Open banking

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Sweden's Open Payments raises €3 million

Swedish B2B open banking platform, Open Payments, has raised €3 million in a funding round led by Alfvén & Didrikson, with participation from Industrifonden and other existing investors.

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Neonomics buys UK open banking platform Ordo

Norwegian open banking firm Neonomics has acquired UK contemporary Ordo. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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FCA to remove £100 contactless limit

The UK Financial Conduct Authority is planning to remove the £100 contactless limit and implement an open finance regime tackling SME financing.

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UK's Payment Systems Regulator sets out updated strategy

Halfway through its five-year strategic plan, the UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its strategy update setting out its core commitments.

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European Court of Auditors flags concerns over EU price interventions in card market

The European Court of Auditors has raised concerns over how the EU goes about price interventions in the card market and its approach to open banking data sharing.

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CFPB gives FDX green light to issue open banking standards

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has approved Financial Data Exchange (FDX) as the first standard setting body for the regulator's new open banking regime.

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Money Squirrel launches app to help UK firms with cashflow management

Startup Money Squirrel has launched an open banking-powered app to help UK businesses master their cashflow management.

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A2A payments startup Volume raises $6 million

Account-to-account payments fintech Volume has raised $6 million to scale its operations across the UK and Europe.

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Neonomics files complaint over anti-competitive practices in Norway's payments market

Open banking data vendor Neonomics has filed a complaint with the Norwegian Competition Authority alleging anti-competitive practices in the payments market by the country's banking sector.

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Eviden and Ordo pilot open banking-based bill payment platform

Atos Group unit Eviden is teaming up with fintech Ordo and blockchain company ByzGen to pilot an open banking-based bill payment service.

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FS sector calls for 'thorough assessment' of Financial Data Access regulation

As Europe moves closer to boosting open finance through the rollout of Financial Data Access (FIDA) legislation, a host of associations have called for a "thorough assessment" of its impact to avoid damaging the sector's competitiveness.

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TrueLayer lays off 25% of staff in a single day

Open banking vendor TrueLayer reportedly laid of a quarter of staff in September in an attempt to push the loss-making firm to profitability.

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UK sets out National Payments Vision

The UK Government has published its National Payments Vision (NPV), vowing to cut through the "regulatory congestion" facing the sector to deliver a world-leading ecosystem.

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UK Chancellor proposes pension and sustainable finance reforms

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves detailed the financial services strategy launching in March 2025, which will focus on bolstering growth, developing fintech and sustainable finance sectors.

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BNZ acquires open banking fintech BlinkPay

Bank of New Zealand has acquired Māori open banking fintech BlinkPay.

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CFPB faces lawsuit over new open banking rules in bank pushback

The Bank Policy Institute and Kentucky Bankers Association have filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, alleging that the regulatory agency overstepped its authority on the release of new open banking rules

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US moves to 'open banking' with Personal Financial Data Rights final rule

Consumers in the US will be given the right to instruct their banks to transfer their financial data to other institutions, under new open banking rules devised by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Mastercard unveils open banking 'command centre'

Mastercard has unveiled a set of tools designed to make it easy for people to manage how they share their financial data with third parties.

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Worldline moves into account-to-account payment market

Worldline is seeking to futher diversify its payment offerings with the launch of account-to-account payment services across ten European markets.

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AperiData rolls out open banking credit score

Credit Referencing Agency AperiData has released a real-time open banking credit score to help lenders more accurately guage the ability of applicants with limited credit history to repay their debt.