Q&A with VibePay’s Luke Massie

Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan spoke to VibePay CEO Luke Massie about the need to add value to the payments experience, and why he is on a mission to remove the middleman.

i-movo teams up with ClearBank, DWP to digitise benefit payments

The new UK service will help those individuals without access to a bank account to receive payments through i-movo’s secure digital voucher technology.

Ophelos selects Credit Kudos as Open Banking partner

Through the partnership, the debt management platform uses Open Banking insights to create more manageable repayment plans for those in debt.

Funding Circle appoints successor as CEO Samir Desai steps down

Managing director of its UK business Lisa Jacobs has been named the new CEO of Funding Circle, and will take over from 1 January 2022, as Desai moves to a new role on the board.

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TrueLayer teams up with Cazoo for instant payments

By integrating TrueLayer’s Open-Banking powered PayDirect platform, the online car retailer can also improve the refunds experience.

Open Banking Expo to reunite industry at Confex in November

Senior executives and leaders from across Open Banking and Open Finance will be able to gather in London for this year’s event, along with headline partner Token and more than 80 speakers from across the industry.

Yolt to close smart money app to focus on YTS

The decision to shut down the consumer-facing app is part of a repositioning and will allow it to focus resources on its Open Banking platform Yolt Technology Services.

PayPal pays $2.7bn to acquire Japan’s Paidy

The acquisition boosts PayPal’s presence in the country, where it said Paidy had ‘pioneered’ BNPL solutions tailored to the Japanese market.

Experian collaborates with fintech OBR to support SMEs

Partnership sees Experian power OBR’s flagship product OpenRep, an ‘early warning system’ for SME owners and lenders.