Latest Open APIs News: Finextra Research

Nacha and Accenture partner to create standardised API resurce for payments

NACHA—the Electronic Payments Association’s API Standardization Industry Group (ASIG), and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) are collaborating to identify, develop and launch a community of application program interface (API) resources, including a microsite and developer portal, to support API standardization across the payments ecosystem.

01 February 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Cornercard joins Railsbank platform

Railsbank, the UK-based open-banking and regtech platform, and Cornercard UK, the UK’s leading business to business card issuer, announced at Paris Fintech Forum today a strategic partnership.

31 January 2018

News/Open APIs

Macquarie leads Australian move to Open Banking model with first live deployment

Macquarie Bank is getting a head start on the Australian Government's push for Open Banking by sharing customer data feeds with Zip's personal financial management app Pocketbook.

31 January 2018

News/Open APIs

GoCompare opens up APIs to fintech firms

UK price comparison site GoCompare is opening up its APIs to fintech firms, letting them pump in anonymised transaction data for analysis.

31 January 2018

Company update/Open APIs

TrueLayer connects with Monzo API

TrueLayer, a leading provider of financial APIs, has integrated with challenger bank Monzo.

29 January 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Tenant credit rating platform CreditLadder joins Open Banking movement

CreditLadder.co.uk is the first tenant credit rating improvement platform in the UK to integrate the new Open Banking rules into both its business model and tech.

29 January 2018

News/Open APIs

Yolt claims first connection to CMA9 bank under Open Banking shakeup

Yolt, the smart money management app owned by ING, has become the first third party provider to complete a successful connection with a CMA9 bank - Lloyds - under the new Open Banking system.

25 January 2018

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Danske Bank makes open banking push

Danske Bank is embracing the open banking era, revamping its mobile app to let Nordic customers view data from their accounts with other providers.

24 January 2018

Company update/Open APIs

BofA Merrill opens API gateway

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill) today announced the launch of its application program interface (API) gateway.

24 January 2018

Company update/Open APIs

BankiFi enters Open Api market with Nordea as first partner

Today BankiFi enters the market with its consent driven multi-bank aggregator platform that forms the foundation for a range of value add business banking solutions.

24 January 2018

Company update/Open APIs

BofA Merrill Lynch boosts virtual card capabilities

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill) has launched an enhanced virtual card capability that uses application programming interface (API) to enable commercial purchasing clients to connect directly to the bank’s virtual card system.

22 January 2018

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Emma activates Monzo API integration

Money management app Emma has become the first startup to get onboard with Monzo's recently launched interim API for customer account data sharing.

22 January 2018

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Sbanken opens developer portal and invites customers to build their own digital bank

Norway's Sbanken has opened a developer portal through which customers can use a host of open APIs to build their own digital banking platforms, with the best efforts winning cash prizes.

19 January 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Piraeus Bank goes live with new Open Banking platform

Piraeus Bank, the largest bank in Greece, announces the commercial live launch of their new open banking platform called “rAPId LINK”.

18 January 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Flux gains FCA authorisation

Flux are thrilled to be part of history as the first authorised Account Information Service Provider (“AISP”) in the UK under new Open Banking (aka PSD2) regulations that went live on January 13th, 2018 under firm reference no. 791567.

18 January 2018

News/Open APIs

Contego gets the nod for Open Banking ID checking

The UK's Open Banking Implementation Entity has selected Contego to run ID checks and verify the bona fides of users accessing personal account data for third party development work.

18 January 2018

Company update/Open APIs

TechStart NI and Danske Bank join forces to launch £60K Open Banking Challenge

Entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland are being offered the opportunity to pitch for £60,000 of funding as part of a new competition launched today by Techstart NI and Danske Bank.

17 January 2018

News/Open APIs

Erste Group brings PSD2-ready digital platform to Slovakia

Having racked up nearly two million users in Austria and the Czech Republic, Erste Group is rolling out its PSD2-ready digital banking platform, George, in Slovakia.

15 January 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Banking app Emma gets FCA approval in time for Open Banking

London-based Emma Technologies LTD has been approved and registered with the Financial Conduct Authority under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 for the provision of payment services.

15 January 2018

News/Open APIs

Europe begins Open Banking era in subdued style

The EU's second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) took effect on Saturday 13 January, bringing with it the start of Open Banking, however the prospect of a sudden revolution is likely to be thwarted by unresolved technical and regulatory issues and a lukewarm reception from consumers.

15 January 2018