{"id":13047,"date":"2019-06-18T11:59:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T11:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=13047"},"modified":"2019-06-18T11:59:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T11:59:22","slug":"73-of-british-smes-don-t-understand-what-open-banking-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/73-of-british-smes-don-t-understand-what-open-banking-is\/","title":{"rendered":"73% of British SMEs don\u2019t understand what open banking is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A survey of 1,000 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) carried out on behalf of iwoca (a leading British FinTech) found that nearly three quarters (73%) were unable to identify what open banking is, indicating a severe lack of public awareness surrounding open banking and its benefits. iwoca announced that it will continue its work to finalize connections with banks, helping to maximize the impact of open banking. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open banking is an important tool for helping SMEs better manage their finances and provide quality services to consumers. It is important to note that SMEs are, themselves, an important part of the United Kingdom\u2019s economy, employing 16 million and having a combined turnover of more than GBP 2 trillion.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-13047 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Mobile banking trends in Eastern Europe and Central Asia'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/mobile-banking-trends-in-eastern-europe-and-central-asia\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Mobile-banking-trends-in-Eastern-Europe-and-Central-Asia-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-6780\" loading=\"lazy\" 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