Tagged: data-sharing

June 11, 2021 @ 1:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI and machine learning network Fetch.ai will be working with IOTA, in order to connect Autonomous Economic Agents to IOTA network’s rich data sources. As mentioned in a blog post by Fetch.ai, dated June 10, 2021, for the first time ever, this draws “a clear,… Read More

June 10, 2021 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

roThe team at Nordigen notes that it’s just been half a year since they announced Europe’s first “free” Open Banking API, however, they’ve already managed to introduce 1,000 bank integrations and acquire an additional €2.1 million. The Latvia-based Nordigen team writes in a blog post… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based Frollo, the “purpose-driven” Fintech firm that offers financial management and Open Banking services, has introduced a new feature for its budgeting app that allows customers to check their real time balance with Siri and the firm’s Open Banking connections. Some common use-cases for voice… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital bank Revolut notes that being able to work effectively in a digital environment is very important for small businesses. After a year that challenged many SMEs globally to adapt and become more flexible due to the COVID outbreak, everything from customer… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based LendInvest, a property finance Fintech, reveals that they’ve been an early Open Banking adopter, as part of the Buy-to-Let process, using the technology’s potential to facilitate faster deals. LendInvest Senior Underwriter, Tom Steer, recently discussed how Open Banking is working for the company’s underwriting… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking is about giving users better control over their banking information. Instead of your bank hoarding the details regarding your transactions and account, users are able to decide how and when they want to share these details with other financial services providers and other… Read More

May 1, 2021 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK has reached a key stage for the ongoing development of Open Data initiatives.  The Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) is now nearing the completion of creating Open Banking guidelines and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has finalized a consultation on the updated… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 9:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Open Banking solution provider TrueLayer has secured $70 million in capital through a Series D round. TrueLayer‘s latest investment round was led by Addition and included contributions from several angel investors. Following this latest fundraise, the Fintech firm has acquired a total of $142… Read More

March 31, 2021 @ 1:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking adoption or usage in the US has been increasing due to a significant rise in customer demand and growing pressure or competition. This, according to a recent from the Financial Technology (FT) Partners. As noted in a report titled, Open Banking: Rearchitecting the… Read More

March 25, 2021 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at PaymentComponents, a UK-based firm that’s empowering Open Banking with agile PSD2 and API frameworks (developing solutions for banks, corporates, and developers including BaaS while supporting Fintech payments), notes that Open Banking could translate into additional revenue streams for financial institutions and other… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brian Brooks, Former Acting Head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), has now joined the board of Spring Labs, a firm that develops innovative tech for exchanging data securely and in an anonymous manner via a shared blockchain or distributed ledger… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vietnamese banks are becoming a lot more aware of Open Banking policies and are beginning to realize that they should look into leveraging open APIs in order to remain relevant in the evolving digital financial services sector. There are at least two local banks in… Read More

March 7, 2021 @ 6:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

There are no extensive regulations yet on Open Banking in Thailand, however, the government’s digital transformation strategy (and the Thailand 4.0 strategy) along with the introduction of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) in 2020 indicate that the country may soon offer an Open Banking… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking software firm Temenos (SIX: TEMN) has released a report, titled “Open Banking: Revolution or Evolution?”, which was authored by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and it’s also based on a survey of more than 300 senior banking professionals. The report revealed that almost half… Read More

February 25, 2021 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Big Four auditing firm KPMG in Australia has released a report, titled, The 30 Voices, which aims to cover “every facet” of financial services and beyond. It features insights related to developments from incumbents to banking challengers, Big Tech firms to investors, legislators to academics…. Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The introduction of Australia’s Consumer Data Right (CDR) laws on July 1, 2020 marked the initial phase of Open Banking in the country, which may improve the services offered by the local banking sector. More than 6 months into CDR and Open Banking in Australia… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HM Revenue and Customs revealed on February 3, 2021, that Open Banking service provider Ecospend has been selected to build-out its digital payments infrastructure. In September 2020, HMRC had placed a £3 million contract out to tender in order to upgrade the group’s bank transfer… Read More

January 29, 2021 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Berner Kantonalbank (BEKB) has reportedly integrated with an Open Banking API platform in order to connect partners and various third-party companies. The BEKB is able to easily and efficiently connect with other service providers through the new platform. For customers, this means that they’ll… Read More

January 28, 2021 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based banking challenger app Dozens will be working with Open Banking provider Bud in order to give prospective clients access to some of its services without having to fully complete the sign-up process (which may be more time-consuming). Dozens provides users various analytics and budgeting… Read More

January 3, 2021 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech companies are reportedly urging the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to “break” banks during 2021. A group of London-based startups is asking the FCA to look into ending the control and dominance of traditional banking institutions, specifically their use of consumer data. The companies… Read More