Open Banking

Open Banking regulation, innovation and technology and it's potential to revolutionise the Financial Services Industry.

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Open Banking Australia

Open banking is now a much talked about topic in Australia. Brought in to create a more competitive financial ecosystem, it aims to deliver products, services, and experiences that customers will keep wanting more of. Although delays have taken place, by July 2020, all banks in Australia are expected to have their data opened up via APIs. Banks li...

19 July 2019 /regulation

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The Basics of Open Banking

Open Banking has grown overnight. It started with the PSD2 regulation for Europe in 2018. Open banking is now adopted in Australia, several parts of Asia, Latin America and many other regions. Here are a few facts to understand what Open Banking is and why you should consider building a strategy around it. What is open banking and why was it create...

15 July 2019 /regulation

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Why Bank Data Will Dominate in 2019

I was intrigued by the production of the below graphic after being asked to comment on it by colleagues within the context of Open Banking. Without question, it gives food for thought. With the luxury of hindsight, it feels odd that it took almost half a decade for electricity to be available to a mere 25% of the US population. There are very good ...

26 June 2019

Hakan Eroglu Advisor at BIS Innovation Hub (all opinions are my own)

The Asia-Pacific way of Open Banking regulation

With the introduction of the European Union’s PSD2 and Open Banking in the UK, the concept of Open Banking has arrived in Europe and is clearly here to stay. But what is happening in other parts of the world? What can we in Europe learn from these developments? And which initiatives will prevail—whether driven by the regulator or the industry? Asi...

20 June 2019

Anthony Walton CEO at Iliad Solutions

Latest Research On APIs and How Banks Can Thrive In An API Economy

In May, Accenture released a new piece of analysis entitled ‘How Banks Can Thrive In An API Economy.’ The industry press has been awash with company announcements and predictions of greatness for those successfully launching an Open Banking proposition. Increasingly, we start to see more scepticism and articles describing why Open Banking is never...

20 June 2019

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The eIDAS Challenge for TPPs under PSD2

PSD2 requires that Account Servicing Payment Service Providers (ASPSPs) shall design their channels in such a way so that Third Party Providers (TPPs) are able to identify themselves when accessing these channels. The ASPSP shall be able to recognize that it is a particular regulated TPP accessing the account and not the end-user himself. Article ...

13 May 2019 /regulation

Tautvydas Medziukevicius Legal Counsel at Swiipe

Strong Consumer Authentication - a project for the banks?

The Second Payments Services Directive (PSD2) is opening many doors for small companies in a bank-dominated industry. With the new rules some of the competences are transferred from the banks to the hands of the consumers. Consumers have the authority, through consent, to allow smaller companies to use consumers’ bank accounts to provide unique se...

07 May 2019 /regulation /startups

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Will Top UK Banks Finally Open Their 'Data' Eyes?

It is no secret for those of us involved in UK open banking from its start that top UK Banks have and continue to drag their feet to truly meet open banking/API performance expectations as confirmed by the Finextra news report from APImetrics. While this report is sadly not completely news, it confirms the lack of commitment from UK’s top three. ...

06 May 2019 /payments

Abdulla Almoayed CEO at Almoayed Technologies

Proven APIs Hold the Key to Open Banking Success in Bahrain

The spirit of co-opetition will make Bahrain’s banks the envy of the world Bahrain’s Open Banking compliance deadline of 30th June is rolling round quickly and its regulator, the Central Bank of Bahrain has already signalled that it has no plans to extend it. This means Bahrain’s banks need to move quickly. Doing so, however, is risky: hasty decisi...

02 May 2019

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When Open Banking is more than a Compliance Checkbox. A Nigeria Perspective

(Due to my travels to various countries advising and speaking on open banking, I will be publishing a series of posts on this subject and how it is being embraced globally.) Background In 2016, I was asked to be head of data standards for the open banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) which was undoubtedly the most difficult assignment I’ve been a...

30 April 2019 /payments