Countries across the Asia-Pacific region have been quick to establish open banking frameworks following the rollout of open banking regulations in the United Kingdom and the European Union’s passage of …
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Polish banks reluctant to embrace open banking
With open banking growing in popularity across the globe and the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) coming into full force, many Polish banks are reluctant to embrace open banking. Leaders …
Read More »Gates Foundation supports open mobile banking platform in Africa
Two of Africa’s largest mobile operators and mobile money providers (Orange Group and MTN Group) have announced they will use Mojaloop, an open source financial services technology sponsored by the …
Read More »Open banking to begin a new data economy in Australia on July 1
The Australian government has announced that it will begin phasing in recommendations from the Open Banking Review beginning on July 1, 2019. Once fully-implemented, open banking will give Australian consumers …
Read More »FinTech companies voice opposition to PSD2
A number of FinTech companies in the European Union (EU), namely Bankin, Eurobits, Sofort, PPRO and Trustl, have decided to oppose the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2). These companies contend …
Read More »Isracard selects Temenos as its digital open banking platform
Isracard, the largest credit card company in Israel, has selected banking software company Temenos to serve as its open banking platform. Isacard’s selection of Temenos will help the company achieve …
Read More »European payment provider launches open banking platform
European payment provider Klarna has announced the launch of its own open banking platform. The platform will provide access to more than 4,300 European banks through a single API in …
Read More »First-ever open banking service to help people get out of debt
AccountScore, together with The Insolvency Panel, has announced the launch of the first ever open banking service designed to help people get out of debt. The service auto-populates consumer income …
Read More »Netherland’s cautious adoption of open banking
The Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) underpins open banking across the European Union (EU); however, open banking in the Netherlands has yet to become a reality as Dutch regulators have …
Read More »Huawei, Forms Syntron release distributed open platform solution for banks
Huawei and Forms Syntron, a leading Chinese bank solution provider, have jointly released Fincube, a distributed open platform solution for the financial industry. Fincube will help banks at various scales …
Read More »41% of EU banks fail to meet important PSD2 deadline
A survey of 442 European Union (EU) banks conducted by the Swedish open banking platform Tink has found that 41% of EU banks have failed to provide a testing environment …
Read More »India standing at the crossroads of open banking
Changing consumer patterns, the emergence of non-traditional competition (e.g. FinTechs, blockchain and artificial intelligence) and initiatives undertaken by the Reserve Bank of India have provided the ideal timing for Indian …
Read More »Sberbank registered 182 new domains
Early this year, Sberbank registered 182 domains having “sber” in the address (e.g. sber-medicine.ru, sber-fashion.ru and sbersale.ru). The mass registration of domains is part of Sberbank’s effort to develop an …
Read More »Russian banks’ tentative start with open APIs
As the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) becomes just another part of business in the European Union (EU), it is natural to wonder about the state of open APIs in …
Read More »Qiwi launches open API money transfer service
Qiwi has launched an open API money transfer service for its customers, giving users the chance to customize their own way of receiving funds. The new service makes it easier …
Read More »PrivatBank launches open API platform
PrivatBank has launched a new open API platform to allow FinTech companies to create effective, innovative solutions that work with bank data and provide consumers with new digital services. The …
Read More »The impact of PSD2 in Ukraine
With the implementation of the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) in the European Union (EU) and Ukraine’s relationship with the EU, it is natural to wonder about the implications of …
Read More »Russian insurers, intermediaries discuss API integration
The Digital Tools for the Development of Insurance Product Partner Sales roundtable was held in Moscow, a first-ever discussion between insurance companies, intermediaries and IT experts in the country. The …
Read More »Kazakhstani banks embracing open APIs
Open APIs are starting to emerge as a trend in the market of IT solutions in Kazakhstan, with private banks actively exploring the potential of open APIs and the National …
Read More »Personal data compromised through API vulnerability
The personal data of consumers who requested a loan and/or credit card from the now liquidated Binbank may have been compromised. The compromised data includes names, passport data, phone numbers …
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