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…

Comma partners with Open Banking Expo

The Open Banking-based SME payments platform’s CEO called the partnership ‘the perfect fit’.

OBIE backs FCA’s delay to 90-day SCA rule change

The UK’s regulator has confirmed that while the regulatory change will still apply from 26 March, “widespread adoption” of the exemption has been extended to end of September.

UK fintech Delio secures $8.3m in growth funding

The investment has been led by Octopus Ventures, which said Delio will use it to “enhance its suite of private market infrastructure solutions”.

Estateguru selects Raisin Bank as fronting service partner for German launch

The lender has named Björn Kombächer as country head for Germany and has said Germany could be its “biggest market”.

Douugh chooses TrueLayer for Open Banking data access under Australia’s CDR

Banking app Douugh will become a CDR representative of TrueLayer in Australia.

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

An Post joins forces with Tink to offer money management services

The An Post ‘Money Manager’ app, launched last year, will use Tink’s Open Banking technology to help customers improve their “financial confidence”.

Cheddar expands offering with Open Banking acquisition

The payments platform has bought Open-Banking enabled cashback app Upside to begin integrating Open Banking into its services.