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Checkout.com launches in Israel with Tel Aviv-based R&D hub

Chief product officer Meron Colbeci will establish the hub, and will be joined alongside a newly-appointed team of senior leaders.

The Paypers releases ‘Enablers of Open Banking, Open Finance, and Open Data Report 2022’

The latest edition features interviews with Canada’s Open Banking lead Abraham Tichjian and the UK’s OBIE chair and trustee Charlotte Crosswell.

Q&A: Citizen’s Kate Marsden says Open Banking helps cut transaction costs for charities to less than 1%

With Open Banking the transaction cost number drops from 8% to less than 1% of the payment processed.

New Zealand Government says CDR framework will apply to banks first

The banking sector is “a natural starting point” for rolling out consumer data rights, according to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

NatWest unveils three new APIs for corporate customers

The bank has expanded its API suite to support demand from corporate, commercial, and institutional customers for real-time payments and automated reconciliation.

JP Morgan Payments partners with Mastercard to pilot Pay-by-Bank service in US

The technology behind Pay-by-Bank “reduces the likelihood of unauthorized transactions” and “frees” billers and merchants from having to retain consumer banking information.

Digital bank Kuda enters UK to help Nigerians avoid ‘prohibitive’ transfer fees

The digital-only bank will charge UK-based Nigerians a flat fee of £3 with a transfer limit of £10,000.

Payment fintech Pyypl closes $20m Series B funding round

The Middle East and Africa (MEA)-focused financial services platform plans to expand its reach across the region.

Open Banking Implementation Entity announces search for new Chair and Trustee

Charlotte Crosswell OBE, chair and trustee of the OBIE, will step down from her role when her contract expires.

How can fintechs weather the financial storm?

Olga Shikhantsova, a partner at European venture capital fund Speedinvest, writes about why, no matter the macroeconomic outlook, there’s always an opportunity for fintechs to shake things up.