PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Earlier this year, the European digital bank had taken on Ireland, France and Italy. In a press release, Revolut said the latest expansion would bring open banking to its users in Germany. Revolut said its new open banking offer was developed with TrueLayer , a London-based financial technology (FinTech) company.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) is introducing an open banking policy to advance digital innovation in the financial services sector. Saudi Arabia’s central bank said the plan is for open banking to go live in the first half of 2022.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The pandemic is reshaping banking. The conversation came against a backdrop where, as noted in a recent PYMNTS Tracker , a majority of Americans did their banking online last year. As more banking has shifted online, an increasing amount of that online activity is occurring across mobile conduits. Convenience matters, too.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Gartner forecasts that global spending on security and risk management will exceed US$150 billion in 2021 adding cloud adoption and remote working to the mix of reasons for the spend. Such phishing emails usually direct the victim to a fake website to steal sensitive data such as login credentials and banking details.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

How secure do you feel when it comes to payments? Consider a survey commissioned by payment, telecom and financial data solutions provider Transaction Network Services (TNS), which found that 85 percent of adults across the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia believe fraud attempts on debit and credit cards are on the upswing.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2019

As a way to prevent unfair competition, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) said in a report on Sunday (Dec. 8) that there should be “vigilant monitoring” of Big Tech’s move into financial services. Firms like Google, Alibaba and Facebook could be forced to share data with banks and FinTech firms.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Xero , a global small business cloud accounting platform, is working with South Africa’s Nedbank to give small- to medium-size business (SMB) clients a digital, application programming interface (API)-enabled bank feed to access financial data, according to an ITWeb report.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

financial institutions as they scrambled to apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Bank of America received criticism for initially only allowing existing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to apply. Small businesses overwhelmed U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

The API seems to be on everybody’s lips, a catchphrase or buzzword for a sea change in banking that has the potential to upend the way we do business across any type of interaction. APIs are most readily recognizable as having been codified in the Open Banking concept that debuted in the U.K. About Time For Real Time?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Bank is shifting away from screen scraping in favor of direct data connectivity, but it's not the only financial institution (FI) embracing the data strategy. Bank Nixes Screen Scraping With Akoya. Visa Links With Codat For SMB Bank Data Sharing. Atom Bank Links With Codat, Too.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

Businesses and consumers alike are increasingly tapping new digital offerings for their financial needs as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic shifts banking practices. Moving to cloud-supported infrastructure is one way these banks could shore up their products and keep customer interactions seamless. Around The Cloud Banking World.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

We have deep dives on faster worker pay as well as cloud banking and news on WhatsApp’s payment functionality in Brazil. The Bank of China is one of over 12 commercial banks that lent to the German payment through a facility, and the move could present a mortal danger to Wirecard. Top News . Mastercard Inc.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The problem can be traced back to data: as organizations scale, either through organic growth or M&A, they’re taking on more financial management platforms and opening more bank accounts, leading to fragmented storage of financial data. Open banking is not a regulatory requirement in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

Today in B2B payments, European banks grow wary of small business loans, and Xero collaborates on API bank connectivity. SMB Loans Pose Potential Big Risk for European Banks. Euro area banks have cut back on lending, as the pandemic continues to threaten the economy. Xero, Nedbank Team on API-Enabled Bank Feed for SMBs.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2019

digital ID system is now available at five Canadian banks in a mobile app, according to a report by Bloomberg. The move will help the banks take a big step forward in identity verification, using blockchain technology to give customers the ability to prove their identity digitally so they can confidently access their accounts.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 22, 2024

Modern accounting software integrates seamlessly with diverse financial systems, automating tasks such as data entry, bank reconciliation, and invoice processing. Real-time Data Insights The advent of cloud-based accounting solutions has turned real-time financial data availability into a reality for businesses of all sizes.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

million in annual turnover — had been approached by its bank repeatedly in both January and February for a loan, but the company hadn’t needed the capital. A lot of banks and lending institutions are turning companies down for a loan or funding, yet they’re never given an explanation as to why,” said Keller. Open Banking in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Late last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said it will look to issue advance notice of proposed rulemaking on “open banking” by the end of this year. The path ahead for open banking, at least here in the U.S., In other words, there may be a range of potential new rules coming into play in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Open banking may soon become table stakes for financial institutions (FIs) — they need to act now and be able to offer it securely or risk getting left behind. Open banking connections enable third-party apps to provide more convenient, insightful and tailored services thanks to banking customer data.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

There may not be an Open Banking mandate in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean the payments and financial services market isn’t embracing data sharing and integration. PYMNTS looks at some new collaborations between banks and FinTech firms below. Yet, outside the U.S., Tide Integrates With QuickBooks.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The CFPB is taking a closer look at consumers and the relationship to their financial records — specifically the issues they face in accessing, using, and securely sharing their financial records. Technology provides opportunities to use these records to create new consumer tools that help improve financial lives.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In this week's roundup of bank-FinTech collaboration and open banking initiatives, Citi embraces the unlocking of account data to third-party FinTechs, while WEX weighs in on opportunity for banks to take advantage of partnerships. Plus, one FinTech offers a new spin on the open banking model to drive financial inclusion.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Financial services advisory firm Enterprise Engineering is spinning off a new company to link banks and financial institutions with data management tools. While the collaborative trend has lessened the competitive pressure between banks and FinTechs, a separate initiative by the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

Going forward, BoA has announced it will be working with financial data aggregators to give their customers a greater ability to connect their banking information with third-party financial management applications.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

For proponents of open banking , the regulatory initiative seen in the U.K. While policymakers target protection and customer ownership of data, one of the most prominent selling points for open banking is the ability for data to move seamlessly between once-siloed platforms. But in jurisdictions like the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2017

Security in the digital age is a goal for most retailers and consumers — and nearly everyone else in the business world. When it comes to personal information, especially data linked to payment accounts, the level of privacy and accuracy of security are key in keeping the retail world spinning. In other U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

Despite its rising popularity, open banking and data sharing frameworks were not necessarily opportunities toward which banks initially jumped. Gradually, however, traditional FIs are increasingly acknowledging the value in open banking. This is a classic build-versus-buy decision,” he told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

By using ‘out-of-the-box’ cloud infrastructure building blocks, you can align the C-level suite by bringing the data together that stakeholders need to make decisions,” said Born. ” The mobility of cloud-based reporting tools, too, can bring a new level of ease for the C-Suite, he added.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

But there’s a new data revolution underway and this one is on the consumer side, as financial data aggregators are very much in the news. Last week, the Department of Justice gave the green light to Mastercard’s $825 million acquisition of data aggregator Finicity. bank accounts.

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FISPAN

JANUARY 12, 2022

Financial institutions (FIs) are under pressure to drive innovation in financial data access for the commercial banking space. Banking customers are seeking more control over their banking data than ever before. The end result?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

While financial services (FinServ) innovations often emerge with built-in security measures, new market trends — including faster payments and open banking — are introducing new security threats to corporate treasury departments, according to cybersecurity company BioCatch. The emergence of open banking in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

banks have seen a boost in attempted cyberattacks in recent weeks. Not only are banks prime targets because of the multitude of sensitive consumer information they hold, but also for the fact that an attack could cause market turmoil. banks have been preparing for the possibility of a massive cyberattack for quite some time.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Recent scandals involving Deutsche Bank and Swedbank have made consumers reconsider their trust in FIs, many of which are scrambling to keep fraudsters out and bring consumers back. Part of the problem is that money laundering controls are easier for fraudsters to anticipate than security measures for other cybercrimes.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Open banking may foster talk in Europe and the U.S. centered on collaboration between FinTechs and traditional banks. 25) that in South Korea, the financial regulator there (known as the Financial Services Commission) is encouraging the creation of an interbank payment network that will allow access to banks and FinTechs.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The parent company of Fidelity Investments , FMR LLC, is launching an independent personal data startup called Akoya in conjunction with The Clearing House (TCH) and 11 of its member banks, Fidelity announced on Thursday (Feb. The new network boosts financial system security as it speeds up API adoption.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Ternio , a global FinTech platform, has integrated with Plaid , a financial data company, to help Ternio BlockCard bank accounts access faster and more secure connections to financial accounts, according to a press release. customers to activate their FDIC-insured BlockCard bank accounts.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

A month after its purchase by Mastercard was cleared by the Department of Justice (DOJ), open banking platform Finicity announced on Friday (Dec. 18) that it has signed a data access agreement with Brex , a company that provides financial services that help scale early-stage businesses.

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