry Insight: Fouad Husseini Founder, Open Insurance Initiative
The quickly-rising number of conferences, InsurTech (insurance technology) hubs, podcasts and online InsurTech magazines across the globe is indicative of an industry that is looking to reshape its image, products, and customer experience.
Read MoreGregory Pennington embeds Open Banking data to automate annual customer review process
Gregory Pennington, one of the UK’s largest and longest established debt management companies, has integrated an Open Banking solution, provided by Equifax in partnership with AccountScore, into its annual customer review process.
Read MoreNordea forges ahead with plans on PSD2
The biggest bank in the Nordic Region has launched an Open Banking solution that enables corporate customers to access their accounts and integrate real-time data into their own systems and processes. The tool, named Instant Reporting, gives companies access to their accounts, balances and transactions and allows them to complement their current file-based systems by…
Read MoreSbanken casts Nets
Norwegian bank Sbanken has selected payment solutions provider Nets to support its Open Banking journey across the Nordics and Europe. Nets’ single integration solution will give Sbanken access to account information in all banks in Norway and beyond through PSD2 APIs. This will enabling Sbanken to develop services for its customers as a third party…
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