Tagged: open banking

October 13, 2021 @ 6:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY), a provider of tech solutions and payment processing services for the financial services sector, announced on October 12, 2021 that Finicity, Akoya, and Plaid are among the first Open Banking platforms to integrate to the Banno Digital Platform by… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 8:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Fabrick, an open banking platform, and Bitpanda – a digital investing platform offering stocks, digital assets and more, have joined to create a white label solution for Italian banks and Fintechs. The service enables users to give their customers and clients access to the growing… Read More

October 3, 2021 @ 6:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Heikki Vänttinen, Co-founder at API3,  a collaborative initiative focused on delivering traditional API services to smart contract platforms in a decentralized and “trust-minimized” manner. It’s governed by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), and its code is open-source and its operations… Read More

September 30, 2021 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zavann, a Sweden-headquartered SaaS firm that’s owned by EG and offers data-driven offerings for electricity suppliers across the country, has teamed up with Neonomics, an Open Banking platform for improving the way in which clients receive and settle their electricity bills. As noted by its… Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 11:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

EML Payments (ASX: EML) has received approval by French and UK regulators to complete its acquisition of Sentenial Limited including its Nuapay Brand. EML states that the acquisition positions it as a global leader in Open Banking and card payments. EML is acquiring Sentenial, including… Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 11:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following approval by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, TrueLayer, an open banking platform, has announced the launch in Australia and the promotion of Brenton Charnley to CEO of Australia & New Zealand, according to a statement by the company. Brenton joined TrueLayer in Sydney… Read More

September 25, 2021 @ 7:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Serrala, the financial automation and payments software firm, and European Open Banking platform Tink, have formed a partnership for supporting open banking tech services. Through the partnership, the companies will be supporting billers so they can reach clients via every channel to settle bills and… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The newly formed financing firm in Saudi Arabia, Positive Facilities Co. Ltd. (Ejabiah), has reportedly entered an agreement with Path Solutions for the introduction of its interest-free Core banking platform. Ejabiah will be providing a unique 0% interest financing product, which is somewhat similar to… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 3:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fintech firm Circle, a company providing payments and financial infrastructure for internet businesses, has integrated with Plaid, a data network powering the digital financial ecosystem. The integration simplifies the process of connecting bank accounts and accepting ACH payments because Plaid enables quicker account verification, the… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 3:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, the House Financial Services Committee, Fintech Task Force, met to discuss individual data when it comes to financial services. In many ways, data is the fuel for Fintech innovation and thus is a key factor for both financial service providers as well… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Vyne, an open banking firm in the payments sector, is claiming the title as the largest seed funding valuation for any UK open banking contender to date. Vyne says it is currently processing millions of pounds worth of transactions each month at a growth rate… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WLPayments has introduced its Zero Code Payments as a Service platform. The launch of the new platform has come with a containerized architecture, a server-agnostic approach, along with the integration of microservices. The result of adding these features is an adaptive and fully customizable payment… Read More

September 19, 2021 @ 10:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As new lending starts to overtake the repayment boom seen during the COVID-19 crisis, research from digital bank Zopa reveals that more than 40% of UK-based consumers would make use of Open Banking to “apply for credit if it improved their chances of getting an… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Following a $51 million Series B funding round, open banking provider Yapily has announced its expansion into France. Yapily says it has already developed considerable capabilities in the French market. With 100% PSD2 connectivity, Yapily covers more than 85% of French bank accounts, enabling banks,… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zūm Rails, an Open Banking and intelligent payment software provider, reveals that it has introduced a new set of anti-fraud tools to improve the security of its Instant Deposit feature. Instant Deposit, supported by Visa Direct, the payment giant’s real-time push payments solution,  and offered… Read More

September 16, 2021 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Nexpay, an EU-licensed electronic money institution, has partnered with Salt Edge, an open-banking SaaS provider. Nexpay is a Vilnius-based Fintech startup that provides banking infrastructure for the digital assets sector. Currently, Nexpay reports that it is helping over 400 businesses build a range of payments… Read More

September 16, 2021 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments service provider (PSP) Lemonway has partnered with Tink to facilitate payments to customers across Europe with “Pay By Bank.” Tink is an open banking platform that enables banks, Fintechs and startups to develop data-driven financial services via an API platform. Tink currently connects more… Read More

September 15, 2021 @ 4:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

European open banking platform TrueLayer is working with Cazoo, a UK online car retailer, to offer instant payments and refunds for its customers. Cazoo’s service gives sellers an offer within seconds which is guaranteed for seven days. Customers can either opt to have their car… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The total number of point-of-sale (POS) and digital commerce transactions in Bahrain increased by 65% in August 2021 YoY, reaching an aggregate value of almost $744 million during the month, after topping $3.62 billion during H1 2021, the Central Bank of Bahrain has revealed. According… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Zumo has partnered with Modulr to facilitate open banking-enabled top-ups. Zumo is an Edinburgh-based crypto wallet. Modulr is a payments platform and authorized e-money institution. Modulr’s Payments as a Service API platform enables businesses to automate payment flows, embed payments into their platforms, and build… Read More