Open Banking: A personal finance revolution
"The world of money is moving from being led by providers to being driven by consumers." What Open Banking will mean for consumers and providers, by Victor Trokoudes, CEO & co-founder, Plum.
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Beyond the banks: payment technology in 2018
Payment technology has been shaking up financial services for years. While banks have adopted technology into their offering to varying degrees, they have not yet incorporated it in an efficient, reactive, and flexible way.
Travelex on ‘finance fatigue’ and the fortunes of incumbents post-PSD2
I spoke to Colin Swain about the role of traditional banks post-PSD2 and Open Banking, the race between challengers and incumbents, and who is going to come out on-top.
#StartupWatch: Trezeo on the self-employment gap, consumer trust and fintech in 2018
I spoke to Garrett Cassidy, CEO and co-founder of Trezeo, about the gap in the financial market they aim to fill, and to get a better idea of how the agile mindset foresees the challenger vs. incumbent race to innovate playing out.
Banco Maré: transforming lives with paytech
Banco Maré uses Blockchain-based paytech to transform lives of forgotten communities in the favelas of Brazil.
Curve card launches to 50,000 customer waitlist
Curve has launched the Curve Mastercard for UK consumers today, with over 50,000 people already on the waitlist.
Metro Bank utilises selfie tech for instant online current accounts
Metro Bank has launched an instant online current account opening process, allowing customers to create a current account online which can be accessed immediately.
PSD2: What online merchants and their customers need to know
Martin Sweeney, CEO of fraud-detection business Ravelin, analyses how PSD2 will open up a wealth of opportunity for businesses and their customers.
Open Banking and PSD2: what happens next?
Victor Trokoudes, CEO and Co-Founder of Plum, and Samantha Seaton, CEO of Moneyhub provide insight on how Open Banking and PSD2 will affect the start-ups, the banks and the consumers in 2018.
Banks still have a key role to play in the money transfer market
Regardless of the rise of mobile wallets, or the ubiquity of smart phones even in the developing world, banks on the receiving side of the payments world have continued to grow in importance. By Nick Day, CEO, Small World FS.
