Tagged: hannah nixon

April 17, 2020 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Hannah Nixon, the former CEO of the UK Payment Systems Regulator, has been hired by Curve as an Advisor to the Executive, according to a note from the Fintech. Nixon is expected to help guide Curve’s regulatory strategy as the company grows. Curve is a… Read More

April 18, 2018 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England has approved the first non-bank payment service provider to join the UK payment system settling in central bank money. Described as a milestone event for the BoE in accommodating innovation, this is the first Fintech to gain direct accesss. Transferwise is… Read More

February 28, 2017 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published draft “Terms of Reference” outlining how it intends to review whether the operators of CHAPS (Clearing House Automated Payment System) and Faster Payments Scheme (FPS), need to play an expanded role to reduce consumer harm caused by particular… Read More

July 31, 2016 @ 7:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week the Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) announced that reform is needed in the UK payments sector to improve competition and better serve consumers.  The announcement was made by the one-year-old agency following a report on payments released by the PSR. The PSR stated that there… Read More

April 6, 2016 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK has already staked a claim in the broader category of Fintech having created the concept of Peer to Peer Lending and fostering the most vibrant equity crowdfunding ecosystem in the world. None of this could have been accomplished without the explicit assistance of… Read More

February 25, 2016 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has told UK banks they should “sell their stake in UK payments infrastructure”. The statement comes after the release of an interim report that reviews the UK’s payment system. The assessment pretty much tells banks they are stifling innovation and competition…. Read More