Riksbank: An e-krona could integrate into banks’ existing internal systems

Sweden’s central bank came to the conclusion following a number of technical tests during the second phase of the e-krona pilot project.

Q&A: Tink’s Tom Pope on how Open Banking can turn payments into a competitive advantage

Tom Pope, VP payments and platforms at Tink, on the ‘spectrum’ of use cases Open Banking-enabled payments can solve.

Payments Canada appoints Tata Consultancy Services as integration lead for new payment system

TCS will work on ensuring delivery of Canada’s Real-Time Rail, which is due to launch in mid-2023.

Bottomline’s CoP solution chosen by NatWest for agency institutions

NatWest has adopted the Confirmation of Payee solution to help tackle rising APP fraud.

OBIE publishes final Open Banking Standard, completes CMA’s revised roadmap

The OBIE publishes the Open Banking Standard version 3.1.10, which is the final release under the CMA’s revised roadmap.

Budget Insight raises $35m from PSG Equity to lead Open Finance in Europe

Budget Insight secures $35m in funding from PSG Equity to help it rapidly develop its presence in Europe and further expand its offering.

Canada’s new Open Banking lead has role to play in educating consumers

Speakers from Payments Canada, Scotiabank, Fathom4sight, the AML Shop and TD Bank discussed the main challenges facing the Open Banking lead and talked about digital ID on a panel at Open Banking Expo’s Canada meetup last month.

Moneyhub launches pensions dashboard alpha sandbox

The aim of the sandbox is to “support organisations in understanding how pensions dashboards could work for them”.

Yapily joins NayaOne’s Fintech Marketplace

Yapily’s Open Banking capability now available to banks through the Digital Sandbox.

Klarna unveils dedicated Open Banking business unit

Klarna Kosma is a new sub-brand launched by the company, having first entered the Open Banking space in 2014 with its acquisition of SOFORT.