Industry news
The data-related announcements in the Chancellor’s Budget included SME access to finance, an Open Data scheme for road fuel prices, and the role of DSIT as “the digital centre of government”.
The country’s first digital wallet and point-of-sale app compatible with all New Zealand banks has been unveiled.
The two new verification solutions are designed to tackle more sophisticated types of fraud.
The initiative, launched by Open Banking Expo in 2022, aims to supercharge careers, by building a more diverse pool of role models and leaders.
The roundtable, ‘What if, you could make Open Banking payments smarter?’, took place at Open Banking Expo UK & Europe in London on 15 October.
Yapily’s Nicole Green, Emma Zaraisky of Google and Allica Bank’s Sophie Hossack were speaking at Open Banking UK & Europe in London earlier this month.
SHIFT’s fintech incubator programme ‘Ignite’ is designed to support founders to turn “disruptive fintech ideas” into reality.
The new feature uses Open Banking to enable the bank’s customers to request payments from friends and family more easily and securely.
HKMA also held a ‘showroom day’ for its Interbank Account Data Sharing initiative pilot programme.
A new report ‘Variable Recurring Payments and The Future of Payments’ has been published by Token.io and Open Banking Expo.
