ClearBank raises £175m to accelerate global growth

ClearBank today announced a £175m equity investment led by Apax Digital, the growth equity arm of a leading global private equity advisory firm Apax.

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.

Token chosen by ShoppingOS as Open Banking tech partner

Teamed up to enable ecommerce businesses to offer Open Banking payments with no-code integration.

Bank of Canada and MIT collaborate on CBDC research project

The central bank will work with the MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative to explore a potential CBDC.

EY Canada: FIs need to ’embrace the shift’ to hyper-personalization

Abhishek Sinha, EY Canada partner, on how FIs can capitalize on retail and SMB clients’ willingness to share data to maximise their Open Banking “potential”.

OBIE appoints new general counsel

Theresa Casey has been hired, marking the last of the additions to OBIE’s senior leadership team.

PostNord Strålfors selects Tink as Open Banking payments partner

Tink’s Tom Pope says Europe is at a “tipping point for the mass adoption of Open Banking payments”.

Yapily hires from OBIE for chief legal officer role

Selene Brett will join Yapily’s executive team from OBIE, where she was general counsel.

Experian: Lenders need to understand where risk is as cost-of-living ‘crunch’ looms

Experian’s Mohammed Chaudhri and Natalie Hammond join Open Banking Expo TV to discuss the role that advanced analytics and data will play.