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John Bertrand

Understanding why we have non-bank payment providers

Historically banks provided both banking and payment services. In the early days banks held the money in a vault and pay out the money at the branch or use the telegraph network to “wire money” to the...

29 Dec 2022
Fintech
Bo Harald

Reposting Open Letter to the EU-Commission - as not sure that the organisation ID is understood

In these dark days of brutal military aggression, it is important to find time to also look forward and discover new ways to make Europe more competitive and secure. The next phase of digitalizatio...

29 Dec 2022
Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Uri Rivner

The Crazy Year of Scams

It was seven years ago in the weekly update with the Data Science team. As Chief Cyber Officer and co-founder of behavioral biometrics company BioCatch, which specializes in online fraud detection,

29 Dec 2022
Digital Banking Trends
A Finextra Member

Latin America's Moves to Regulate Cryptocurrency Industry

According to the 2022 cryptocurrency market research conducted by Chainanalysis, Latin America is the second largest region of the world after the Middle East & North Africa for year-over-year cry...

27 Dec 2022
Bitcoin payments
Omkar Nisal

Five key considerations on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

On September 24, 2020, the European Commission published the first drafted proposal for a Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) as part of the Digital Finance Package (DFP). The aim is to guide

21 Dec 2022
Banking Regulations
A Finextra Member

Adapt to Shifting Fraud Trends with an Omnichannel Data Strategy

As more and more banks implement an omnichannel experience to serve their customers, it’s clear that fraud management needs to follow suit. Consider the limited scope of branches as digital transacti...

20 Dec 2022
Transaction Fraud Systems and Analysis
Siamac Rezaiezadeh

All I want for Christmas is…an open banking entity that takes us into the next phase

We may be just a few short weeks away from the end of the year, but things are far from slowing down. In fact, this week centres around the latest abbreviations in the open banking world - SWG and JRO...

20 Dec 2022
Open Banking
Prakash Pattni

Fintechs Forging the Future of Financial Services

The fintech revolution has become a linchpin in helping financial institutions drive innovation, as both continue to coexist in a competitive landscape. The industry has moved beyond speculative theor...

19 Dec 2022
Fintech
Esther Groen

Competition in payments: The rise of A2A payments and the role of regulation

Innovation is enabling new types of payments and creating a truly dynamic ecosystem. Yet in order to create a market where new schemes like account-to-account payments can compete, regulation must pla...

16 Dec 2022
Fintech
Nick Green

Fintech hot topic: A review of the EU consumer credit directive and impact on BNPL

Today, consumers can easily apply for credit online through innovative credit solutions like buy now pay later (BNPL). But consumers need to know what they are signing up for and how much they event...

16 Dec 2022
Fintech
Claus Christensen

UBO Identification in Europe: What Happens Now?

Following a seminal ruling from the EU Court of Justice in November, the journey towards greater corporate transparency recently encountered a stumbling block. As further developments remain uncertain...

14 Dec 2022
RegTech
A Finextra Member

Beyond Consumer Duty: How customer experience excellence will separate leaders from laggards

The new Consumer Duty regulation from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has instigated a period of great change within the financial sector, requiring financial services institutions (FSIs) ...

13 Dec 2022
Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

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