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Wealthsimple among first financial institutions to bring Canada’s Real-Time Rail to market
Wealthsimple, Canada’s leading financial innovator, today announced it’s one of the first financial institutions to join Canada’s Real-Time Rail (RTR), a new national payments system developed and operated by Payments Canada. The RTR will bring faster, more seamless payments to Canadians.
Read MoreIndustry leaders call for clearer consumer protections as agentic payments develop
Industry experts at Open Banking Expo UK & Europe 2026 explored how consumer protection, fraud reimbursement and liability must evolve as AI-powered payments become more widespread, highlighting the need for clearer responsibilities and greater collaboration across the payments ecosystem.
Read MoreBank of Canada sets out accreditation requirements for Consumer-Driven Banking participants
The Bank of Canada has published two draft guidelines outlining what organisations will need to demonstrate to gain accreditation under Canada’s Consumer-Driven Banking Framework.
Read MoreInvestEngine achieves 98% payment success rate with commercial VRP
InvestEngine has achieved a 98% successful payment-request rate using commercial variable recurring payments (cVRP), establishing 13,000 mandates in four months as it looks to accelerate recurring investment payments through Open Banking.
Read MoreAI agents could render traditional payment authentication obsolete, warns Dr Ruth Wandhöfer
Dr Ruth Wandhöfer warns that agentic AI will reshape payments, challenge traditional authentication and transform competition between banks and fintechs.
Read MorePocketSmith explores Australian women’s financial journeys and the role of Open Banking
A recent poll conducted by Open Banking-powered personal finance app PocketSmith has uncovered a strong affinity for messaging that highlights moments of reinvention.
Read MoreRevolut Pay partners with Just Eat Takeaway.com to introduce one-click A2A payments at checkout
Revolut, a global bank with over 80 million customers and over 850,000 business customers, has announced a strategic payments partnership with Just Eat Takeaway.com.
Read MorePowens launches AI system to build and fix Open Finance connectors
Powens, a European Open Finance infrastructure provider, has launched its Connector Agentic Factory, an internal AI system that is capable of building new Open Finance connectors and repairing existing ones.
Read MoreZEN.COM introduces Pay by Bank to nine European markets via Mastercard Open Finance
European fintech ZEN.COM is expanding its Pay by Bank capabilities with Mastercard Open Finance, giving merchants and consumers a simpler way to pay directly from their bank account across Europe.
Read MoreFrom data access to real-world impact: Is Open Banking ready to prove its value?
Concentrix hosted a closed-door roundtable at Open Banking Expo UK & Europe 2026, bringing together senior financial services leaders to explore how Open Banking, Smart Data and AI can drive measurable value, better decisions and improved customer experiences.
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