Latest Open APIs News: Finextra Research

Westpac bets the bank on cloud computing

Australia's Westpac is expecting big returns from a $500 million investment in a new cloud computing hub, despite posting flat profits for the full-year 2018.

06 November 2018

Company update/security

PNC enlists Giact for identity verification

PNC Bank, National Association, announced today a strategic alliance with GIACT Systems, the leader in helping companies positively identify and authenticate customers.

06 November 2018

News/Open APIs

Atom Bank to develop mortgage blockchain under 'FinTrust' project

Atom Bank and Newcastle University have set aside three years to conduct research on trust in financial services and how companies can design better digital banking services.

05 November 2018

Finextra TV/Open APIs

Simplicity, Transparency and Automation in Cross-border Transfers

Christoph Tutsch, CEO of ONPEX, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about their latest partnership with SWIFT GPI, how banks can achieve a seamless transaction experience for their customers, and what future developments around Open APIs we can expect to see.

05 November 2018

Company update/Open APIs

SPD Bank and Temenos to open Innovation Lab in Shanghai

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, announces its collaboration with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPD Bank) to establish an Innovation Lab in Shanghai.

05 November 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Validis launches DataShare for SMB lending

Validis, a pioneer of financial data sharing and standardization technology, has launched its DataShare product line, which features a suite of APIs (DataShare APIs) and an online portal to view the data (DataShare View).

02 November 2018

Finextra TV/Open APIs

Thoughts on the theme 'Accelerate Digital'

David Miller, Senior Vice President, Technology, OnDeck Capital, talks at the Infosys Finacle Conclave 2018, about the top technologies impacting the financial service industry today, and how challenger banks can differentiate themselves from their larger competitors.

01 November 2018

Finextra TV/Open APIs

The next wave of true digital enablement

Paul Francis Walvik-Joynt, Senior Vice President Payments International, NETS, speaks at Sibos about the synergies between Open Banking, API’s and Instant Payments, what they enable, why Instant Payments are so important in the digital enablement and what the benefits are for the customers.

01 November 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Moneyhub integrates with PensionBee API

Moneyhub has integrated with PensionBee’s API, enabling users to see their live pension balance within the platform and keep track of multiple pots built up over the years, alongside other investments and accounts.

01 November 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Volante ships Designer 6.0

Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of software for accelerated financial message integration and end-to-end payments processing, today announced the release of Volante Designer version 6.0.

31 October 2018

Company update/payments

ABN Amro extends relationship with ACI Worldwide

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced an extension of its relationship with ABN AMRO, a leading Dutch-based multinational bank.

31 October 2018

News/Open APIs

Open Banking comes to small business lending with Lloyds and iwoca

Iwoca has become the first small business lender to use Open Banking rules to connect with one of the UK's largest banks, enabling customers of Lloyds Bank to submit their transaction history and apply for a loan.

31 October 2018

Company update/startups

Amex Ventures invests in API integration vendor Cloud Elements

Cloud Elements, the leading API integration platform for digital products, announced today that it has raised a new funding round from American Express Ventures, the strategic investment group within American Express.

30 October 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Equifax and consents.online debut real time Open Banking ID verification

Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, announces the latest development in its partnership with consents.online, integrating Equifax Bank Account Verifier into the Open Banking journey.

29 October 2018

Company update/Open APIs

BGL Group enters Open Banking arena with acquisition of PFM app Bean

BGL Group, a leading digital distributor of insurance and household financial services, today announces the signature of an agreement to purchase Saverd Ltd, the company behind personal finance app Bean.

26 October 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Virtusa and Bian come together to develop Open Banking API Exchange

Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS:VRTU), a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT outsourcing services, that accelerates business outcomes for its clients, today announced its collaboration with the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) to launch BIAN’s API Exchange.

25 October 2018

News/Open APIs

Yoyo envisions $30 million return from Global ID deal with HardYaka

Mobile commerce platform Yoyo has entered into a strategic partnership agreement valued at $30 million with Twitter and Coinbase investor HardYaka.

25 October 2018

News/Sibos

Sibos: Real-time charity, student winners and the human side of AI

Wrapping up Sibos 2018, Bill Doran, Swift’s head of Oceania, demonstrated Australia’s real-time payment system with a live charity drive, while Monash University student team Hebe won AUD$30,000 with its proposal for helping Australia’s banks protect consumer privacy in a world of open banking.

25 October 2018

Finextra TV/Open APIs

Addressing the Consolidation, Regulatory and Technology Challenges

Didier Bouillard, CEO of Calypso Technology discusses at Sibos 2018 in Sydney the challenges that financial institutions are currently facing, how Calypso technology is solving these issues, and how the markets will evolve in the future.

25 October 2018

Company update/Open APIs

CastLight taps Open Banking data to calculate affordability credit score

Affordability innovator Castlight Financial has developed the world’s first open-banking affordability score, providing access to borrowing for the first time for the 5.8 million people , in the UK alone, with “thin credit files”.

24 October 2018