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Fintellect and Nordigen go to bat for small businesses

Nordigen, an open banking data provider and a GoCardless company, has teamed up with Fintellect, a financial app that helps businesses to manage and forecast their finances.

20 February 2023

News/payments

FCA grants UK e-money license to Payoneer

Cross-border payments firm, Payoneer, has gained its Electronic Money License (EMI) with approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

17 February 2023

Company update/retail

Mastercard adds advanced analytics to Open Banking platform

Market uncertainty and increased costs continue to challenge small businesses, and many will rely on extended credit lines and loans to weather the current environment and grow their businesses.

16 February 2023

Company update/retail

Experian appoints Envestnet | Yodlee as open data API provider in Australia

Leading global information services company Experian has today announced the appointment of data aggregation and analytics platform Envestnet | Yodlee as its official Open Data API provider in Australia.

15 February 2023

Company update/identity

Plaid and Okta team on open finance access

Plaid, the data network that powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life, and Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA), the leading independent identity provider, today announced a partnership and integration to help thousands of banks and financial institutions adopt OAuth and APIs for exchanging data with third parties.

14 February 2023

News/crypto

UAE to build CBDC and card scheme

The United Arab Emirates is planning to launch a CBDC and domestic card scheme as part of a wide-ranging financial infrastructure transformation programme.

14 February 2023

News/retail

Canadian SMEs keen on open banking

As Canada prepares an open banking regime, the country's small businesses are ready to seize the opportunity, according to a Mastercard survey.

13 February 2023

Company update/retail

Over one third of UK consumers would switch banks for better financial support - Tink

As the cost of living crisis continues, new research from Europe’s leading open banking platform, Tink, paints a stark picture of financial realities in the UK.

09 February 2023

News/regulation

FinTech Australia says ING systems upgrade may breach open banking rules

Fintech Australia and the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) are calling on Australia's competition watchdog to intervene in ING Bank's planned upgrade to an Open Banking-related system.

08 February 2023

Company update/payments

Neonomics takes open banking checkout to Finland

Leading open banking provider, Neonomics, has expanded the launch of their new open banking powered Checkout solution to Finland.

07 February 2023

Company update/retail

UK credit management appIncredible introduces VRP with TrueLayer

TrueLayer, Europe’s leading open banking platform, has today announced a partnership with the UK credit management app Incredible, which will now provide variable recurring payments (VRPs) for its customers.

07 February 2023

News/payments

NextGen Nordics 2023: Back and better than ever

Finextra will be back in Stockholm to bring the new world of Nordic banking to life for the NextGen Nordics 2023 conference on the 25th of April.

03 February 2023

News/retail

Zopa Bank raises £75 million to boost growth

Zopa Bank has received £75 million in funding to support its next phase of growth in the UK.

02 February 2023

News/payments

Brazil celebrates 2 years of open finance

Today marks two years since Brazil launched its Open Finance Initiative. Open banking in Brazil has blossomed thanks to the initiative, forging a new governance structure and financial system for financial institutions in the nation.

02 February 2023

Company update/people

David Beardmore decamps from Open Banking Implementation Entity to join Raidiam

Raidiam, the data sharing ecosystem pioneers, is delighted to announce that David Beardmore has joined the company as Ecosystems Development Director.

01 February 2023

News/people

Crosswell hands in Open Banking report

As she signs off as trustee of the Open Banking Implementation Entity, Charlotte Crosswell has hit out at the lack of long-term vision to move beyond the current environment to a "Smart Data" economy.

01 February 2023

Company update/retail

Majority of Brits don't trust Open Banking with their data - survey

Despite the CMA recently celebrating the UK’s six largest banks fully implementing their open banking standards, there is still a long way to go before consumers are fully confident in handing over their financial data.

31 January 2023

Company update/retail

TransUnion invests in Bud

TransUnion, a global insights and information company, has announced a strategic investment in Bud Financial Limited (Bud), a leader in Open Banking and data intelligence.

31 January 2023

Company update/retail

TrueLayer rolls out onboarding product powered by open banking APIs

Today, Europe’s leading open banking platform TrueLayer announces the launch of the UK’s first-ever automated onboarding product using open banking APIs.

31 January 2023

News/startups

Unbanx app enables consumers to realise the value of their banking data

Irish fintech Unbanx has launched an open banking tool that enables consumers to share their transactional data with popular brands in return for points-based rewards.

31 January 2023