Insight: Three trends driving change in payments

Finastra’s Axel Zingsem explains why instant payments, CBDCs and digital identity are set to be catalysts for change in Open Banking payments this year.

Insight: Can Canada deliver Open Banking?

Nick Chandi, co-founder and CEO of ForwardAI, explains why Canada needs to move on from screen-scraping if it is to implement Open Banking by 2023.

Q&A: eCurrency’s Miles Au Yeung on what to learn from Bank of Jamaica’s CBDC project

Miles Au Yeung, chief markets officer at eCurrency, reveals the six characteristics a CBDC should have if it is to be trusted by the public, and why Bank of Jamaica’s CBDC project is such a “valuable” case study, ahead of his participation in Open Banking Expo’s Central Bank Digital Currencies…

Q&A: HSBC global economist James Pomeroy reveals the central bank ‘to watch’ on CBDCs

James Pomeroy, global economist at HSBC, reveals his thoughts on Sweden’s Riksbank and explains what is the biggest hurdle when it comes to CBDCs entering the mainstream.

Insight: The role of Open Banking in a polarised UK economy

TransUnion’s senior director of Open Banking in the UK, Nino Ocampo, writes about how lenders can use Open Banking to help consumers better navigate their post-pandemic finances

Q&A: Digital Pound Foundation’s Jim Ford on taking CBDCs mainstream

Jim Ford, payments consultant at Digital Pound Foundation, reveals what needs to happen for CBDCs to become part of mainstream finance.

Insight: Why momentum tells the true UK Open Banking success story

Roland Selmer, chief product officer at Yapily, writes about why it’s time to change the narrative when it comes to measuring the success of Open Banking in the UK.

Q&A: Aman Cheema of FIS on why CBDCs are an ‘historic opportunity’

Aman Cheema, senior vice president and general manager, global real-time payments​ at FIS considers whether CBDCs will change the balance of power of global reserve currencies, and explains the work FIS is doing on CBDCs.

Q&A: 60 seconds with Deutsche Bank’s Manuel Klein on the CBDC front runners

Manuel Klein, product manager, blockchain solutions and digital currencies at Deutsche Bank, reveals which countries and regions are setting the pace when it comes to CBDCs.

Insight: How voluntary standards can de-risk the booming alternative lending market

The pandemic has cemented mass transition from traditional to alternative finance in the UK. A pandemic-driven cash flow crisis among businesses, and the rise of fintech and challenger banks, is spurring the rise of alternative lending models – with the market now worth £6.26 billion.