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News/retail
The UK's open banking sector has created 4800 jobs and is valued at £4.1 billion, according to research conducted by the Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec), which nonetheless cautions that industry is at a "vital crossroads".
29 March 2023
News/payments
Swedish fintech Open Payments has closed a €3 million growth round led by Industrifonden with support from Japan's Sony Financial Ventures and Global Brain and existing investors.
NextGen Nordics will return to Stockholm on 25 April 2023, and we will be welcoming a range of speakers who will discuss topics such as P27, cross border payments, open banking, BNPL, CBDCs, digital assets and Web 3.0.
27 March 2023
Company update/payments
Ethical lender Plend has selected GoCardless, a global leader in direct bank payments, to provide Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) through GoCardless’ Instant Bank Pay feature.
23 March 2023
Payer, the Swedish fintech scaleup that specialises in European B2B payments, today announces its launch of open banking payments for B2B in Sweden.
22 March 2023
News/startups
Snoop, the money-saving app founded by former Virgin Money boss Jayne-Anne Gadhia, has called in bankers to explore a possible sale, according to Sky News.
Company update/retail
ConTe.it Prestiti, a new venture in the credit sector of Admiral Group Italy, has partnered with Tink, Europe’s leading open banking platform, to offer customers in ConTe.it Prestiti’s network an improved and instant lending application process.
21 March 2023
PERX, an innovative Norwegian P2P crowdlending platform, has partnered with Neonomics. Through this partnership, PERX will be able to enable open banking payments on their platform through Neonomics’ open banking Checkout solution, to increase efficiency and security in its payments.
16 March 2023
Company update/startups
Archie, a next generation payments and data platform, today launches with a promise to support the UK’s businesses, including underserved small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), whilst educating consumers on the vast potential of Open Banking.
Ukrainian Processing Center (UPC) and leading software and services company Tietoevry Banking announced a partnership to develop open banking services in Ukraine.
15 March 2023
Company update/wholesale
More UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) will be able to get instant decisions on lending applications, helping to ease pressure of the cost of living crisis and boost economic recovery.
14 March 2023
Company update/people
Open banking platform Yapily has appointed Lisa Gutu as Vice President of Sales in Europe, where she will play a key role in accelerating Yapily’s strategic growth plans in the region.
Company update/crime
Noda, an open banking fintech, and ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, today announced they will collaborate to enhance payment monitoring and compliance capabilities on Noda’s growing platform that is supporting the new digital economy in Europe.
News/regulation
The UK’s Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology has proposed a revised version of the Data Protection and Digital Innovation Bill.
10 March 2023
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved operational guidelines on open banking this week, becoming the first country in the African region to adopt open banking regulations.
American Banking-as-a-Service player Synctera has raised $15 million and made a move north of the border through a partnership with National Bank of Canada.
09 March 2023
News/identity
London Stock Exchange Group-owned Giact has enlisted Mastercard's Open Banking capabilities to provide a secure account verification offering for its customers.
08 March 2023
Weavr, the London-based startup that allows businesses to embed banking and payments into their mobile app or SaaS platforms, has acquired B2B Open Banking platform, Comma Payments.
07 March 2023
News/cloud
Finextra spoke with Starling Bank to understand how being ‘born in the cloud’ allows them to accelerate development and scale-up at a fast pace.
Innovate Finance, the industry body representing UK FinTech, in partnership with professional services firm BCG, has released a new report with key recommendations for the UK to unlock the full potential of Open Finance.
06 March 2023
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