Archive for April 2019
ING in France opens APIs to third parties
ING customers in France now have more choice in how they manage their money and make online payments. From today, licensed third parties can – with the explicit request of customers – access their payments accounts to initiate payments, confirm the availability of funds, or get account information, for example for a money management app.
Read MoreOpen Banking Expo shortlisted for Best Conference award
Open Banking Expo has been shortlisted for Best Conference at the AEO Excellence Awards. Open Banking Expo, which launched in London on 27 November, was hailed a huge success by visitors, speakers and exhibitors alike. Attended by leading high street banks, challenger banks and fintech businesses, Open Banking Expo focussed on the customer journey and…
Read MoreStart-up and Nationwide combine to help the 20 million people in Britain with money worries
Today marks the launch of Tully. A FinTech start-up that is free for consumers and created to improve financial education, make it easier for people to manage their money and repay debts faster. The start-up’s innovative approach to money management has caught the attention of like-minded industry names such as Nationwide. Currently, the debt of an…
Read MoreCredit Kudos raises £2.2m in latest round of funding
Credit Kudos, challenger credit bureau and leader in commercial applications of Open Banking, announced they have raised £2.2m in their latest round of funding.
Read MoreGregory Pennington embeds Open Banking data to automate annual customer review process
Gregory Pennington, one of the UK’s largest and longest established debt management companies, has integrated an Open Banking solution, provided by Equifax in partnership with AccountScore, into its annual customer review process.
Read MoreNordea forges ahead with plans on PSD2
The biggest bank in the Nordic Region has launched an Open Banking solution that enables corporate customers to access their accounts and integrate real-time data into their own systems and processes. The tool, named Instant Reporting, gives companies access to their accounts, balances and transactions and allows them to complement their current file-based systems by…
Read MorePioneering progress in Open Banking
Earlier this year, we saw the first anniversary of the launch of open banking in the UK. What’s been happening in the intervening 12 months? During 2018, Account Servicing Payment Service Providers (ASPSPs) rolled out the read/write APIs developed by the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) together with their customer authentication journeys: the steps that…
Read MoreThe small business end: driving adoption with education
It’s no secret that Open Banking is set to notably increase consumer access to financial products, whether that be debt management tools, overdrafts and loans, or modern banking. But how can this new technology benefit businesses, as well as the individual consumer? Here at Liberis, we believe the most prominent benefit to small businesses is…
Read MoreBetter than banking?
Open Banking innovation is hitting the small business sector. Providers are forming partnerships with accountancy software providers and traditional banks to widen the options and offer much more than loans, Dippy Singh reports. Tell any start-up that they don’t need to be innovative to succeed, and they will laugh you out of the room.…
Read MoreSbanken casts Nets
Norwegian bank Sbanken has selected payment solutions provider Nets to support its Open Banking journey across the Nordics and Europe. Nets’ single integration solution will give Sbanken access to account information in all banks in Norway and beyond through PSD2 APIs. This will enabling Sbanken to develop services for its customers as a third party…
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