Open banking stories
Australia's financial regulator sees artificial intelligence and easier rules helping startups turn a strong funding base into faster growth.
Customers will spend less time hunting for bills and security settings as the bank rolls out a simpler mobile and online layout.
The appointment bolsters Yaspa's push into North American gaming, as it seeks to win more operators needing payment and compliance tools.
Businesses across Europe will gain virtual accounts and multi-currency payments as the tie-up helps Marqeta meet local rules in 30 new markets.
Retail customers in Georgia can now buy and sell 30 cryptocurrencies inside TBC's banking app, as monthly active users on its brokerage platform rise 42%.
Banks and fintechs face mounting risk as application-layer attacks and bot activity increasingly exploit Asia Pacific's expanding digital finance links.
Irish fintechs are helping finance chiefs cut costs, speed up funding decisions and ease compliance across capital, accounting and payments.
Students across four continents will learn to build interoperable payment systems as Interledger Foundation widens university courses and internships.
Bank-led name checks in Australia and New Zealand are eroding the niche that made Eftsure easy to sell a decade ago.
The framework aims to give households control over energy data as the sector builds a common consent system for flexible tariffs and services.
European merchants will gain a bank-based alternative to card lending as TrueLayer folds Dutch fintech In3 into its checkout network.
Business customers and retailers can now use open banking payments and data sharing in one app, ahead of regulation by six months.
Fragmentation could slow Aotearoa's payments overhaul unless industry and government align on standards, identity and resilience.
Home movers could face fewer repeated requests as property firms seek to curb delays and duplication in anti-money laundering checks.
Customers will soon be able to manage savings, spending and borrowing for family and business in one place as the firm broadens beyond investing.
Most UK bank customers would walk after anti-money laundering failures, as trust in account freezes and compliance delays now shapes provider choice.
Verified digital data could slash delays and failed deals in a homebuying market where transactions take 22 weeks on average.
Users can now ask ChatGPT about their own spending and savings after OpenAI added a Plaid-linked finance preview for US Pro subscribers.
The integration aims to help SMEs spot credit issues earlier, as approval rates fall and a GBP £22 billion funding gap persists.
The rollout gives Questbank the core banking system it needs to begin offering deposits and mortgages to Canadian customers under OSFI rules.