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Insight: Exploring the potential for a digital euro

Barry Rodrigues, EVP payments at Finastra, writes about the many challenges associated with creating a digital currency in Europe and how banks can overcome the threats from CBDCs.

Yapily hires former Currencycloud exec Tanya Ziv as COO

Yapily’s chief executive officer Stefano Vaccino said it is “vital that we have the best leadership team in place” as the company gears up for growth in the second half of 2023.

Ozone API appoints James Bushby from Mastercard to drive growth in key markets

James Bushby has been appointed as general manager for the UK, Europe and North America.

Ofwat challenges UK water companies to make ‘tangible progress’ on Open Data

The regulatory body is developing new powers to “take action” against water utilities that do not make enough progress on Open Data.

HSBC rebrands SVB UK as global entity HSBC Innovation Banking

The new standalone entity, HSBC Innovation Banking, also comprises newly-formed innovation teams in the US, Hong Kong and Israel.

FCAC: Canadians value consumer protections and strong governance to participate in Open Banking

Research by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada found that the most popular protection, chosen by 70% of respondents, was “full protection from any losses” if something were to go wrong.

American Express and Envestnet | Yodlee enter customer-directed data sharing agreement

The technical integration between American Express and Envestnet | Yodlee will eliminate the need for credential sharing and accelerate financial data access.

Griffin secures $13.5m in Series A funding round

MassMutual Ventures led the investment in the newly-licensed UK bank.

Zilch opens Ad-Subsidised-Payments-Network to third parties

Philip Belamant, chief executive officer of Zilch, called it “an important step in creating what could be a trillion-dollar-plus payments ad-marketplace”.