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What’s going on with Binance? The low-down on the drama-ridden crypto exchange

What’s going on with Binance? The low-down on the drama-ridden crypto exchange

Paige McNamee
16 Aug 2021

Thanks to a wave of disgruntled customers and enthusiastic regulators, Binance has been garnering al...

Why Pay.UK sees ISO 20022 as the ‘internet of payments’

Why Pay.UK sees ISO 20022 as the ‘internet of payments’

Paige McNamee
30 Jul 2021

Following the publication of technical materials for organisations implementing ISO 20022, Finextra ...

Why Biden’s Executive Order is a green light for US open banking

Why Biden’s Executive Order is a green light for US open banking

Paige McNamee
28 Jul 2021

On July 9 2021, President Biden didn’t just throw a bone to US open banking, he underwrote the mortg...

Money Lego: Banking-as-a-Service partnerships and the contractual challenges for banks

Money Lego: Banking-as-a-Service partnerships and the contractual challenges for banks

Paige McNamee
20 Jul 2021

Given the relative youth of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), there remain fundamental questions around h...

P27 Update: What you need to know about the Nordics’ bold plans for payments

P27 Update: What you need to know about the Nordics’ bold plans for payments

Paige McNamee
13 Jul 2021

P27 was created in 2018 with the lofty ambition of establishing a single pan-Nordic payment infrastr...

How robust Ultimate Beneficial Ownership strategy positions regulated firms for success

How robust Ultimate Beneficial Ownership strategy positions regulated firms for success

Paige McNamee
12 Jul 2021

It has never been more important for firms to maintain strong systems to appropriately assess custom...

The future of payments: Digitising identity

The future of payments: Digitising identity

Paige McNamee
30 Jun 2021

As almost one billion people lack a formal means of identification, and almost half of the entire gl...

The future of payments: Digital currencies for a digital future

The future of payments: Digital currencies for a digital future

Paige McNamee
25 Jun 2021

While neither the ECB nor the Bank of England have outlined a final decision on pursuing a CBDC, the...

The future of payments: An open future for finance

The future of payments: An open future for finance

Paige McNamee
22 Jun 2021

The push from open banking toward the more encompassing approach of open finance is being driven by ...

Is UK open banking mature enough to survive without the OBIE?

Is UK open banking mature enough to survive without the OBIE?

Paige McNamee
09 Jun 2021

In March 2021 the CMA launched its consultation on the future governance of open banking, a process ...

Why collaboration remains central to agile digital banking

Why collaboration remains central to agile digital banking

Paige McNamee
01 Jun 2021

The pressure to transform and innovate is constantly increasing for financial institutions. At the s...

Why the Phone-paid Services Authority is resetting its regulatory approach

Why the Phone-paid Services Authority is resetting its regulatory approach

Paige McNamee
25 May 2021

The Phone-paid Services Authority, the PSA, is the UK regulator for content, goods and services char...