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In this issue of the PaymentEye e-newsletter, Paul Ruskin, Business Development, Trace Financial, tells you how two independent developments in the payments space, the transition to the ISO 20022 standard and the rise of API-based interfacing, are beginning to merge.

Elsewhere, Laura Noble and David Beach argue that the repeal of Dodd-Frank is an opportunity for fintechs to show their real value, and PaymentEye celebrates 10 years of the Faster Payment Service by asking the experts for their thoughts on what’s been achieved so far, and what will come next.

In recent years we have seen the rapid progress of two independent developments in the payments space, the transition to the ISO 20022 standard and the rise of API-based interfacing. Now we see these two streams beginning to merge.

Fintech initiatives at banks and financial institutions could be set to thrive, as the US prepares to roll back the Dodd-Frank Act say lawyers.

What does the industry think about ten years of Faster Payments? How far have we come, and how far do we have to go? PaymentEye asked the experts.

Research from picodi reveals the online spending habits of the UK by region.

Andy Barker, Head of Payments & Partner Products, Magento, talks B2B innovation, millennial consumer needs infiltrating commerce, and the future of business payments.