Open Banking

Open Banking regulation, innovation and technology and it's potential to revolutionise the Financial Services Industry.

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Screen Scraping is Dead, Long Live Screen Scraping

Yesterday November 27, the European Commission published the final version of the long awaited PSD2 Regulatory Technical Standards on Secure Communications and Secure Customer Authentication. The SCA RTS was accompanied by a press release and a Memo which can be seen as a Q&A document. One of the hottest topics that has been the subject of i...

30 November 2017 /payments

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Open Banking: The Ageing Society and Alzheimer’s - How Banks can Help

Lloyds Open Banking Challenge Hackathon, #BuildanOpenBank, held on the 16-17 November 2017, had 14 teams including SAP taking part. The goal was to show, within 48 hours, an Open Banking value proposition, how it would work and a business plan. SAP looked at how a bank might address the needs of people that are vulnerable or becoming so, such as Al...

27 November 2017 /retail

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PSD2: Light At The End Of The Tunnel

As an avid fan of the Open Banking movement, I have tracked the implementation of PSD2 across Europe with much interest over the last few years. PSD2 aims to give customers control over their financial data and more competitive choice. This is something everyone needs to remember in the mad rush to build new businesses and protect existing ones. ...

25 November 2017 /payments

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Information friction in finance is threatening the spirit of entrepreneurialism

Access to finance is consistently highlighted as a serious concern for small to medium businesses (SMEs), which is worrying considering they are the lifeblood of our economy. Their contribution to the British economy is set to exceed £241bn by 2025, up 19 per cent from last year’s figure of £202bn according to research from the Hampshire Trust Ban...

14 November 2017 /inclusion

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Open Banking: Pain Free Travel

I commute and stay in London each week and find the logistics of booking travel and accommodation painful. I have varying requirements for travel times, accommodation preferences and a strong desire for good quality at affordable prices. How can I ease my pain? I could wait until someone writes the killer app that solves my problem. However, with...

11 November 2017

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What has SIBOS in Toronto taught us about Open Banking?

It’s no surprise to anyone in the financial community that SIBOS is by far the most relevant global networking event of the year. Not only was Toronto a great city to host it this year but open banking was the topic many of us were keen to see if there was interest from the banking and fintech community. At this SIBOS I was invited by SWIFT to be ...

06 November 2017 /sibos

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Open Banking: Consent is Key

We have learned a lot about how not to do consent from Hollywood and the Fashion industry. Consent has to be explicit, have a clear affirmative statement and action of intent that cannot be misinterpreted, given clearly, specific and informed. In May 2018, individuals “are given legal rights over their own data”. As Open banking is going across m...

06 November 2017 /regulation

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DBS: The Rise Of Invisible Banking

Have you heard of DBS bank? Not many have. It is no surprise really, as its mission is to make banking invisible. A feat it is well on the way to achieving. Damn Bloody Slow The bank was formed in 1968 as the Development Bank of Singapore and is now known as DBS. It offers retail, corporate and investment services to 7 million customers throughout...

05 November 2017