State of play in response to PSD2 in Italy’s banking sector
The experience of the Italian financial community with CBI Globe.
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Top fintech stories this week – 21 June 2019
From JP Morgan’s secret UK digital bank project to MoneyGram and Ripple’s partnership.
Is your workforce Brexit-proof?
What fintech companies need to do to secure the long-term right to stay in the UK for their EEA nationals employees.
PSD2: how new EU regulations will change the e-commerce game from September 2019
Winning combination: balancing security and compliance with scale and user experience.
Open banking: why the revolution is behind schedule
The transformation is underway – it’s just slower and less extensive than many envisaged.
Could blockchain solve Brexit?
The blockchain industry does not seem to be not stymied by the Brexit debate.
Digital disruption: how Estonia leads the way to our future digital economy
Digitising processes saves Estonia 2% of its GDP a year in salaries and expenses.
Why open banking is going to be so exciting for payments
The fundamental changes in the payment model will benefit both the payer and the payee.
HPS PowerCARD 2019: working together to tackle fraud
Why aren’t the banks collaborating or working together to combat fraud, should the regulator get involved?
Europe’s dance of fintech hubs
As a strong and united ecosystem, the European fintech scene can finally discover its true potential.
Open banking – build it and they will come?
It is the innovative data wranglers that will decide the success of open banking.
The reality of Brexit for small businesses
Small businesses are applying a practical no-nonsense approach to protect themselves and their business.
Europe’s army of fintech start-ups
How European fintech start-ups are competing for a market share.
New ECB guidelines extend active monitoring to intraday liquidity – but are banks ready?
The guidelines focus on financial institutions’ internal capital and liquidity adequacy assessment processes.
Challenger banks in Spain: who’s who (and what’s their tech)
A list of the known challengers to date and the technology they are using.
iSignthis muscles into Lithuania’s paytech space with BBS acquisition
iSignthis will pay €150,000 upfront for BBS (half in cash and half in issued shares) and then a further earn-out fee.
Open banking: growing in customer trust in 2019
By 2022, the open banking market could be generating £7.2 billion in value.
Announcing Genome beta launch at White Nights Berlin 2019
Genome opens for public beta in Berlin on 12 February 2019 introducing a unified finance ecosystem like no other.
MiFID II’s unbundling mandate puts data front and centre for traders
A year on, MiFID II is changing the way buy-side firms acquire and produce investment research.
Banking Technology February 2019 issue out now
Superstructures: fintech reaches new heights.
Interview: Roderick Simons, CTO of Yolt
What is it like to build a smart thinking money app from the ground up?
It’s safe to bet on open banking
Open banking is the future where everyone can win.
Top ten fintech analysis features in 2018
Dive into all things fintech!
PSD2 stats: EMI and PI licences in Europe
How many payment institution (PI) and electronic money institution (EMI) licences were granted in Europe?
Brexit is real. What now for finance companies?
Frankly, the time to act is now.
Asseco SEE joins NISP to facilitate PSD2 projects
The NextGenPSD2 Implementation Support Programme (NISP) now has over 20 member organisations.
The PSD2 compliance clock is ticking, but help is at hand
For those banks struggling with the complexities of PSD2 help is at hand.
SCT Inst: gaining traction one year on
Interview with Javier Santamaría, chair of EPC, to mark the first anniversary of SCT Inst.
European Banking Federation calls for reporting regulation review
Current regulation makes reporting inefficient and discourages communication, EBF says.
Open Banking shouldn’t be written off, the revolution is just starting
Realising the benefits that Open Banking will deliver will take time.
Banco BPM is Cristal clear on instant payments
Italy’s Banco BPM has selected Worldline’s Cristal for its instant payment platform.
Country spotlight: Lithuania, blockchain nation
The Baltic nation sets out its ambitions to be the region’s fintech hub and gateway to Europe.
Brexit for EEA financial services firms doing business in the UK
What are the options for the 8,000 firms that use EU financial services passports to do business in the UK?
The rise of regtech
A head of steam is building around regtech, driven by the confluence of interest from regulators, banks and fintechs.
Coinbase unveils crypto e-gift card for Uber and Google Play
All enabled via its partnership with WeGift.
GDPR: three things most businesses haven’t thought about – but should
It’s crucial for organisations to look at this fundamental regulation in a holistic manner.
Regulatory divergence post-Brexit: a significant concern for fintechs?
Whatever happens in the coming year, there is a wealth of opportunities for fintechs to pursue.
Form3 teams with Arkéa Banking Services for SEPA real-time payments
The new service is “industry-first”, according to Form3.
PSD2 and the need for common security standards
Common standards for secure data exchange and robust authentication of PSPs’ interfaces are needed.
MiFID II – the long tail of legal documentation repapering
The requirement to repaper legal documentation must now be treated as business as usual.
