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Open Banking Limited marks eight years of Open Banking in the UK
More than 16.5 million user connections are live across the UK, supported by an ecosystem of 145 authorised third-party providers, according to OBL.
Read MoreFCA announces commercial VRP scheme to get underway in 2025
The UK Payments Initiative is formed by 31 firms to enable variable recurring payments and will be set up before the end of this year.
Read MoreBarclays’ Jason Turner: Ecosystem work on VRPs is “blueprint” for Open Banking 2.0
Jason Turner, director, Open Banking and digital platforms at Barclays, was speaking on a panel titled ‘Open Banking 2.0: Rewiring the model for real-world scale’ at Open Banking Expo UK & Europe 2025.
Read MoreToken.io: Pay by Bank has moved past the ‘hype’ to go ‘mainstream’
Account-to-account (A2A) payments have moved from “early market hype” to become a mainstream payment method in the UK and Europe, Todd Clyde, chief executive officer of Token.io.
Read MoreBlog: A day in the life of an attendee – key takeaways from OBExpo UK & Europe
As a first-time attendee, Naomi Yikuno, a future trainee solicitor at A&O Shearman, shares the key talking points and themes from Open Banking Expo UK & Europe 2025.
Read MorePay by Bank now ‘table stakes’ for banks and PSPs as merchant demand surges
A new survey report published by A2A payment infrastructure provider, Token.io, and Open Banking Expo, surveyed 96 banks, PSPs, third-party providers (TPPs), merchants and industry observers.
Read MoreIndustry leaders debate commercials, VRP, and the roadmap to 2026 at OBExpo UK & Europe
Todd Clyde, chief executive officer of headline partner Token.io, delivered a compelling keynote, ‘Pay by Bank: From hype to how Europe pays’, while the opening Powerhouse Debate saw key speakers from across the ecosystem discuss progress, pressure points and the vision for 2026.
Read MoreInnovation celebrated as winners of Open Banking Expo Awards 2025 revealed
The Open Banking Expo Awards 2025 have unveiled this year’s winners – a celebration of the organisations and individuals driving excellence across Open Banking, Open Finance and payments.
Read MoreLolly and Lloyds to launch Pay by Bank system at Open Banking Expo
Lolly, the UK-based hospitality technology specialist, has collaborated with Lloyds to develop an innovative Pay by Bank system, which will be showcased at the upcoming Open Banking Expo.
Read MoreQ&A: HSBC’s Phoebe Zhou, Anjali Jain on the key payments topics at OBExpo UK & Europe
In this Q&A, Phoebe Zhou, head of emerging payments, Europe at HSBC, and Anjali Jain, head of client solutions west, client connectivity at HSBC, explain what the key topics related to Open Banking payments are at this year’s Open Banking Expo UK & Europe.
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