Yolt granted PSD2 license by Dutch central bank

De Nederlandsche Bank has issued Yolt with a license to enable it to expand across Europe, independently of its parent company ING.

Visa makes investment in Open Finance platform Belvo

It comes after the two companies announced a strategic partnership to develop joint Open Finance solutions in Latin America.

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Enfuce secures €45m in Series C round led by Vitruvian Partners

Enfuce, the leading European Card-as-a-Service (CaaS) platform for modern card issuing and processing, has announced a successful €45 million Series C investment round led by international growth investor Vitruvian Partners.

Tink teams up with ecolytiq

Germany’s ecolytiq will embed Tink’s ‘Transactions’ product into its sustainability solution for banks and fintechs in the DACH region.

Bunq Series A funding round approved by Dutch central bank

The €193 million raised by Bunq will be used by the challenger bank to ‘fuel’ its European growth, particularly in France and Germany, and double staff numbers by end of next year.

Funding Circle launches embedded finance solution

Partners Funding Options and Capitalise.com are the first to natively embed Funding Circle into their website to offer business loans of up to £500,000.

Q&A: Axway’s Eyal Sivan on why Canada needs ‘practical steps’ and ‘not just talk’

Eyal Sivan, head of Open Banking at Axway, explains why ‘strong leadership’ is only part of the way to get Open Banking over the line in Canada, and what it can learn from Brazil’s implementation journey.

Yapily enters partnership with B2B checkout platform Sprinque

The partnership with Amsterdam-based Sprinque will allow B2B marketplaces and merchants to embed B2B payments into their platforms, and is part of Yapily’s European expansion plans.

FCA 90-day rule change ‘huge win’ for Open Banking industry

The UK regulator announced the alterations to the 90-day authentication rule following a consultation in which respondents called it “onerous” and reported “high customer dropout rates” as a result.