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Insight: Three data-backed considerations for your Open Banking strategy

Joint research commissioned by EY Canada and Symcor found that Canadians continue to display a high degree of trust in their financial service providers, while personal banking customers show a greater willingness to share their data with new financial service providers.

Mastercard announced as headline partner of Open Banking Expo Canada 2023

This marks Mastercard’s first year as headline partner of Open Banking Expo’s flagship Canadian event.

Barclays Bank makes £3m investment in Trade Ledger

The bank has implemented the Trade Ledger platform to improve access to working capital for corporate clients.

Bud goes live on Google Cloud Marketplace

Data intelligence fintech Bud, which entered the US market this year, is one of 72 fintechs in the partner directory.

Starling Bank’s CEO Anne Boden to step down

Boden, who founded the digital bank, said “separating my two roles is in the bank’s best interests”, as it reported record profits.

Klarna unveils credit ‘opt out’ feature in UK

The new voluntary feature was developed by Klarna following a meeting between its chief executive officer Sebastian Siemiatkowski and MP Andrew Griffith.

Insight: Catching a wave – why fintech’s ‘second generation’ is here to stay

Brite Payments chief executive officer Lena Hackeloer writes about the economic turbulence that has helped bring so-called “second generation” fintechs to the fore.

Tarabut Gateway partners with Qarar to improve credit decisioning

The new partnership uses Open Banking to help FIs offer “personalised lending solutions” to MENA-based businesses and individuals.

Paydock secures £25m from Silverstripe in Series A round

The payment orchestration platform will use the funding to introduce customers and partners faster, and “supercharge” its mission to transform payments.

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